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24
May
#Cannes2013 Film review My Sweet Pepper Land
After the red-hot film from Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, the Un Certain Regard daily competition at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival turned to a film by another exiled filmmaker : My Sweet Pepper Land by Hiner Saleem, a Kurdish refugee director in France. Despite Kurdistan’s recent liberation following the fall of Saddam Hussein, Baran (played [...]
23
May
A review of Nebraska #cannes2013
The Cannes Film Festival sometimes features bloodthirsty and hard-core content, such as Borgman or Only God Forgives. But it’s also an opportunity to see good little movies about everyday life or conventional topics that are nicely handled. Like Tel Père Tel Fils (Like Father, Like Son), Nebraska addresses the strength as well as the fragility [...]
23
May
review of the film Only God Forgives #cannes2013
One of the most eagerly anticipated films at this 2013 Cannes Festival is the latest creation of Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. Once again, he teams up with the ladies’ favorite Ryan Gosling, so expectations were high. Julian manages a Thai boxing club in Thailand with his brother Billy. This sport is a big business [...]
22
May
Review of La Grande Bellezza #cannes2013
This year, the Cannes Film Festival had us discover a taste of Italy! Besides Un Château en Italie (A Castle in Italy), which describes the trials and tribulations of a family that owns a château near Turin, La Grande Bellezza immerses us in the jet-set world of Rome. Jep Gambardella found literary success as a [...]
22
May
#cannes2013 film review: La jaula de oro
La jaula de oro is up for an award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un certain regard selection La jaula de oro de Diego Quemada Diez (Extrait 3) par IsabelleBuron La Jaula de Oro means “The Golden Cage” in Spanish. And yet, the Spanish director’s version has very little to [...]
22
May
review of the film A Castle in Italy #cannes2013
A Castle in Italy is the third feature film produced by the actress Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi. It is part of the official competition at the 66th Cannes Festival. On the way home to her family’s château in Turin, Italy, Louise meets a handsome young man who does not seem impervious to her charms, despite their big [...]
21
May
Wakolda film review #Cannes2013
Wakolda is the 3rd feature film by Argentine director Lucia Puenzo, up for an award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un certain regard selection Wakolda (2012) – Official Trailer par NataliaOreiroGr Wakolda aka Lilith is a small 12-year old girl with porcelain skin, deep blue eyes, candy red lips, golden [...]
21
May
Review of Behind the Candelabra (My Life with Liberace) #Cannes2013
Biopics are clearly in fashion at the moment and the 2013 Cannes Film Festival is no exception. First Lincoln, then Hitchcock, now Liberace will get a shot at having his life on screen… but who is he? In the late 1970s, an eccentric piano virtuoso was filling Las Vegas concert halls: Liberace. The artist was [...]
21
May
Film Review: Sarah Would Rather Run #Cannes2013
Competing in the Un certain regard competition at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, Sarah Would Rather Run (original title: Sarah préfère la course) is the début feature film from Canadian director Chloé Robichaud. The title of the film says it all. Sarah would rather run, and enjoys nothing else. When asked what she would do [...]
21
May
review of the film Blind Detective #cannes2013
The Hong Kong-based director Johnny To is a frequent visitor to the Cannes Festival, where he regularly presents his latest productions (prolific really is the word for this man!). Once again this year, it has been a real pleasure to discover his latest film – Blind Detective – a police investigation not like any other… [...]
