7,0-7,9, drama,, female director

Paula Van Der Oest, director (3): “The Domino Effect” (U.K., 2012)

The Domino Effect

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

7,0-7,9, drama,, male director, Sci-fi

“Moon” (Duncan Jones, USA 2009)

Moon

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

 

7,0-7,9, biography, drama,, male director

“A Quiet Passion” (Terence Davies, USA 2016)

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A Quiet Passion

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