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Art Directors Guild Nominations
Palaces, comic book worlds, sound stages, animation backgrounds, the old West, the future. An eclectic mix that makes up much of the Art Directors Guild…
Actober: Going around the Bend- What has happened to Michael Fassbender?
2017 was not a good year for Michael Fassbender; The Snowman melted into a puddle of slush at the box office, Assassin’s Creed should have…
Top Moments in Bergman Films
After finally coming to an end of my Bergman journey over these last 10 days or so, watching a grand total of 13 films (yes,…
Ayka – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Ayka Sergey Dvortsevoy – Kazakhstan IN A NUTSHELL This Russian-Kazakhstani film follows a young Kyrgyz girl called Ayka (Samal Yeslyamova) who lives and works illegally…
Capernaum – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Cafarnaúm / Capernaum Nadine Labaki – Lebanon IN A NUTSHELL This politically-charged fable, which features mostly non-professional actors, tells the story of a child who…
Dogman – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Dogman Matteo Garrone – Italy IN A NUTSHELL Dubbed by it’s director as an “urban western” this film is inspired by a homicide committed by…
Burning – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Beoning / Burning Lee Chang-dong – South Korea IN A NUTSHELL Based on the short story Barn Burning written by Haruki Murakami, this story follow…
Asako I & II – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Netemo Sameteo (Asako I & II) / Asako I & II Ryūsuke Hamaguchi – Japan IN A NUTSHELL This Japanese romantic drama based on the…
At War – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
En Guerre / At War Stéphane Brizé – France IN A NUTSHELL Set in Bologna, 2002, when the opposition to the Labor Law explodes in…
Shoplifters – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Manbiki kazoku / Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-eda – Japan IN A NUTSHELL This moving drama, is centred around Osamu (Lily Franky) and his eccentric family. Osamu…
BlacKkKlansman – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee – United States IN A NUTSHELL An adaptation of the book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, this film follows an African-American detective…
Under the Silver Lake – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Under the Silver Lake David Robert Mitchell – United States IN A NUTSHELL Sam is aimless young man (Andrew Garfield) who becomes an unwitting detective…
Happy as Lazzaro – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Lazzaro Felice / Happy as Lazzaro Alice Rohrwacher – Italy IN A NUTSHELL Lazzaro (Adriano Tardiolo), is a young peasant so good that he is…
3 Faces – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus
Se Rokh / 3 Faces Jafar Panahi – Iran IN A NUTSHELL This Iranian film follows three actresses at different stages of their career. One…