Robbery as a political statement. Intelligent direction
Cast: Thomas Jane, David O’Hara, Dexter Fletcher
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Bima Stagg
Music by The Free Association
Cinematography by Jess Hall
Film Editing by Robert Ivison
Category Archives: drama,
“Autumn Lights” by Angad Aulakh (USA, 2016)
A young woman’s promiscuous relationships and how the men in her life react to it
The heaviness created by the landscape and the relationships is not to the taste of everyone, as the extreme ratings show
Cast: Guy Kent, Marta Gastini, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Director: Angad Aulakh
Writer: Angad Aulakh
Music by Hugi Gudmundsson
Composer: Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson
Cinematography by Árni Filippusson
Film Editing by Valdís Óskarsdóttir
“Cezanne And I” by Danièle Thompson (France, 2016)
Cast: Guillaume Gallienne, Guillaume Canet, Alice Pol, Déborah François, Sabine Azéma
Director: Danièle Thompson
Writer: Danièle Thompson
Cinematographer: Jean-Marie Dreujou
Editor: Sylvie Landra
Composer: Éric Neveux
“Flocking” by Beata Gardeler (Sweden, 2015)
A whole community turns against a 14 year-old girl who accuses a boy of raping her.
Powerful, almost unbearable
Actors: Fatime Azemi, John Risto, Eva Melander
Director: Beata Gårdeler
Writers: Emma Broström (screenplay), Geir Hansteen Jorgensen (dramaturge)
Music by Lisa Holmqvist
Cinematography by Gösta Reiland
Film Editing by Linda Jildmalm
“Sairat” by Nagraj Manjule (India, 2016)
Could have been an hour shorter / humor disappears halfway
Cast: Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Arbaz Shaikh
Director: Nagraj Manjule
Writers: Nagraj Manjule (story and screenplay), Nagraj Manjule (dialogue)
Music by Ajay Gogavale, Atul Gogavale
Cinematography by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Film Editing by Kutub Inamdar
“Wind River” by Taylor Sheridan (USA, 2017)
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Jon Bernthal, Martin Sensmeier, Graham Greene
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Cinematographer: Ben Richardson
Editor: Gary Roach
Composer: Nick Cave
“The Innocents” by Anne Fontaine (France, 2016) second viewing
See also the first viewing
Cast: Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer (based on an original concept by) Philippe Maynial
Writer (adaptation): Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine
Writer (dialogue): Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine
Writer: Alice Vial, Sabrina B. Karine
Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier
Editor: Annette Dutertre
Composer: Grégoire Hetzel
“The Lovers” by Azazel Jacobs (USA, 2017)
A dull first half and a disappointing end in spite of (or is it just because of) the final twist. The performances and the musical score are the best things this movie has to offer.
Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters, Tyler Ross, Jessica Sula
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Writer: Azazel Jacobs
Cinematographer: Tobias Datum
Editor: Darrin Navarro
Composer: Mandy Hoffman
“The Beguiled” by Sofia Coppola (USA, 2017)
A male ‘enemy’ in a women-only environment: delightful!
Enchanting photography in natural light
Remake of “The Beguiled” by Don Siegel (1971)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Angourie Rice
Director: Sofia Coppola
Writer (novel): Thomas Cullinan
Writer: Sofia Coppola
Cinematographer: Philippe Le Sourd
Editor: Sarah Flack
Composer: Laura Karpman
“The Beguiled” by Don Siegel (USA, 1971)
A man has three women to chose from… and he chooses the wrong one. Is this movie about how stupid a man can be? 🙂
See also “The Beguiled” by Sofia Coppola (2017)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
Director: Don Siegel
Writers: Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Editing: Carl Pingitore