Swiss Films previewed four films to industry guests at a special event hosted by Locarno Pro, the industry section of Locarno Film Festival, showcasing generational range and genre diversity. The selection included the new film by Carmen Jaquier, the director of “Thunder,” which was announced this week as the Swiss entry in the international feature film category of the Academy Awards.
Talking to Variety, Jaquier said: “I’m very honored about this news and excited to imagine how to work on the Oscar campaign for ‘Thunder.’ Then I’m also thrilled to prepare the release of the next project “Les Paradis des Diane” with my co-director Jan Gassmann. We are looking forward to having some interesting and maybe controversial discussions about the movie.”
“Les Paradis des Diane” tells the story of a woman who, suffering from postpartum depression, leaves her home, her new baby and family, and flees to Portugal.
Talking to Variety, Jaquier said: “I’m very honored about this news and excited to imagine how to work on the Oscar campaign for ‘Thunder.’ Then I’m also thrilled to prepare the release of the next project “Les Paradis des Diane” with my co-director Jan Gassmann. We are looking forward to having some interesting and maybe controversial discussions about the movie.”
“Les Paradis des Diane” tells the story of a woman who, suffering from postpartum depression, leaves her home, her new baby and family, and flees to Portugal.
- 8/7/2023
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety Film + TV
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
Carmen Jaquier’s Thunder has been selected to represent Switzerland in the best international feature film category of the 2024 Oscars.
The announcement was made by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Culture at Locarno Film Festival this afternoon (August 4), where the film screens in the Panorama Suisse strand, and is the first title to be announced for the international feature film category of the Academy Awards.
Set in 1900, it follows a 17-year-old girl who is preparing to take her vows at a...
Carmen Jaquier’s Thunder has been selected to represent Switzerland in the best international feature film category of the 2024 Oscars.
The announcement was made by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Culture at Locarno Film Festival this afternoon (August 4), where the film screens in the Panorama Suisse strand, and is the first title to be announced for the international feature film category of the Academy Awards.
Set in 1900, it follows a 17-year-old girl who is preparing to take her vows at a...
- 8/4/2023
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
‘Hounds’ is the feature debut of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq.
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is...
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is...
- 5/25/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
‘Hounds’ is the feature debut of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq.
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is a co-production...
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is a co-production...
- 5/25/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
‘Hounds’ is the feature debut of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq.
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is a co-production...
Carles Torras’ Barcelona-based production outfit Zabriskie Films is moving into distribution with the acquisition of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq’s feature debut Hounds.
Sold by Charades, the film is premiering in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and is a thriller about a father and son who make their living carrying out small jobs for the local mafia until one evening they are told to kidnap a man.
Casablanca -born director Lazraq graduated from France’s La Fémis school and his graduation short Drari, participated in Cannes Cinéfondation in 2011.
Hounds is a co-production...
- 5/25/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
It could be argued that “Savage State” ultimately seems worse than it really is only because the opening scenes of this French-Canadian-produced period drama are so deceptively promising. But, really, writer-director David Perrault (“Our Heroes Died Tonight”) has no one to blame but himself. Despite any good will (or at least simple curiosity) he might generate during his intriguingly offbeat first-act set-up, he actively encourages his visually splendid but dramatically fuzzy film to gradually devolve into a gonzo mashup of gothic melodrama, Wild West survival story, and voodoo-flavored supernaturalism, with a side order of slasher-movie tropes and a sprinkling of kinky sex insinuations.
“Savage State” begins by noting that, as early as 1861, Emperor Napoleon III warned “French settlers on the new continent” to maintain “strict neutrality” during the American Civil War. But by December 1863, Edmond (Bruno Todeschini) — paterfamilias of a well-to-do French family situated in St. Charles County, Mo. — recognizes...
“Savage State” begins by noting that, as early as 1861, Emperor Napoleon III warned “French settlers on the new continent” to maintain “strict neutrality” during the American Civil War. But by December 1863, Edmond (Bruno Todeschini) — paterfamilias of a well-to-do French family situated in St. Charles County, Mo. — recognizes...
- 1/28/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
"He's coming with me, Esther..." "He doesn't want you anymore." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for a French indie drama set in America's past titled Savage State, originally L'état Sauvage in French. When the American Civil War breaks out, a family of french settlers must abandon their Missouri home to flee and go back to Paris. They're escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him. Sounds like an interesting parable about how bad it is in America and how it's time to get out. Although the politics of this film seem a bit sketchy. Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Déborah François, Bruno Todeschini, Constance Dollé, Abidou, Maryne Bertieaux, and Kate Moran. This looks gorgeously shot, and so very French, with lots of beautiful women and a few rugged men. Here's the official US trailer (+ posters) for David Perrault's Savage State,...
- 1/10/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A mercenary walks into the den of a woman and her masked crew. They’re hoping to exchange French luxuries for diamonds, but the mercenary scams them. A classic fight with the sparks of gunpowder ensues, delivering the masculine toughness that encompasses most of the western genre. But the scene quickly shifts to a grand house where women outnumber men five to one. These characters are living and witnessing the savage state of a country that has resulted in a devastating civil war. Unlike most civil war films, the perspective here in writer-director David Perrault’s film is that of French settlers. But along with this unique viewpoint, Savage State can be added to the small canon of female westerns. Containing the same grit and violence as any film set on the American frontier, but it's one that’s wholeheartedly and unabashedly feminine.
It’s Missouri in 1863, home to a family of French settlers.
It’s Missouri in 1863, home to a family of French settlers.
