Josh here to celebrate a very particular mother. It’s 'Girls Gone Wild' month at The Film Experience, so it seems appropriate to visit one of the best performances of the last decade with Kristin Scott Thomas in I’ve Loved You So Long. She plays Juliette, a mother who everyone views as a someone who went “wild” once, committing a murder. Despite her cool exterior, everyone is waiting for her to break again at any point. This was writer/directors Philippe Claudel’s directorial debut after an esteemed writing career, and the novelistic approach to his characters pays off well; Juliette's still waters run deep...
- 5/9/2016
- by Josh Forward
- FilmExperience
Chicago – All great things come to an end, and the 51st Chicago International Film Festival is no exception, concluding on October 28th and 29th, 2015, with the Best of the Fest, in addition to a special presentation of the new Todd Haynes’ film “Carol’ and their Closing Night film event, the tense journalism thriller “Spotlight.”
The final events are previewed below. The 51st Chicago International Film Festival concludes on Thursday, October 29th.
”Best Of The Fest”
’ A Childhood,’ Directed by Philippe Claudel
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Award winners, audience favorites and by-popular-demand films are repeated on Wednesday, October 28th, and Thursday, October 29th. “A Childhood,” the French film that won the Gold Hugo (the highest film prize of the festival), will be among the films screened over the next two days. For a complete Best of the Fest schedule, click here.
Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th & 29th, Various Times
Special Presentation – ”Carol”
’Carol,...
The final events are previewed below. The 51st Chicago International Film Festival concludes on Thursday, October 29th.
”Best Of The Fest”
’ A Childhood,’ Directed by Philippe Claudel
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Award winners, audience favorites and by-popular-demand films are repeated on Wednesday, October 28th, and Thursday, October 29th. “A Childhood,” the French film that won the Gold Hugo (the highest film prize of the festival), will be among the films screened over the next two days. For a complete Best of the Fest schedule, click here.
Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th & 29th, Various Times
Special Presentation – ”Carol”
’Carol,...
- 10/28/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Philippe Claudel’s A Childhood (France, pictured) took the Chicago International Film Festival’s international film competition Gold Hugo on Saturday night.
Santiago Mitre’s Paulina (Argentina-Brazil) claimed the Silver Hugo special jury prize and Pablo Larrain’s The Club (Chile) earned the Silver Hugo for best director.
In the New Directors Competition for first and second features receiving their Us premieres, Pengfei Song’s Underground Fragrance (China) clinched the Gold Hugo while silver went to Runar Runarsson’s Icelandic entry Sparrows.
The Roger Ebert Award presented annually to an emerging filmmaker whose film “presents a fresh and uncompromising vision” went to Ida Panahandeh’s Nahid (Iran).
João Pedro Plácido’s Volta à Terra (Portugal-Switzerland) took home the Documentary Competition Gold Hugo.
The Founders Award went to Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next. Michael Kutza, founder & artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced the winners of the 51st edition on Saturday.
For the full...
Santiago Mitre’s Paulina (Argentina-Brazil) claimed the Silver Hugo special jury prize and Pablo Larrain’s The Club (Chile) earned the Silver Hugo for best director.
In the New Directors Competition for first and second features receiving their Us premieres, Pengfei Song’s Underground Fragrance (China) clinched the Gold Hugo while silver went to Runar Runarsson’s Icelandic entry Sparrows.
The Roger Ebert Award presented annually to an emerging filmmaker whose film “presents a fresh and uncompromising vision” went to Ida Panahandeh’s Nahid (Iran).
João Pedro Plácido’s Volta à Terra (Portugal-Switzerland) took home the Documentary Competition Gold Hugo.
The Founders Award went to Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next. Michael Kutza, founder & artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced the winners of the 51st edition on Saturday.
For the full...
- 10/25/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – The 2015 awards ceremony at the 51st Chicago International Festival took place on Friday, October 23rd, and Andrew Davis – International Competition Jury President – announced that the French film “A Childhood” was the recipient of the prestigious Gold Hugo Award for the festival’s top film.
The evening was also highlighted by the Founder’s Award, given by festival originator Michael Kutza. Director Michael Moore accepted the award in person for his new and provocative documentary, “Where to Invade Next.” Moore gave an impassioned acceptance speech, amplifying his optimism in his new film, which pleads for social change in America.
Michael Moore Accepts The Founder’s Award
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The awards event took place in the ballroom at Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel, and was hosted by festival Managing Director Vivian Teng. Presenters included Programming Director Mimi Plauché, programmers Anthony Kaufman and Camille Lugan, plus various jury...
The evening was also highlighted by the Founder’s Award, given by festival originator Michael Kutza. Director Michael Moore accepted the award in person for his new and provocative documentary, “Where to Invade Next.” Moore gave an impassioned acceptance speech, amplifying his optimism in his new film, which pleads for social change in America.
