Cannes 2018. Girls of the sun

Girls of the sun *1/2 Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the “Girls of the Sun” battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Girls of the sun

Cannes 2018. Gongjak – The Spy Gone North

Gongjak - The Spy Gone North **1/2 In 1993, former military officer PARK Suk-young is recruited as a spy by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, and given the codename "Black Venus". He is then sent to infiltrate a group of high-ranking North Korean officials based in Beijing, with the ultimate goal of acquiring information on… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Gongjak – The Spy Gone North

I figli del fiume Giallo

I figli del fiume Giallo *** Protagonista assoluto della cosiddetta sesta generazione, il cinese Jia Zhangke approda per la quinta volta in concorso a Cannes, ma la sua fortuna in Occidente la deve soprattutto ai film lanciati a Venezia, Platform nel 2000, The World nel 2004 e Still Life, Leone d'Oro nel 2006. Se il… Continua a leggere I figli del fiume Giallo

Cannes 2018. Le livre d’image – Image Book

Le livre d'image - Image Book ? Do you still remember how, long ago, we trained our thoughts? Most often we’d start from a dream… We wondered how, in total darkness, colours of such intensity could emerge within us. In a soft, low voice Saying great things, Surprising, deep and accurate matters. Image and words… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Le livre d’image – Image Book

Cannes 2018. Arctic

Arctic *1/2 The film follows a man (Mikkelsen) stranded in the Arctic, who is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Arctic

Cold War

Cold War **** "Sediamoci dall'altra parte, la vista è migliore da lì". Finisce così, con una panchina vuota, la storia d'amore struggente e tragica dei protagonisti di Cold War, lo straordinario film che il polacco Pawel Pawlikowski ha portato a Cannes, illuminando il concorso, con la forza dell'emozione. Come Ida, il suo film precedente, premiato… Continua a leggere Cold War

Cannes 2018. Plaire, aimer et courir vite – Sorry Angel

Plaire, aimer et courir vite - Sorry Angel *1/2 Jacques is a writer living in Paris. He hasn’t turned 40 but already mistrusts that the best in life is yet to come. Arthur is a student living in Brittany. He reads and smiles a lot and refuses to think that everything in life might not… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Plaire, aimer et courir vite – Sorry Angel

Cannes 2018. Les confins du monde – To The Ends Of The World

Les confins du monde - To The Ends Of The World ** Il nuovo film dello scrittore, commediografo e regista francese Guillame Nicloux (La religiosa, Valley of Love) è un cupo melodramma bellico, ambientato in Indocina nel 1945 durante le prime fasi della guerra che ha coinvolto l'esercito francese nel sud-est asiatico. Sopravvissuto al massacro… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Les confins du monde – To The Ends Of The World

Summer – Leto

Summer - Leto *** Leningrad, one Summer in the early Eighties. The underground rock scene is boiling.  Amongst the followers of Led Zeppelin and Bowie, young Viktor Tsoi is eager to make a name for himself. The encounter with his idol Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha will change his life forever. Together they will build… Continua a leggere Summer – Leto

Donbass

Donbass ***1/2 In the Donbass, a region of Eastern Ukraine, a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by separatist gangs.  In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth and hatred is declared to be love.  A journey through the… Continua a leggere Donbass

Cannes 2018. Yomeddine

Yomeddine *1/2 Beshay - a man cured of leprosy - has never left the leper colony in the Egyptian desert where he has lived since childhood. Following the death of his wife, he finally decides to go in search of his roots. With his meagre possessions strapped to a donkey cart, he sets out. Quickly… Continua a leggere Cannes 2018. Yomeddine

Oro verde – C’era una volta in Colombia

Oro verde - C'era una volta in Colombia *** Il quarto film di Ciro Guerra è il primo firmato a quattro mani con la sua storica produttrice Cristina Gallego ed è anche un nuovo viaggio nel tempo e nello spazio, nella cultura e nella storia del proprio paese. Dopo lo straordinario e antropologico El abrazo… Continua a leggere Oro verde – C’era una volta in Colombia