- 8/31/2020
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Backed by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and the Audiovisual Arts (Icaa), 10 promising Spanish projects participated in a marathon day of speed meetings through the day on Thursday at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
Below, summaries of the hopeful projects:
“A Thousand Lives,” (Marina Seresesky)
Meridional Producciones and Wandermoon Finance partner on Goya-nominated filmmaker Marina Seresesky’s latest psychological drama “A Thousand Lives.” Four years after her son disappeared, Sofia sees a news report about a four-year-old boy halfway around the world who claims to remember a past life. The distressed mother travels to Latin America to find the child, sure that this child is her own son reincarnated. There, she earns the boy’s trust and his family’s misgivings. Colombian-Spanish actress Juana Acosta is attached.
“The Daughter of the Volcano,” (Jenifer de la Rosa)
A co-production involving Spain’s Mayeutica Producciones, Icónica Producciones...
Below, summaries of the hopeful projects:
“A Thousand Lives,” (Marina Seresesky)
Meridional Producciones and Wandermoon Finance partner on Goya-nominated filmmaker Marina Seresesky’s latest psychological drama “A Thousand Lives.” Four years after her son disappeared, Sofia sees a news report about a four-year-old boy halfway around the world who claims to remember a past life. The distressed mother travels to Latin America to find the child, sure that this child is her own son reincarnated. There, she earns the boy’s trust and his family’s misgivings. Colombian-Spanish actress Juana Acosta is attached.
“The Daughter of the Volcano,” (Jenifer de la Rosa)
A co-production involving Spain’s Mayeutica Producciones, Icónica Producciones...
- 6/25/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Kad Merad, star of Dany Boon’s “Welcome to the Sticks,” the highest-grossing film of all time in France, will star in Stéphane Berthomieux’s “Playback,” which has been picked up for international sales by Paris-based Luxbox.
Produced by director Mathieu Demy, whose credits include Salma Hayek-starrer “Americano” and TV series “The Bureau,” “Playback,” the fiction feature debut of documentarian Berthomieux. Pic co-stars Déborah François, star of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Palme d’Or winning “The Child,” and Geraldine Chaplin.
Variety has also had exclusive access to the film’s poster.
Co-written by Demy and Berthomieux, “Playback” begins on the day of Dean Martin’s death, when Daniel, a French crooner, decides to sell his vintage American car to go to Los Angeles for the funeral of his idol. Witnessing the demolition of Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel — the ultimate symbol of his Dean Martin-esque fantasy — Daniel kills off his beloved crooner persona,...
Produced by director Mathieu Demy, whose credits include Salma Hayek-starrer “Americano” and TV series “The Bureau,” “Playback,” the fiction feature debut of documentarian Berthomieux. Pic co-stars Déborah François, star of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Palme d’Or winning “The Child,” and Geraldine Chaplin.
Variety has also had exclusive access to the film’s poster.
Co-written by Demy and Berthomieux, “Playback” begins on the day of Dean Martin’s death, when Daniel, a French crooner, decides to sell his vintage American car to go to Los Angeles for the funeral of his idol. Witnessing the demolition of Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel — the ultimate symbol of his Dean Martin-esque fantasy — Daniel kills off his beloved crooner persona,...
- 6/22/2020
- by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Two of my favorite actors, and especially actors who aren’t given enough juicy roles in the industry, happen to be John Cusack and Emile Hirsch. Both are talented actors who have had brushes with Oscar but never quite gotten to that Academy Award nomination. The former has been somewhat stuck in a rut of generic action outings of late, while the latter just isn’t working enough. To see them together in something always seemed like a treat in the making. Well, this week brings them face to face in a quality little Western called Never Grow Old. The film is a nice little effort, buoyed by strong work from the both of them. This is a Western, in all of its simple charm. Taking place in the peaceful frontier town of Garlow, home to Undertaker Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch) and his family, we’ll see it turn into...
- 3/14/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
"Do you feel proud of yourself?!" Saban Films has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie western titled Never Grow Old, which is a shortened version of the original working title Where We'll Never Grow Old. This gritty western takes place at an American frontier town. The plot is about an Irish undertaker who profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his family comes under threat as the death toll rises. Emile Hirsch plays the undertaker, and the cast includes John Cusack, Déborah François, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Danny Webb, Anne Coesens, Blake Berris, Paul Reid, as well as Léa Seydoux. Another western about a bunch of outlaws roughing up a town? How original. The cinematography in this looks so bad, so poorly lit in every scene. Don't think this dastardly new western is going to impress anyone. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Ivan Kavanagh's Never Grow Old,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Guillaume Gallienne: "The script had all the elements, the love and trust of Danièle." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi, starring Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne and Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola, had its New York premiere on Wednesday, hosted by Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at The Whitby Hotel, where I had spoken to Wilson director Craig Johnson, screenwriter Daniel Clowes, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and Isabella Amara.
The women in Cézanne's life were his mother Anne-Elisabeth (Sabine Azéma) and wife Hortense (Déborah François also in Claude Lelouch's latest Chacun sa vie). For Zola, his mother Émilie (Isabelle Candelier), wife Alexandrine (Alice Pol -Lelouch's Un + une), and mistress Jeanne (Freya Mavor). Guillaume Gallienne, who played Pierre Bergé in Jalil Lespert's Yves Saint Laurent gave some clarity into his vision of Cézanne, his relationship to Zola, and the women around them.
Déborah François...
Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi, starring Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne and Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola, had its New York premiere on Wednesday, hosted by Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at The Whitby Hotel, where I had spoken to Wilson director Craig Johnson, screenwriter Daniel Clowes, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and Isabella Amara.
