Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg Produced by Gayle Griffiths Released by Kino Lorber UK. 104 min. Not rated With Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston, Chris McWatters and Mary Roscoe Domestic architecture takes on a new and exquisite dimension in Exhibition. For British filmmaker Joanna Hogg, a house is not only a living and […]
Directed by Martin Provost Produced by Miléna Poylo & Gilles Sacuto Written by Provost, Marc Abedelnour and René de Ceccatty Released by Adopt Films French with English subtitles France/Belgium. 138 min. Not rated With Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel, Jacques Bonaffé, and Olivier Py Director Martin Provost calls Violette a diptych with […]
Directed by Daniel Cohen French with English subtitles Released by Cohen Media Group France. 85 min. Rated PG-13 Aspiring chef Jacky (Michaël Youn) is the stereotypical figure that strikes fear into the hearts of the less gastronomically adventurous. He’ll materialize from the kitchen if diners prefer red wine with white meat, and woe betide the […]
The Directors’ Fortnights at the Cannes Film Festival was established in 1969 as an alternative to the official selection, as a way of opening the door to “free and adventurous cinema” (per its program guide) and promoting new directors. It has since become a showcase for the up-and-coming, spotlighting Martin Scorsese, Michael Haneke, Werner Herzog, […]
One of the top films at Cannes this year—and one of the most shocking and brutal—was The Tribe, from the Ukraine. It was also the most ambitious, dangerous, and accomplished by a debut filmmaker. No subtitles were necessary. It has no spoken dialogue and no translation of any kind; it’s all told through sign language. […]
Written and Directed by Denis Côté Produced by Sylvain Corbeil Released by KimStim French with English subtitles Canada. 95 min. Not rated With Pierrette Robitaille, Romane Bohringer, Marc-André Grondin, Marie Brassard, and Georges Molnar The reimagined feminist fairy tale is widespread in Hollywood, evident this past month by the success of Maleficent. Vic + Flo […]
Directed by Agnieszka Holland Produced by Tomas Kruby and Pavla Kubeckova Written by Stepan Hulik Released by Kino Lorber Czech with English subtitles Czech Republic. 234 min. (Parts 1 & 2: 160 min, Part 3: 80 min.) Not rated With Tatiana Pauhofova, Ivan Trojan, Jaroslava Pokorna, Vojtech Kotek, Dagmar Buresova, Adrian Jastraban, Emma Smetana, Patrik […]
Written and Directed by Jan Ole Gerster Produced by Marcos Kantis and Alexander Wadouh Released by Music Box Films Germany. 88 min. Not rated German with English subtitles With Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders, Arnd Klawitter, Martin Brambach, Frederick Lau, Ulrich Noethen and Michael Gwisdek A full […]
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and de la Iglesia Released by IFC Midnight Spanish with English subtitles Spain. 112 min. Not rated With Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto, Carolina Bang, Terele Pávez, Jaime Ordóñez, Gabriel Ángel Delgado, Santiago Segura, Macarena Gómez, and Carmen Maura It’s been a long, long […]