The King - Promised Land *** Set against the 2016 presidential election, PROMISED LAND takes a musical road trip across America in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce. The mission, forty years after the singer's death, is to find the country he left behind – a nation that, like Elvis, started out young, beautiful, and promising,… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. The King – Promised Land
Un certain regard Lerd - A Man of Integrity **1/2 Reza, having distanced himself from the urban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and sole son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. He spends his days working in his gold fish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. Lerd – A Man of Integrity
120 battiti al minuto - BPM ** Early 1990s. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant, who throws his last bits of strength into the struggle.… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. 120 battiti al minuto – BPM
The Square **1/2 Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is “The Square”, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it… Continua a leggere The Square
Quinzaine des réalisateurs L'amore secondo Isabelle - Un beau soleil interieur *** Isabelle, single mom, divorced artist with one child, is looking for love. True love at last. Un film di parole quello di Claire Denis, parole d'amore. Meglio: parole di amanti. Parole che servono ad ingannare. Il tempo, innanzitutto. Quel tempo incerto e sospeso… Continua a leggere L’amore secondo Isabelle – Un beau soleil interieur
Okja **1/2 Dopo l'esperimento in chiaroscuro di Snowpiercer, che ha portato Bong Joon ho a lavorare e scontrarsi con Harvey Weinstein ad Hollywood, il regista coreano ci riprova, questa volta grazie al gigante dello streaming Netflix, che non ha badato a spese, per assecondare la sua straordinaria fantasia, in quella che, a tutti gli effetti,… Continua a leggere Okja
Una luna chiamata Europa - Jupiter's Moon ** A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo,… Continua a leggere Una luna chiamata Europa
Un certain regard Barbara **1/2 An actress, Brigitte, is playing Barbara in a film that soon begins shooting. Brigitte works on her character, her voice, the songs and scores, the imitation of her gestures, her knitting, the lines to learn. Things move along. The character grows inside her. Invades her, even… Yves, the director, is… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. Barbara
Un certain regard Fortunata Fortunata has a difficult life, a daughter of eight and a failed marriage behind her. She works as a hairdresser in people’s houses, leaving from the outskirts to cross the city, going to the homes of the well-off to do women’s hair. Fortunata fights every day with determination to achieve her… Continua a leggere Fortunata
Wonderstruck ** Based on Brian Selznick's critically acclaimed novel, Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. Wonderstruck
Loveless ***1/2 Boris and Zhenya are going through a divorce. Arguing constantly, and in the process of selling their apartment, they are already preparing for their new lives: Boris with his younger, pregnant girlfriend and Zhenya with the wealthy lover who is keen to get married. Neither seems interested in their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until… Continua a leggere Loveless
Prime immagini dal nuovo film di Michael Haneke, Happy End, che sarà a Cannes la settimana prossima. Cast sontuoso, con Trintignant la Huppert, Toby Jones e Kassovitz e un milieu borghese, rotto dall'irrompere dello straniero, che tanto sembra richiamare Niente da nascondere e Storie. Il film è ambientato a Calais, dove l'afflusso dei migranti e dei profughi nei… Continua a leggere Cannes 2017. Happy End di Haneke: poster e prima clip
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