The women in Cézanne's life were his mother Anne-Elisabeth (Sabine Azéma) and wife Hortense (Déborah François also in Claude Lelouch's latest Chacun sa vie). For Zola, his mother Émilie (Isabelle Candelier), wife Alexandrine (Alice Pol -Lelouch's Un + une), and mistress Jeanne (Freya Mavor). Guillaume Gallienne, who played Pierre Bergé in Jalil Lespert's Yves Saint Laurent gave some clarity into his vision of Cézanne, his relationship to Zola, and the women around them.
Déborah François...
- 3/26/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Guillaume Gallienne and Guillaume Canet are Paul Cézanne and Émile Zola in Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi
Where else can you find Édouard Manet (Nicolas Gob), Camille Pissarro (Romain Cottard), Guy de Maupassant (Félicien Juttner), Baptistin Baille (Pierre Yvon), Auguste Renoir (Alexandre Kouchner), Ambroise Vollard (Laurent Stocker), Francisco Oller (Pablo Cisneros), Achille Empéraire (Romain Lancry), Père Tanguy (Christian Hecq), Frédéric Bazille (Patrice Tepasso), the great Sabine Azéma as Paul Cézanne's mother, and Glasgow's own Freya Mavor (Joann Sfar's The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun) as the mother to Zola's children - all in one film?
Danièle Thompson on Jean-Marie Dreujou: "He's a wonderful cinematographer." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Déborah François (of Régis Roinsard's Populaire) is Hortense, Cézanne's wife, Alice Pol is Zola's wife Alexandrine, and his mother Émilie is played by Isabelle Candelier. Back and forth in time we jump, from...
Where else can you find Édouard Manet (Nicolas Gob), Camille Pissarro (Romain Cottard), Guy de Maupassant (Félicien Juttner), Baptistin Baille (Pierre Yvon), Auguste Renoir (Alexandre Kouchner), Ambroise Vollard (Laurent Stocker), Francisco Oller (Pablo Cisneros), Achille Empéraire (Romain Lancry), Père Tanguy (Christian Hecq), Frédéric Bazille (Patrice Tepasso), the great Sabine Azéma as Paul Cézanne's mother, and Glasgow's own Freya Mavor (Joann Sfar's The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun) as the mother to Zola's children - all in one film?
Danièle Thompson on Jean-Marie Dreujou: "He's a wonderful cinematographer." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Déborah François (of Régis Roinsard's Populaire) is Hortense, Cézanne's wife, Alice Pol is Zola's wife Alexandrine, and his mother Émilie is played by Isabelle Candelier. Back and forth in time we jump, from...
- 3/24/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Painting in cinema seems to be all the rage this spring. Following the trailer for the Canadian feature Maudie, the French biographical drama film Cézanne and I has just recently released a U.S. preview.
Directed by Danièle Thompson of Avenue Montagne and Change of Plans, the film portrays the true story about the friendship between 19th century novelist Émile Zola and painter Paul Cézanne when they first met as schoolmates. The two friends would eventually grow up in search for fame and glory, sparking a feudal rivalry.
On the shortlist for France’s Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film pick, which would eventually go to Elle, Magnolia Pictures will release the film this April. Judging from the preview, it looks to be a well-composed story of heated friendship. Starring Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Déborah François and Sabine Azéma, check out the trailer below.
CÉZANNE Et Moi...
Directed by Danièle Thompson of Avenue Montagne and Change of Plans, the film portrays the true story about the friendship between 19th century novelist Émile Zola and painter Paul Cézanne when they first met as schoolmates. The two friends would eventually grow up in search for fame and glory, sparking a feudal rivalry.
On the shortlist for France’s Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film pick, which would eventually go to Elle, Magnolia Pictures will release the film this April. Judging from the preview, it looks to be a well-composed story of heated friendship. Starring Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Déborah François and Sabine Azéma, check out the trailer below.
CÉZANNE Et Moi...
- 2/27/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
"I'd like to paint as you write." Magnolia Pictures has debuted an official Us trailer for Danièle Thompson's biopic drama Cézanne Et Moi, also known as Cézanne and I, about a friendship between two artists. The film tells of the parallel paths between the lives and careers of post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne and novelist Émile Zola, starting as school pals in Aix-en-Provence to working artists in Paris. Guillaume Gallienne plays Cézanne, and Guillaume Canet plays Zola, with a cast including Alice Pol, Déborah François, Isabelle Candelier, Sabine Azéma, Freya Mavor and Félicien Juttner. This didn't play at any film festivals, but it did already open in European cinemas last year. The film is described as a "polished period piece" that "boldly paints a picture of two 19th century masters." This looks quite good. Take a look. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi,...
- 2/22/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Review by Barbie Snitzer
The title of the new French movie Populaire is not a marketing ploy to introduce American moviegoers to its male lead, Romain Duris, the most populaire French actor of recent years. As handsome as Brad Pitt, as appealing as Channing Tatum, and with the talent and versatility of Ben Foster, it’s surprising he’s not yet become familiar to American audiences. Perhaps he will become populaire with this movie.
Nor is the title a wish on the part of the filmmakers; it refers to a very important character in the movie -a specific model of typewriter. Stay with me here… I promise you this is not a movie about a typewriter, an idea that I would not put past the French, nor is it anything like the dreadful re-enactments of the shadowed man punching keys in Salinger.
I’m not the only reviewer who’s...
The title of the new French movie Populaire is not a marketing ploy to introduce American moviegoers to its male lead, Romain Duris, the most populaire French actor of recent years. As handsome as Brad Pitt, as appealing as Channing Tatum, and with the talent and versatility of Ben Foster, it’s surprising he’s not yet become familiar to American audiences. Perhaps he will become populaire with this movie.
Nor is the title a wish on the part of the filmmakers; it refers to a very important character in the movie -a specific model of typewriter. Stay with me here… I promise you this is not a movie about a typewriter, an idea that I would not put past the French, nor is it anything like the dreadful re-enactments of the shadowed man punching keys in Salinger.
