Written and Directed by Richard Shepard Produced by Jeremy Thomas Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. UK. 93 min. Rated R With Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke and Kerry Condon Not quite as smart as it needs to be, yet smarter than it may seem, Dom Hemingway is a timely film, and […]
Written and Directed by Lars von Trier Produced by Louise Vesth Released by Magnolia Pictures. Denmark/Germany/France/Belgium/UK. 117 min. Not rated With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Connie Nielsen & Udo Kier Lars von Trier is a strange case. He’s built himself a lasting reputation as […]
Directed by Roger Michell Produced by Kevin Loader Written by Hanif Kureishi Released by Music Box Films UK. 93 min. Rated R With Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander & Judith Davis After 30 years of marriage, Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg (Lindsay Duncan) are expecting a comfortable, satisfied existence, but life hasn’t […]
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot Written by Bercot and Jérôme Tonnerre Produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier Released by Cohen Media Group French with English subtitles France. 113 min. Not rated With Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gérard Garouste, Camille, Claude Gensac, Paul Hamy, Mylène Demongeot and Hafsia Herzi Filmmakers like knocking Catherine Deneuve, now in […]
Directed by Denis Villeneuve Produced by Niv Fichman and Miguel A. Faura Written by Javier Gullón, based on the novel The Double by José Saramago Released by A24 Canada/Spain. 90 min. Rated R With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon & Isabella Rossellini Enemy is a disturbing, surreal meditation on the nature of identity, depression, […]
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner Produced by Didier Brunner, Philippe Kauffmann, Vincent Tavier, Stéphan Roelants & Henri Magalon; English version by Eric Beckman, David Jesteadt and Michael Sinterniklaas Written by Daniel Pennac, based on the books by Gabrielle Vincent; English adaptation by Stephanie Sheh Released by GKids. In French or English. […]
If you’re lucky enough to see only a handful of what the mini-festival Rendez-Vous with French Cinema has to offer, you’re likely to have a sense of déjà vu, or at least left wondering, strange, I’ve seen that face before. One of the resulting pleasure of this annual series—23 features this year—is that in a […]
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin Written by Mr. Desplechin, with Kent Jones & Julie Peyr, based on Reality and Dream by Georges Devereux Produced by Jennifer Roth, Pascal Caucheteux & Grégoire Sorlat Released by IFC Films France/USA. 114 min. Not rated With Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Larry Pine, Joseph Cross, Michelle Thrush and […]
Directed by Valeria Golino Written by Golino & Francesca Marciano, based on the novel A Nome Tuo by Mauro Covacich Released by Emerging Pictures Italian, with English subtitles Italy. 96 min. Not rated With Jasmine Trinca, Carlo Cecchi, Libero De Rienzo, Vinicio Marchioni, Iaia Forte, Roberto De Francesco, Barbara Ronchi & Massimiliano Iacolucci Unlike the […]