The Handmaiden - Mademoiselle **1/2 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a… Continua a leggere Mademoiselle – The Handmaiden
Vi presento Toni Erdmann ** Practical joker Winfried disguises himself as flashy “Toni Erdmann” to get busy Ines’ attention and change her corporate lifestyle. The father-daughter challenge reaches absurd proportions until Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life… Una commedia, tedesca, di quasi tre ore, anche piuttosto divertente,… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Vi presento Toni Erdmann
Parola di Dio **1/2 Un certain regard Veniamin, a teenager in the midst of a mystical crisis, has his mother, schoolmates and entire high school turned upside down by his questions: Can girls go to their swimming classes in bikinis? Does sex education have a place in school? Should the theory of evolution be taught as part of the… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Parola di Dio
Sieranevada ** Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father, Lary, a doctor in his forties is about to spend the Saturday at a family gathering to commemorate the deceased. But the occasion does not go according to expectations. Forced to confront… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Sieranevada
Neruda **** Quinzaine It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betrayal and is swiftly impeached by President Videla. Police Prefect Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife Delia del Carril, but they are forced… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Neruda
Io, Daniel Blake ** Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack and nearly falling from a scaffold, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children,… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Io, Daniel Blake
Fai bei sogni ** Quinzaine Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Fai bei sogni
Rester vertical - Staying Vertical *1/2 Filmmaker Leo is searching for the wolf in the south of France. During a scouting excursion he is seduced by Marie, a free-spirited and dynamic shepherdess. Nine months later she gives birth to their child. Suffering from post-natal depression and with no faith in Leo, who comes and goes… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Rester vertical – Staying Vertical
Café Society **1/2 Film d'apertura New York in the 1930s. As he has more and more trouble putting up with his bickering parents, his gangster brother and the family jewelry store, Bobby Dorfman feels like he needs a change of scenery! So he decides to go and try his luck in Hollywood where his high-powered… Continua a leggere Cannes 2016. Café Society
Un vecchio saggio direbbe che i supereroi sono come la gramigna. Non si estirpano mai. E anche il migliore dei “giardinieri” alla fine deve rassegnarsi alla loro presenza. Gli addetti ai lavori progettano circa ventinove film da qui al 2020 e intanto si è perso il conto di quelli già usciti. La Marvel è inarrestabile… Continua a leggere Cinema con vista. Captain America: Civil War
Il dubbio e l’ambiguità sono le particolari armi di un cineasta che vuole impressionare la sua platea. Con gli effetti speciali l’occhio gode di un’immagine spettacolare, ma con il mistero la mente diventa il più grande veicolo delle emozioni. Paura, tensione e brivido sono sentimenti potenti, in grado di smuovere gli impavidi e i curiosi.… Continua a leggere Cinema con vista: 10 Cloverfield Lane
High-Rise ** Quinto film del regista inglese Ben Wheatley, pressochè sconosciuto in Italia, ma circondato da un'aura di culto, a livello internazionale, High-Rise è l'adattamento di un romanzo di J.G.Ballard del 1976, Il condominio. L'apocalittica satira sociale dello scrittore di Crash, era figlia delle nuove consapevolezze degli anni '60, del trionfo della borghesia e delle… Continua a leggere High-Rise. Recensione in anteprima!
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