I’m not the only reviewer who’s...
- 9/27/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Is it a stylish parody of the Doris Day, battle-of-the-sexes Fifties comedies or just a fluffy, empty-headed French farce? Populaire mainly comes across as the latter. It's 1958, and Déborah François's naive Rose has just landed a secretarial post with Romain Duris's dashing boss. He challenges her to win a speed-typing contest, and she agrees. A sort of My Fair Lady without the songs and Rex Harrison.
- 9/20/2013
- The Independent - Film
To mark the release of Populaire on DVD and Blu-ray 23rd September, we’ve been given three copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle (Déborah François, Female Agents) is living in a sleepy French village with her widower father. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, it seems her destiny is to spend the rest of her days as a bored rural housewife.
But Rose wants more from life. Travelling to Normandy, she meets Louis Echard (Romain Duris, Heartbreaker), the dashing boss of an insurance agency who’s hiring a secretary. The interview is a disaster, but Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at an extraordinary speed! Unwittingly, she awakes the dormant sports fan in Louis, who enters her into national speed typing competition. As he coaches her, they both discover that the road to success can take some romantic turns…
Please note: This...
Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle (Déborah François, Female Agents) is living in a sleepy French village with her widower father. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, it seems her destiny is to spend the rest of her days as a bored rural housewife.
But Rose wants more from life. Travelling to Normandy, she meets Louis Echard (Romain Duris, Heartbreaker), the dashing boss of an insurance agency who’s hiring a secretary. The interview is a disaster, but Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at an extraordinary speed! Unwittingly, she awakes the dormant sports fan in Louis, who enters her into national speed typing competition. As he coaches her, they both discover that the road to success can take some romantic turns…
Please note: This...
- 9/13/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In 1958 Normandy, unwitting feminist Rose Pamphyle (Déborah François) aspires for more than marrying the mechanic’s son and sets her sights on the most glamorous job a young woman could dream of: being a secretary. She’s inexperienced, disorganized and absent-minded, but she can type—the bare minimum requirement for a post with insurance agent Louis Échard (Romain Duris). Rose pecks at the keyboard with such two-fingered zeal that Louis can’t resist, and a French rom-com is born....
- 9/9/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Title: Populaire The Weinstein Company Director: Régis Roinsard Screenwriter: Régis Roinsard, Daniel Presley, Romain Compingt Cast: Romain Duris, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo, Shaun Benson, Mélanie Bernier, Nicolas Bedos, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Jean Pamphyle Screened at: Dolby24, NYC, 9/5/13 Opens: September 6, 2013 When I was a freshman in college and almost as naïve as I am now, my upperclass fraternity brothers convinced me that I should enter the university typing contest. They knew that I got a 99 in Junior High School typing and heard me clacking away on a Smith-Corona. They must have had a big laugh after I left the room as I looked wide-eyed at the chance [ Read More ]
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- 9/6/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
New Release
Winnie Mandela
R, 1 Hr., 47 Mins.
Darrell J. Roodt’s bland biopic of the South African antiapartheid activist feels like the Hallmark Hall of Fame version of history. Jennifer Hudson brings some fire to the controversial crusader and Terrence Howard is very good as her husband, Nelson Mandela. But this well-intentioned film is an oversimplified mess. C —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
99% — The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FIlm
Not Rated, 1 Hr., 37 Mins.
The Occupy Wall Street movement deserves enormous credit for locking the “meme” of the 99 percent into the American psyche. But that doesn’t make this day-to-day documentary about...
Winnie Mandela
R, 1 Hr., 47 Mins.
Darrell J. Roodt’s bland biopic of the South African antiapartheid activist feels like the Hallmark Hall of Fame version of history. Jennifer Hudson brings some fire to the controversial crusader and Terrence Howard is very good as her husband, Nelson Mandela. But this well-intentioned film is an oversimplified mess. C —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
99% — The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FIlm
Not Rated, 1 Hr., 37 Mins.
The Occupy Wall Street movement deserves enormous credit for locking the “meme” of the 99 percent into the American psyche. But that doesn’t make this day-to-day documentary about...
- 9/4/2013
- by Deven Persaud
- EW - Inside Movies
A French homage to classic American comedies with a few distinct Gallic touches (steamy foreplay, nipples visible through a rain-soaked blouse), Populaire stars dashingly snaggletoothed Romain Duris as Louis, a 1950s office man who trains his secretary, Rose (Déborah François), to be a competitive speed typer. Along the way, they fall in love/hate. Writer-director Régis Roinsard's feature-length debut is visually sharp, with period design that's eye-catching without being fussy or fetishistic. Too bad there's not much going on beneath the surface. Duris, at his best when playing nasty and tormented, strains to hit some of the lighter notes here, while François (who made a strong impression in the Dardennes' The Child) mainly widens her doe eyes...
- 9/4/2013
- Village Voice
Smoking comes under fire in France, and Shane Meadows is back in the saddle for a biopic of 60s cyclist Tommy Simpson
Up in smoke
Are even the French finally coming round to the idea that smoking in movies is a dying trend? In last week's release Populaire, the suave Romain Duris character is asked to stop smoking in the office by the new secretary, played by Déborah François. Although the film is set in the Gauloise-tinted 1950s, Duris's character knowingly remarks he'd only ever stop smoking if they introduced a law to ban it. Now, this week, we have the gamine Audrey Tautou, one of the most popular international symbols of Frenchness in years. She's playing Mauriac's doomed heroine Thérèse Desqueyroux, and fairly chainsmokes through her ordeal of being married to a lump. "She smokes too much," remarks a disapproving mother-in-law. What can it mean for, say, the new...
