Category: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma: Ten Movies We Highly Recommend Checking Out
Montreal’s Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma kicks off next week and as always, the festival brings a stellar lineup. We here at Sound On Sight are lucky enough to cover many of the other film festivals around the world which means … [Read the Rest]
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma: First Wave of Films Announced
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma has announced their line up for the films competing for the Louve d’Or, a prize of $15 000 awarded to the best film. This marks the festivals 40th year and once again the line up … [Read the Rest]
40th Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma Anmounces Opening and Closing Films
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma has announced that the much-awaited Declaration of War (La Guerre est declarée) by French actor/director Valérie Donzelli will open its 40th edition on Wednesday, October 12, and the Quebec film Monsieur Lazhar by Philippe Falardeau … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Another Year
————– Another Year Directed by Mike Leigh Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are happy together. Yes, their views may occasionally diverge somewhat, but at well past middle age they stay active, are engaged by their respective professions, and … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Submarino
———– Submarino Directed by Thomas Vinterberg Proving that there’s a very fine line between genuine probing into human failings and all-out misery porn, Thomas Vinterberg’s (Dear Wendy, The Celebration) latest balances itself precariously between the two throughout its runtime, oscillating … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Cell 211
——— Cell 211 Directed by Daniel Monzón Call it reverse Hollywood-itis. Earlier this year, Fatih Akin’s Soul Kitchen exhibited the comic sensibility of any number of widely-lambasted American studio comedies and gave it a mild injection of regional (in its … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: La Belle Endormie
La Belle Endormie Directed by Catherine Breillat Written by Catherine Breillat France – 2010 Defying all expectations and conventions, Catherine Breillat creates a fairy tale that can only be attributed to her sensibilities with her newest film, La Belle Endormie. … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
“A cinematic rarity, this will be a film to be discussed for years to come with a special warmth reserved for films that touch and change all those willing to open up their heart and soul to its influence.” Uncle … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Rambock
“Rambock still delivers some brutally effective shocks” Rambock Directed by Marvin Kren Written by Benjamin Hessler Germany, 2010 Our unfortunate protagonist Michael travels across the country to Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend in hopes to rekindle their relationship. He arrives … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: ‘Tournée’ is quite easily one of the year’s best, and shows a huge amount of potential for Amalric’s directorial career
“Tournée is quite easily one of the year’s best, and shows a huge amount of potential for Almaric’s directorial career.” Tournée Directed by Mathieu Amalric Written by Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Di Folco, Marcelo Novais Teles & Raphaëlle Valbrune France – … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Biutiful = Three Bad Movies for the Price of One
——– Biutiful Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Ornately, elaborately disastrous, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first venture following the schism that separated him from longtime screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, Biutiful, can’t be faulted for its lack of ambition. While the film scales back … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Le Quattro Volte
——— Le Quattro Volte Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino So-called “slow cinema,” perhaps stoked on by the Romanian boom of the last few years, is quickly becoming the standard mode of expression for up-and-coming European arthouse directors who want to make … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: “Preludio’s” bright dialogue and refreshingly restrained use of the single take
Editor’s note: Eduardo Lucatero is a friend and collaborator at Sound On Sight. While my film review can seem biased, Sound On Sight has always taken pride in their honest views. Preludio Directed by Eduardo Lucatero Ever since Hitchcock’s Rope, … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Tamara Drewe
“Ultimately, the film is never quite clearly defined. Be it on a thematic, stylistic or narrative level, it never commits – not even to non-commitment.” Tamara Drewe Directed by Stephen Frears It has been many years since Stephen Frears has … [Read the Rest]
FNC 2010: Nénette
Nénette Directed by Nicolas Philibert Nénette begins by confronting the audience with a familiar gaze: it’s not human, but we are still almost immediately drawn in, struck by pathos for something like but unlike ourselves. The camera never leaves the … [Read the Rest]