Michael Moore Accepts The Founder’s Award
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The awards event took place in the ballroom at Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel, and was hosted by festival Managing Director Vivian Teng. Presenters included Programming Director Mimi Plauché, programmers Anthony Kaufman and Camille Lugan, plus various jury...
- 10/25/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The 51st Chicago International Film Festival announced its winners Saturday afternoon, which features over 130 feature films from over 50 countries from Oct. 15-29. French Film, A Chilldhood, won top prize gold hugo at the fest. In a gala awards ceremony held at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday night, director Philippe Claudel's film depicts poverty in a small provincial French town. Its two child leads, Alexi Mathieu and Jules Gauzelin, shared the Silver Hugo for Best Actor. Director Michael Moore won the founder's award for his film Where To Invade Next. Presented by the festival’s founder Michael Kutza, Moore
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- 10/24/2015
- by Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – As the 2015 edition of the 51st Chicago International Film Festival kicks into gear, the first week highlights include many award winning and international film offerings. All screenings are taking place at the AMC River North 21, 322 Illinois Street, Chicago, and the festival runs through October 29th.
HollywoodChicago.com contributors Brendan Hodges and Patrick McDonald have been sampling the festival offerings, and provides this preview to cover the first six days of the event. Over 50 countries are represented, and many of the films from the U.S. will be Oscar contenders. Each capsule is designated with Bh (Brendan) or Pm (Patrick), to indicate the author.
“Dheepan”
’Dheepan,’ Directed by Jacques Audiard
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
A startling story of social displacement and the inevitability of violence, Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” won the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. “Dheepan” tells a story about a three Sri Lankan...
HollywoodChicago.com contributors Brendan Hodges and Patrick McDonald have been sampling the festival offerings, and provides this preview to cover the first six days of the event. Over 50 countries are represented, and many of the films from the U.S. will be Oscar contenders. Each capsule is designated with Bh (Brendan) or Pm (Patrick), to indicate the author.
“Dheepan”
’Dheepan,’ Directed by Jacques Audiard
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
A startling story of social displacement and the inevitability of violence, Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” won the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. “Dheepan” tells a story about a three Sri Lankan...
- 10/18/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
New festival director criticizes “myopic” battle for premieres and reveals London Film Festival “alliance”.
In its tenth year the once again reinvented Rome Film Festival (October 16-24) will host a streamlined but crowd-pleasing combination of autumn festival titles and potential discoveries.
Among national debuts are Lenny Abrahamson’s well-received Room, James Ponsoldt’s The End Of The Tour, Peter Sollett’s Freeheld, Pal Nalin’s female buddy movie Angry Indian Goddesses and Paul Thomas Anderson’s recently announced music documentary Junun, about Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s travels to India.
Italian films set to unspool at the streamlined yet international festival are Claudio Cupellini’s Alaska and Sergio Rubini’s Dobbiamo Parlare.
UK documentary The Confessions Of Thomas Quick and Chinese box office giant Monster Hunt will also be among the 37 films, documentaries and TV series from 24 countries announced today in the official selection.
The semi-autonomous Alice Nella Citta strand will showcase titles including Deniz Gamze Erguven...
In its tenth year the once again reinvented Rome Film Festival (October 16-24) will host a streamlined but crowd-pleasing combination of autumn festival titles and potential discoveries.
Among national debuts are Lenny Abrahamson’s well-received Room, James Ponsoldt’s The End Of The Tour, Peter Sollett’s Freeheld, Pal Nalin’s female buddy movie Angry Indian Goddesses and Paul Thomas Anderson’s recently announced music documentary Junun, about Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s travels to India.
Italian films set to unspool at the streamlined yet international festival are Claudio Cupellini’s Alaska and Sergio Rubini’s Dobbiamo Parlare.
UK documentary The Confessions Of Thomas Quick and Chinese box office giant Monster Hunt will also be among the 37 films, documentaries and TV series from 24 countries announced today in the official selection.
The semi-autonomous Alice Nella Citta strand will showcase titles including Deniz Gamze Erguven...
- 9/30/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Drama starring Isabelle Huppert due to shoot this June.
Les Films du Losange has taken on sales of Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come (L’Avenir), starring Isabelle Huppert as a woman embarking on a new life after her husband leaves her for another woman.
“We’ll kick off sales at Cannes on the back of the script. The film is due to shoot in Paris in June,” said Les Films du Losange head of sales Agathe Valentin.
Huppert stars as Nathalie, a settled philosophy teacher who has been married for years to Heinz, with whom she has two grown-up children. They stay together out of habit and common intellectual pursuits – he also teaches philosophy — rather than for love.
But one day Heinz announces he has fallen for another woman and moves out. At the same time, Nathalie’s possessive, time-consuming mother passes away. As the summer holidays loom, Nathalie is staring...
