Tag: Deauville Festival
“Lee Miller” in the heart of hell
Kate Winslet gives a powerful performance as the former model turned war photographer in Ellen Kuras’ film. A classic tale, but one that has the merit of introducing us to…
“Neither chains nor masters”, the slave revolt
“It’s a film about a forgotten page in French history,” says director Simon Moutaïrou, who has shot a historical and necessary French western to ‘raise awareness’. An educational film about…
“Speak no evil”, a Sunday in the country
Invited to spend “a great weekend” in the countryside, a family discovers that they are in fact the prey of psychopaths. In this film by James Watkins, a weekend with…
New Hollywood in Deauville
The American Film Festival showcases many independent films made in the USA, as well as the new stars of today and tomorrow, including this year Sebastian Stan, Daisy Ridley, Mikey…
Half a century of America at Deauville
The 50th American Film Festival is currently underway in Normandy, where audiences have been able to applaud Michael Douglas at the opening, discover Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, attend the tribute…
“The Zone of Interest”, neighbors of horror
Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Jonathan Glazer’s film demonstrates by example “the banality of evil”, the quiet, carefree daily life of a Nazi family right…
“May December”, a duo of actresses taking turns
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star in this Todd Haynes film, in which one plays the other in a stylish but superficial tale. “I’m looking for a character that’s hard…
“Captives” in asylum
Arnaud des Pallières’ film is behind closed doors in the women’s hell of La Salpêtrière, where the voluntary inmate played by Mélanie Thierry discovers horror and despair. Mélanie Thierry plays…