Director: Ritesh Batra
Writers: Ritesh Batra (screenplay), Vasan Bala (hindi dialogue consultant)
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music: Max Richter
Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Editing: John F. Lyons
Category Archives: romance,
“The Sense Of An Ending” (Ritesh Batra, UK 2017)
Weak scenario and direction, wrong music (!)
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Charlotte Rampling, Billy Howle
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writer (novel): Julian Barnes
Writer: Nick Payne
Cinematographer: Christopher Ross
Editor: John F. Lyons
Composer: Max Richter
“The Beautiful Risk” (Mark Penney, Canada 2013)
Dying to love, loving to death
Interesting use of landscapes; different sorts of music are superimposed; the screen stays black for quite a while; dialogues are sometimes ‘de-synchronized’…
Director: Mark Penney
Writer: Mark Penney
Actors: Shaun Benson, Eliane Gagnon, Michel Perron
Cinematography: Robert Smith
Editing: Mark Penney
“Before I Fall” (Ry Russo-Young, USA 2017)
Variation on Groundhog Day. Lots of quality but some weaknesses in the scenario
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Elena Kampouris, Logan Miller, Cynthy Wu, Medalion Rahimi, Jennifer Beals, Kian Lawley, Liv Hewson
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Writer (novel): Lauren Oliver
Writer: Maria Maggenti
Cinematographer: Michael Fimognari
Editor: Joe Landauer
Composer: Adam Taylor
“Lovesong” (Son Yong Kim, USA 2016)
A finely chiseled description of a friendship between two women. Excellent direction and performances
Cast: Riley Keough, Jena Malone, Brooklyn Decker, Ryan Eggold, Rosanna Arquette
Director: So Yong Kim
Writer: Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim
Cinematographer: Kat Westergaard, Guy Godfree
Editor: So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray
Composer: Jóhann Jóhannsson
“This Beautiful Fantastic” (Simon Aboud, UK 2016)
The worst script I’ve seen in a long time!
Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Simon Aboud
Writer: Simon Aboud
Cinematographer: Mike Eley
Editor: David Charap
Composer: Anne Nikitin
“Berlin Syndrome” (Cate Shortland, Australia 2017)
Cast: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading
Director: Cate Shortland
Writer (novel): Melanie Joosten
Writer: Shaun Grant, Cate Shortland
Cinematographer: Germain McMicking
Editor: Jack Hutchings
Composer: Bryony Marks
“Their Finest” (Lone Scherfig, UK 2016)
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Jake Lacy, Henry Goodman, Jeremy Irons
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer (novel): Lissa Evans
Writer: Gaby Chiappe
Cinematographer: Sebastian Blenkov
Editor: Lucia Zucchetti
Composer: Rachel Portman
“The Diary Of A Teenage Girl” (Marielle Heller, USA 2015)
Cast: Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni
Director: Marielle Heller
Writer: Marielle Heller
Novel: Phoebe Gloeckner
Music: Nate Heller
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Editing: Marie-Hélène Dozo, Koen Timmerman
“Maelstrom” (Denis Villeneuve, Canada 2000)
Strong direction, images and performance by MJ Croze, good use of music
Actors: Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Denis Villeneuve
Music: Pierre Desrochers
Cinematography: André Turpin
Editing: Richard Comeau