Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Val Maloku, Martha Issová
Director: Niki Caro
Writer (book): Diane Ackerman
Writer: Angela Workman
Cinematographer: Andrij Parekh
Editor: David Coulson
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Category Archives: drama,
Paula Van Der Oest, director (4): “Black Butterflies” (NL, 2011)
Contrary to A Quiet Passion that depicts the life of a poet (Emily Dickinson) who controls her words and the passion that inhabits her with excessive resolve, Black Butterflies pictures the South African poet Ingrid Jonker as a woman overwhelmed by the love and words that flow from her. SPOILER AHEAD: After several break-downs, her life finally ends at the feet of her father who implacably rejected her and the people she lent her voice to.
Actors: Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writer: Greg Latter
Music by Philip Miller
Cinematography by Giulio Biccari
Film Editing by Sander Vos
Paula Van Der Oest, director (3): “The Domino Effect” (U.K., 2012)
A plea against the global economy, showing how it particularly affects women and children. An ode to altruism, and to love as a safe haven. Great editing work and very sober dialogues, a hallmark of this director.
Actors: James D’Arcy, Theo James, Tiya Sircar
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writer: Paula van der Oest
Music by Adrian Corker
Cinematography by Guido van Gennep
Film Editing by Maurice Bedaux, Sander Vos
Paula Van Der Oest, director (2): “Lucia de B.” (NL, 2014)
A case of corruption and power in modern-day Netherlands
Actors: Marwan Kenzari, Jochum ten Haaf, Barry Atsma
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writers: Moniek Kramer, Tijs van Marle
Music by Adam Nordén
Cinematography by Guido van Gennep
Film Editing by Marcel Wijninga
Paula Van Der Oest, director (1): “Moonlight” (NL, 2002)
The beginning is full of humor, suspense and provocation, but leads nowhere. Weak scenario.
Actors: Hunter Bussemaker, Franck Sasonoff, Andrew Howard
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writer: Carel Donck
Music by Fons Merkies
Cinematography by Guido van Gennep
Film Editing by Sander Vos
“End Of Watch” (David Ayer, USA 2012)
Extremely active camera can sometimes be dizzying.
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, Annna Kendrick, Frank Grillo
Written and directed by David Ayer
Music by David Sardy
Cinematography by Roman Vasyanov
Film Editing by Dody Dorn
“Suffragette” (Sarah Gavron, UK 2015)
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Adam Michael Dodd, Brendan Gleeson, Samuel West, Geoff Bell, Meryl Streep
Director: Sarah Gavron
Writer: Abi Morgan
Director of Photography: Eduard Grau
Original Music Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Editor: Barney Pilling
“Moon” (Duncan Jones, USA 2009)
SPOILER AHEAD: A culminating moment is when the main character discovers that he’s just a clone, and that everything he loves and knows has been implanted in his memory. Standing in a desolate lunar landscape, he looks at the earth, knowing that he has nowhere to go back to, that no one there is waiting for him.
Cast: Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, Kevin Spacey as Voice of Gerty
Directed by Duncan Jones
Written by Nathan Parker
From a story by Duncan Jones
Music by Clint Mansell
Cinematography by Gary Shaw
Film Editing by Nicolas Gaster
“A Quiet Passion” (Terence Davies, USA 2016)
The periods succeed each other without indication of a transition in time. The pace in the end becomes ever so slow and the rich but affected dialogues sound unnatural. However, the extraordinary poems of Emily Dickinson enlighten the movie.
Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, Keith Carradine, Jodhi May
Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
Cinematographer: Florian Hoffmeister
Editor: Pia Di Ciaula
“Gimme The Loot” (Adam Leon, USA 2012)
Good dialogues. The gospels are annoying.
Cast: Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Meeko, Zoe Lescaze, Sam Soghor, Joshua Rivera
Written and directed by Adam Leon
Music: Nicholas Britell
Cinematography: Jonathan Miller
Editing: Morgan Faust