Up in smoke
Are even the French finally coming round to the idea that smoking in movies is a dying trend? In last week's release Populaire, the suave Romain Duris character is asked to stop smoking in the office by the new secretary, played by Déborah François. Although the film is set in the Gauloise-tinted 1950s, Duris's character knowingly remarks he'd only ever stop smoking if they introduced a law to ban it. Now, this week, we have the gamine Audrey Tautou, one of the most popular international symbols of Frenchness in years. She's playing Mauriac's doomed heroine Thérèse Desqueyroux, and fairly chainsmokes through her ordeal of being married to a lump. "She smokes too much," remarks a disapproving mother-in-law. What can it mean for, say, the new...
- 6/8/2013
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Boy meets girl meets typewriter in this thoughtful, witty French take on classic Hollywood romcoms
There was an old but not inaccurate joke that romantic movies from the Soviet Union were about triangular affairs between a boy, a girl and a tractor. The attractive new French movie Populaire, the feature-length debut as writer-director of Régis Roinsard, is about a boy, a girl and a typewriter. A typewriter originally meant the female operator, and the machine in this picture takes on a dramatic identity of its own.
In many ways Populaire is a companion piece to Michel Hazanavicius's Oscar-winning The Artist in its knowing love for American cinema. It also has the same star, Bérénice Bejo (though not here in the leading role), and the same photographer, Guillaume Schiffman, who grew up in the movie business as the son of Suzanne Schiffman, the long-time assistant to François Truffaut, with whom...
There was an old but not inaccurate joke that romantic movies from the Soviet Union were about triangular affairs between a boy, a girl and a tractor. The attractive new French movie Populaire, the feature-length debut as writer-director of Régis Roinsard, is about a boy, a girl and a typewriter. A typewriter originally meant the female operator, and the machine in this picture takes on a dramatic identity of its own.
In many ways Populaire is a companion piece to Michel Hazanavicius's Oscar-winning The Artist in its knowing love for American cinema. It also has the same star, Bérénice Bejo (though not here in the leading role), and the same photographer, Guillaume Schiffman, who grew up in the movie business as the son of Suzanne Schiffman, the long-time assistant to François Truffaut, with whom...
- 6/1/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
The Comedian | Byzantium | The Big Wedding | Populaire | The Purge | Blood | Everybody Has A Plan | No One Lives | Man To Man | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The Comedian
(15) (Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium
(15) (Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
The Comedian
(15) (Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium
(15) (Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
- 6/1/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
You'll need a sweet tooth to stomach this French romcom modelled on Mad Men – sans the satirised sexual politics
This sugary French romcom of secretarial romance in the 1950s is all too obviously being sold on the Mad Men ticket, with smart suits, cute dresses and lots of smoking – but entirely without that famous TV show's acid cynicism and anxiety. The manager is asked if he might quit smoking in the office and in reply smirks that only legislation could stop him: Mad Men would never step out of the historical frame in this timid and apologetic way.
There are a lot of sane men, and dull men, and smug men in a movie that could as well be known as Strictly Remington or They Shoot Typists, Don't They? And Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo, who have shown how compelling they can be in other films, are now...
This sugary French romcom of secretarial romance in the 1950s is all too obviously being sold on the Mad Men ticket, with smart suits, cute dresses and lots of smoking – but entirely without that famous TV show's acid cynicism and anxiety. The manager is asked if he might quit smoking in the office and in reply smirks that only legislation could stop him: Mad Men would never step out of the historical frame in this timid and apologetic way.
There are a lot of sane men, and dull men, and smug men in a movie that could as well be known as Strictly Remington or They Shoot Typists, Don't They? And Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo, who have shown how compelling they can be in other films, are now...
- 5/31/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The Comedian | Byzantium | The Big Wedding | Populaire | The Purge | Blood | Everybody Has A Plan | No One Lives | Man To Man | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The Comedian (15)
(Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium (15)
(Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
The Comedian (15)
(Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium (15)
(Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
- 5/31/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
If The Artist was a flawless recreation of the silent era, then Populaire is a sumptuous homage to the kind of chirpy Doris Day and Rock Hudson rom-coms which personified Hollywood during the 50s and 60s. This is a frothy and stylish French romantic fable with an unlikely yet endearing Rocky-like central premise.
Rose Pamphyle (Déborah François) is a provincial French girl with big city aspirations, much to the disappointment of her conservative shopkeeper father. She manages to muscle her way into a coveted secretary role for an insurance agency run by the dashing Louis Échard (Romain Duris). To her boss’s bemusement, Rose is pretty inept in almost every aspect of her role, with one glowing exception. She possesses amazing, lightning-speed typing skills, and Échard immediately spots the potential fame and opportunities her talent might bring.
Thus begins Rose’s rigorous training schedule as she competes for a place...
Rose Pamphyle (Déborah François) is a provincial French girl with big city aspirations, much to the disappointment of her conservative shopkeeper father. She manages to muscle her way into a coveted secretary role for an insurance agency run by the dashing Louis Échard (Romain Duris). To her boss’s bemusement, Rose is pretty inept in almost every aspect of her role, with one glowing exception. She possesses amazing, lightning-speed typing skills, and Échard immediately spots the potential fame and opportunities her talent might bring.
Thus begins Rose’s rigorous training schedule as she competes for a place...
