Coming out in the American-Chinese community
Cast: Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen
Director: Alice Wu
Writer: Alice Wu
Music: Anton Sanko
Cinematography: Harlan Bosmajian
Editing: Susan Graef, Sabine Hoffman
Category Archives: 7,0-7,9
“Certified Copy” (Abbas Kiarostami, France 2010)
Cast: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carriere
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writers: Caroline Eliacheff (collaborator on screenplay), Abbas Kiarostami
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Editing: Bahman Kiarostami
“Hacksaw Ridge” (Mel Gibson, USA 2016)
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Rachel Griffiths, Matthew Nable, Luke Bracey
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan
Editor: John Gilbert
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
“Guernica” (Koldo Serra, Spain 2016)
strong message
weak montage
Cast: María Valverde, Burn Gorman, James D’Arcy, Jack Davenport
Director: Koldo Serra
Writers: José Alba (story), Carlos Clavijo Cobos
Music: Fernando Velázquez
Cinematography: Unax Mendia
Editing: José Manuel Jiménez
“Claire in Motion” (Lisa Robinson & Annie Howell, USA 2016)
Cast: Betsy Brandt, Zev Haworth, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Chris Beetem
Director: Lisa Robinson & Annie J. Howell
Writer: Lisa Robinson & Annie J. Howell
Cinematographer: Andreas Burgess
Editor: Jim Isler
Composer: Xander Duell
“Hell Or High Water” (David Mackenzie, USA 2016)
Cast: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham, Katy Mixon, Dale Dickey
Director: David Mackenzie
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens
Editor: Jake Roberts
Composer: Nick Cave
“Things To Come” (Mia Hansen-Love, France 2016)
strongest: gender
weakest: humor
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Edith Scob, Roman Kolinka, Sarah Le Picard
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
Cinematographer: Denis Lenoir
Editor: Marion Monnier
“Sicario” (Denis Villeneuve, USA 2015)
strongest: direction + music
weakest: structure
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Actors: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro
“The Light Between Oceans” (Derek Cianfrance, USA 2016)
strongest: script + music
weakest: structure + humor
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance (written for the screen by), M.L. Stedman (novel)
Actors: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
On mothers’ interchangeability, see also Frozen River (Courtney Hunt, 2008)
“Indignation” (James Schamus, USA 2016)
strongest message and dialogues
weakest humor
Director: James Schamus
Writers: Philip Roth (based on the novel by), James Schamus (written for the screen by)
Actors: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts