“A Monster Calls” (Juan Antonio Bayona, USA 2016)

A Monster Calls

Excellent direction, weak on minorities

Cast: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, Geraldine Chaplin
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Writer: Patrick Ness, based upon the novel written by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd
Cinematographer: Oscar Faura
Editor: Jaume Marti, Bernat Vilaplana
Composer: Fernando Velázquez

“Being 17” (André Téchiné, France 2016)

Being 17

“The moving qualities in this film are mostly a coming-out thing, so perhaps straight people won’t relate, but there are glimmers here (and in our times) of that narrative holding enough substance to speak to universal truths.” -[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4331970/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1]

Cast: Kacey Mottet Klein, Sandrine Kiberlain, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod
Director: André Téchiné
Writer: Céline Sciamma, André Téchiné
Cinematographer: Julien Hirsch
Editor: Albertine Lastera
Composer: Alexis Rault

“Tanna” (Martin Butler & Bentley Dean, Australia 2015)

Tanna

Poignant story showing the intricate interaction of love and politics in tribal life. Weak point: the occidental music doesn’t mix well with the original tribal one.

Actors: Kapan Cook, Mungau Dain, Charlie Kahla
Directors: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean
Writers: Martin Butler, John Collee, Bentley Dean
Music: Antony Partos
Cinematography: Bentley Dean
Editing: Tania Nehme