- 5/30/2013
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Title: Populaire Director: Régis Roinsard Starring: Romain Duris, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo, Mélanie Bernier, Nicolas Bedos, Shaun Benson. The magic of the fifties, a fairytale on the blooming modern woman, with la douce France as romantic scenario, this is the delightful comedy and first feature film by Régis Roinsard. ‘Populaire’ is set in 1958. Rose is a terrible secretary but an outstanding typist. Her magnetising boss, Louis Echard, resolves to turn her into the fastest girl in the world. Just like Henry Higgins with Eliza Doolittle, Louis serves as Pygmalion to the tomboy and childlike Rose, moulding her not only into an emancipated woman, but paving her way to stardom. [ Read More ]
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- 5/28/2013
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
The Hangover Part III | Something In The Air | Epic 3D | Benjamin Britten – Peace And Conflict | The Moth Diaries | My Neighbour Totoro/Grave Of The Fireflies | The King Of Marvin Gardens
The Hangover Part III (15)
(Todd Phillips, 2013, Us) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Justin Bartha, Melissa McCarthy. 100 mins
Here we go again, ostensibly for the last time, and if this doesn't capture the magic of the first Hangover it's at least less offensive than the second, which isn't much of a recommendation. An intervention over Alan's mental health and the hunt for Mr Chow is what sets in motion the Wtf escapades and male bonding this time, but it all feels a little forced and familiar. If anything, the "wolf pack" is now too tame.
Something In The Air (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2012, Fra) Clément Métayer, Lola Créton. 122 mins
Assayas gets beyond the cliches of France's young, post-1968 revolutionaries,...
The Hangover Part III (15)
(Todd Phillips, 2013, Us) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Justin Bartha, Melissa McCarthy. 100 mins
Here we go again, ostensibly for the last time, and if this doesn't capture the magic of the first Hangover it's at least less offensive than the second, which isn't much of a recommendation. An intervention over Alan's mental health and the hunt for Mr Chow is what sets in motion the Wtf escapades and male bonding this time, but it all feels a little forced and familiar. If anything, the "wolf pack" is now too tame.
Something In The Air (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2012, Fra) Clément Métayer, Lola Créton. 122 mins
Assayas gets beyond the cliches of France's young, post-1968 revolutionaries,...
- 5/25/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
In theaters September 6th, here’s the new trailer for Populaire.
Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed. Unwittingly, the young woman awakens the dormant sports fan in Louis. If she wants the job she’ll have to compete in a speed typing competition. Whatever sacrifices Rose must make to reach the top, Louis declares himself her trainer. He’ll turn her into the fastest girl not only in the country, but in the world! But a...
Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed. Unwittingly, the young woman awakens the dormant sports fan in Louis. If she wants the job she’ll have to compete in a speed typing competition. Whatever sacrifices Rose must make to reach the top, Louis declares himself her trainer. He’ll turn her into the fastest girl not only in the country, but in the world! But a...
- 5/7/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Watch the trailer for Populaire, starring Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo. Written by Romain Compingt, Daniel Presley and helmer Régis Roinsard, the film opens September 6th in limited areas. Alain Attal produces the comedy, and nominee of 5 César Awards. Spring, 1958: 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that's not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed...
- 5/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Weinstein Co's sent along the new poster and the updated synopsis for Populaire, starring Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo. Régis Roinsard directs as well as writing alongside Daniel Presley.. The film opens on May 17th, 2013 and is produced by Alain Attal. Populaire Synopsis: Spring, 1958: 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that's not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed. Unwittingly, the young woman awakens the dormant sports fan in Louis. If she wants the job she'll have to compete in a speed typing competition...
- 4/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Weinstein Co's sent along the new poster and the updated synopsis for Populaire, starring Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo. Régis Roinsard directs as well as writing alongside Daniel Presley.. The film opens on May 17th, 2013 and is produced by Alain Attal. Populaire Synopsis: Spring, 1958: 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that's not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed. Unwittingly, the young woman awakens the dormant sports fan in Louis. If she wants the job she'll have to compete in a speed typing competition...
- 4/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
John Boorman Season | Fuaim Is Solas | Rendez-Vous With French Cinema | Birds Eye View Film Festival
John Boorman Season, London
Boorman is one of those directors whose films everyone knows but whose name often gets left behind somewhere. Deliverance, for example, has become a universal point of reference for hicksville paranoia; Excalibur raised the bar for amped-up swords and sorcery movies; Hope And Glory has seeped into our collective wartime memory; Point Blank, which is going on general release, is a textbook case of how to be stylish, violent and hard-boiled. In fact, Boorman seems to have added something to every genre you can think of since he started in the 1950s, making documentaries for the BBC. Why isn't he better appreciated? He is here, at least, with a BFI Fellowship and a retrospective that includes his daughter's touching film portrait Me And Me Dad.
BFI Southbank, SE1, Sat to 30 Apr
Fuaim Is Solas,...
John Boorman Season, London
Boorman is one of those directors whose films everyone knows but whose name often gets left behind somewhere. Deliverance, for example, has become a universal point of reference for hicksville paranoia; Excalibur raised the bar for amped-up swords and sorcery movies; Hope And Glory has seeped into our collective wartime memory; Point Blank, which is going on general release, is a textbook case of how to be stylish, violent and hard-boiled. In fact, Boorman seems to have added something to every genre you can think of since he started in the 1950s, making documentaries for the BBC. Why isn't he better appreciated? He is here, at least, with a BFI Fellowship and a retrospective that includes his daughter's touching film portrait Me And Me Dad.
BFI Southbank, SE1, Sat to 30 Apr
Fuaim Is Solas,...
- 3/30/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
With The Monk now in select theatres and available On Demand and via digital download, we figured there was no better time than today to share some new clips and images with you all!
The supernatural thriller The Monk (review here), which was adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' 1796 Gothic novel, was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
Synopsis:
Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads him down a dangerous path of sin,...
The supernatural thriller The Monk (review here), which was adapted from Matthew G. Lewis' 1796 Gothic novel, was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
Synopsis:
Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation - until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads him down a dangerous path of sin,...
- 3/11/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Monk Trailer, Clip, Photos. Dominik Moll‘s The Monk (2011) movie trailer, movie clip, movie photos star Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Sergi López, Catherine Mouchet, and Geraldine Chaplin. The Monk‘s plot synopsis: adapted from a 18th century novel written by Matthew Lewis, “Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of [...]
Continue reading: The Monk / Le Moine (2011) Movie Trailer, Clip, Photos: Vincent Cassel...
Continue reading: The Monk / Le Moine (2011) Movie Trailer, Clip, Photos: Vincent Cassel...
- 2/7/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Vincent Cassel stars in French supernatural thriller The Monk, an adaptation of the Matthew G. Lewis 1796 gothic novel. The first poster and trailer have arrived and we have them for you to check out. The Monk was directed by Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière, and Martine Vandeville.
“A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation – until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads...
“A supernatural thriller adapted from Matthew G. Lewis’ (now cult) 1796 gothic novel, The Monk traces the corruption of a 16th Century, pious Capuchin Monk. Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation – until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads...
- 2/6/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Ato Pictures will release The Monk in select theaters and for on-demand viewing and download starting Friday, March 8. The French-language film was directed by With A Friend Like Harry…’s Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel (from Black Swan, Brotherhood Of The Wolf and many others) as Brother Ambrosio, a devout man of the cloth in a 16th-century Madrid monestary who believes himself immune from temptation, until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice leads him down a path of sin and corruption. The movie also stars Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder and Geraldine Chaplin; Moll and Anne Louise-Trividic adapted Lewis’ book, which has been filmed twice before by directors Adonis Kyruo and Francisco Lara Polop.
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- 2/6/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Ato Pictures will release The Monk in select theaters and for on-demand viewing and download starting Friday, March 8. The French-language film was directed by With A Friend Like Harry…’s Dominik Moll and stars Vincent Cassel (from Black Swan, Brotherhood Of The Wolf and many others) as Brother Ambrosio, a devout man of the cloth in a 16th-century Madrid monestary who believes himself immune from temptation, until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice leads him down a path of sin and corruption. The movie also stars Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder and Geraldine Chaplin; Moll and Anne Louise-Trividic adapted Lewis’ book, which has been filmed twice before by directors Adonis Kyruo and Francisco Lara Polop.
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- 2/6/2013
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Watch the trailer and check out the latest, and official poster for The Monk, starring Black Swan's Vincent Cassell in the adaptation of Matthew G. Lewis' classic cult novel. Directed by Dominik Moll, the mystery thriller from Ato Pictures opens on March 8th, 2013 in select theaters, as well as on demand. The cast of the film also known as Le moine, also includes Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. Moll and Anne-Louise Trividic adapt the script.
- 2/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer and check out the latest, and official poster for The Monk, starring Black Swan's Vincent Cassell in the adaptation of Matthew G. Lewis' classic cult novel. Directed by Dominik Moll, the mystery thriller from Ato Pictures opens on March 8th, 2013 in select theaters, as well as on demand. The cast of the film also known as Le moine, also includes Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Jordi Dauder, Geraldine Chaplin, Roxane Duran, Frédéric Noaille, Javivi Gil Valle, Pierre-Félix Gravière and Martine Vandeville. Moll and Anne-Louise Trividic adapt the script.
- 2/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Running from February 14th to the 24th, the 2013 installment of the increasingly popular Glasgow Film Festival marks its ninth incarnation. Advertised as a festival “for the people”, Gff tends to stray from the red carpet approach and curation-heavy feel of its local(-ish) cousin, June’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, though it does have various themed strands and a few UK and European premieres. Mainly, it is a chance for Scottish audiences to get an advanced look at some incoming 2013 highlights, as well as acclaimed festival fare both with and without planned UK distribution.
Befitting of the Valentine’s Day launch, the festival’s opening gala screening is the UK premiere of French romantic comedy Populaire. Directed by Régis Roinsard, the late 1950s-set film stars Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo. Closing the festival is the European premiere of Joss Whedon’s take on Much Ado About Nothing. Shot...
Befitting of the Valentine’s Day launch, the festival’s opening gala screening is the UK premiere of French romantic comedy Populaire. Directed by Régis Roinsard, the late 1950s-set film stars Romain Duris, Déborah François and Bérénice Bejo. Closing the festival is the European premiere of Joss Whedon’s take on Much Ado About Nothing. Shot...
- 2/5/2013
- by Josh Slater-Williams
- SoundOnSight
Populaire
Written by Régis Roinsard and Daniel Presley
Directed by Régis Roinsard
France, 2012
The products, habits and social norms which define the ever shifting ‘present’ are constantly in flux. What is deemed to be modern may, in only a short few years, be scoffed at for being past its prime, or worse still, antiquated. Probably in no facet of human life is this more apparent than in the gradual morphing of how humans from different races, religious background and even sexes treat one another. It was not so long ago that the relegation of woman to house chores or the lowest levels of employment in the work force was the regular practice. There remains work to be done in that respect, but suffice to say that things have evolved considerably since the 1950s. Making a film in said decade that explicitly deals with this notion of the woman’s place in the workforce and what,...
Written by Régis Roinsard and Daniel Presley
Directed by Régis Roinsard
France, 2012
The products, habits and social norms which define the ever shifting ‘present’ are constantly in flux. What is deemed to be modern may, in only a short few years, be scoffed at for being past its prime, or worse still, antiquated. Probably in no facet of human life is this more apparent than in the gradual morphing of how humans from different races, religious background and even sexes treat one another. It was not so long ago that the relegation of woman to house chores or the lowest levels of employment in the work force was the regular practice. There remains work to be done in that respect, but suffice to say that things have evolved considerably since the 1950s. Making a film in said decade that explicitly deals with this notion of the woman’s place in the workforce and what,...
- 1/29/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Glasgow Film Festival today announced its most ambitious programme yet: bookended by two very different romantic comedies, kicking off on Valentine’s Day and ending on the night of the 85th Academy Awards. With 368 screenings, panel discussions, live performances and special events, this is the most extensive Glasgow Film Festival programme to date. There are also a record number of UK premieres amongst this year’s films
Opening Gala: Populaire **UK Premiere**
On Valentine’s Day, movie lovers will walk down the red carpet for the UK premiere of sparkling French romantic comedy Populaire, starring Déborah François, Roman Duris and The Artist’s B?rénice Bejo. With the retro appeal of Mad Men and the glossy allure of a Doris Day/Rock Hudson tussle, this gorgeous, candy-coated romance between the fastest typist in the world and her handsome, commitment-phobic boss will melt hearts (and inspire wardrobes).
Thursday 14 February (19.30 & 20.15)
Closing Gala:...
Opening Gala: Populaire **UK Premiere**
On Valentine’s Day, movie lovers will walk down the red carpet for the UK premiere of sparkling French romantic comedy Populaire, starring Déborah François, Roman Duris and The Artist’s B?rénice Bejo. With the retro appeal of Mad Men and the glossy allure of a Doris Day/Rock Hudson tussle, this gorgeous, candy-coated romance between the fastest typist in the world and her handsome, commitment-phobic boss will melt hearts (and inspire wardrobes).
Thursday 14 February (19.30 & 20.15)
Closing Gala:...
- 1/17/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Sundance Film Festival kicks off out in Park City today, bringing some of the year’s most anticipated independent films to the big screen. Following shortly after will be the Berlinale next month, and SXSW in March, which has just debuted a very promising initial line-up. And now the first big film festival on our shores, the Glasgow Film Festival, has announced its line-up, and it is absolutely exceptional.
Opening the events on Valentine’s Day next month will be Régis Roinsard’s Populaire, starring Romain Duris, Déborah François, and Bérénice Bejo, getting its UK premiere.
And closing the festival will be Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, the great writer-director’s contemporary adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play. Similarly seeing its UK premiere, the film stars an ensemble that will please all Whedon fans, led by Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof, with fine support from Fran Kranz, Clark Gregg,...
Opening the events on Valentine’s Day next month will be Régis Roinsard’s Populaire, starring Romain Duris, Déborah François, and Bérénice Bejo, getting its UK premiere.
And closing the festival will be Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, the great writer-director’s contemporary adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play. Similarly seeing its UK premiere, the film stars an ensemble that will please all Whedon fans, led by Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof, with fine support from Fran Kranz, Clark Gregg,...
- 1/17/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Writer-director Régis Roinsard makes his feature debut here with Populaire, a 1950s-set French romantic comedy starring Romain Duris (The Beat That Skipped My Heart), Déborah François (The Monk, L’enfant), and the Oscar-nominated Bérénice Bejo (The Artist).
The first teaser trailer arrived over the summer, and now the first full-length French trailer has debuted over at AlloCiné, along with the official poster release through Facebook, with Duris and François front and centre.
“Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed.
The first teaser trailer arrived over the summer, and now the first full-length French trailer has debuted over at AlloCiné, along with the official poster release through Facebook, with Duris and François front and centre.
“Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed.
- 9/24/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Writer-director Régis Roinsard makes his feature debut with Populaire, a 1950s-set French drama starring Romain Duris (The Beat That Skipped My Heart), Déborah François (The Monk, L’enfant), and the Oscar-nominated Bérénice Bejo (The Artist).
The first trailer and teaser poster landed last month (both of which I’ve also added for your viewing pleasure below), and now a new image of Duris and François has debuted online on the film’s official Facebook, giving us a charming new look at the leading duo.
“Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster.
The first trailer and teaser poster landed last month (both of which I’ve also added for your viewing pleasure below), and now a new image of Duris and François has debuted online on the film’s official Facebook, giving us a charming new look at the leading duo.
“Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that’s not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster.
- 8/17/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As of last Friday, The Monk, the latest adaptation of Matthew Lewis’ revered and controversial eighteenth-century novel, made its way into select cinemas across the U.K.
The film, co-written and directed by Dominik Moll, centers on Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), an acclaimed monk who, after becoming entranced by a masked figure (Déborah François) who takes shelter in the monastery, is lead down a destructive path full of sin.
Earlier this year at the 2012 Glasgow Film Festival, HeyUGuys had the opportunity to speak to Dominik about what initially drew him to Lewis’ source material, how he went about bringing the themes and ideas into the 21st century and what it was like to work with Vincent Cassel.
Here’s the interview in full:
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HeyUGuys: What was it about Matthew Lewis’ source material that made you so interested in bringing The Monk to the cinema screen?
Dominik Moll: Well, several things.
The film, co-written and directed by Dominik Moll, centers on Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), an acclaimed monk who, after becoming entranced by a masked figure (Déborah François) who takes shelter in the monastery, is lead down a destructive path full of sin.
Earlier this year at the 2012 Glasgow Film Festival, HeyUGuys had the opportunity to speak to Dominik about what initially drew him to Lewis’ source material, how he went about bringing the themes and ideas into the 21st century and what it was like to work with Vincent Cassel.
Here’s the interview in full:
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HeyUGuys: What was it about Matthew Lewis’ source material that made you so interested in bringing The Monk to the cinema screen?
Dominik Moll: Well, several things.
- 5/1/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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