Les Films du Losange has taken on sales of Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come (L’Avenir), starring Isabelle Huppert as a woman embarking on a new life after her husband leaves her for another woman.
“We’ll kick off sales at Cannes on the back of the script. The film is due to shoot in Paris in June,” said Les Films du Losange head of sales Agathe Valentin.
Huppert stars as Nathalie, a settled philosophy teacher who has been married for years to Heinz, with whom she has two grown-up children. They stay together out of habit and common intellectual pursuits – he also teaches philosophy — rather than for love.
But one day Heinz announces he has fallen for another woman and moves out. At the same time, Nathalie’s possessive, time-consuming mother passes away. As the summer holidays loom, Nathalie is staring...
- 5/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
Catherine Deneuve: César Award Besst Actress Record-Tier (photo: Catherine Deneuve in 'In the Courtyard / Dans la cour') (See previous post: "Kristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve Make César Award History.") Catherine Deneuve has received 12 Best Actress César nominations to date. Deneuve's nods were for the following movies (year of film's release): Pierre Salvadori's In the Courtyard / Dans la Cour (2014). Emmanuelle Bercot's On My Way / Elle s'en va (2013). François Ozon's Potiche (2010). Nicole Garcia's Place Vendôme (1998). André Téchiné's Thieves / Les voleurs (1996). André Téchiné's My Favorite Season / Ma saison préférée (1993). Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992). François Dupeyron's Strange Place for an Encounter / Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (1988). Jean-Pierre Mocky's Agent trouble (1987). André Téchiné's Hotel America / Hôtel des Amériques (1981). François Truffaut's The Last Metro / Le dernier métro (1980). Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Le sauvage (1975). Additionally, Catherine Deneuve was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category...
- 1/30/2015
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
They didn’t make our final Top 100 cut, but here is a list of foreign film titles that are on our radar for 2015. We being with…
200. Remember – Dir. Atom Egoyan
199. Suffragette – Dir. Sarah Gavron
198. Kills on Wheels – Dir. Attila Till
197. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend – Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
196. The Go-Between – Dir. Pete Travis
195. Peur de Rien Dir. Danielle Arbid
194. Regular Boy – Dir. Michele Civetta
193. Flaskepost – Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
192. The Lady in the Van – Dir. Nicolas Hytner
191. Zoom – Dir. Pedro Morelli
190. Away from the Sea – Dir. Imanol Uribe
189. Tulip Fever – Dir. Justin Chadwick
188. Ulrike’s Brain – Dir. Bruce La Bruce
187. Tsunami – Dir. Jacques Deschamps
186. And Your Sister? – Dir. Marion Vernoux
185. There Was Las Vegas – Dir. Alexandre Castas
184. Prejudice – Dir. Antoine Cuypers
183. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
182. Irreplaceable – Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse
181. Histoire de Judas Iscariot – Dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
180. The First, the Last – Dir. Bouli Lanners
179. Selection Officielle – Dir. Jacques Richard
178. Desierto – Dir.
200. Remember – Dir. Atom Egoyan
199. Suffragette – Dir. Sarah Gavron
198. Kills on Wheels – Dir. Attila Till
197. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend – Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
196. The Go-Between – Dir. Pete Travis
195. Peur de Rien Dir. Danielle Arbid
194. Regular Boy – Dir. Michele Civetta
193. Flaskepost – Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
192. The Lady in the Van – Dir. Nicolas Hytner
191. Zoom – Dir. Pedro Morelli
190. Away from the Sea – Dir. Imanol Uribe
189. Tulip Fever – Dir. Justin Chadwick
188. Ulrike’s Brain – Dir. Bruce La Bruce
187. Tsunami – Dir. Jacques Deschamps
186. And Your Sister? – Dir. Marion Vernoux
185. There Was Las Vegas – Dir. Alexandre Castas
184. Prejudice – Dir. Antoine Cuypers
183. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
182. Irreplaceable – Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse
181. Histoire de Judas Iscariot – Dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
180. The First, the Last – Dir. Bouli Lanners
179. Selection Officielle – Dir. Jacques Richard
178. Desierto – Dir.
- 1/5/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
★★★★☆French director Philippe Claudel's noirish new thriller Before the Winter Chill (2013), starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Auteuil, follows the fortunes of middle-aged couple who find their marriage threatened by a troubled young woman. Paul (Auteuil) is a successful surgeon, popular with the staff at his clinic and his patients. His wife Lucie (Scott Thomas) spends her days tending their impressively large garden, baby-sitting their grand-daughter and visiting her depressed sister who is often sectioned. When red roses start arriving for Paul at the clinic and at home, the cracks in their marriage begin to appear. Lucie is obviously bored and isolated by her husband's career and long hours.
- 9/22/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
It wasn’t too long ago that we were presented with a drama to come out of France focusing on the relationship between a labouring doctor and an emotionally volatile patient, in Philippe Claudel’s Before the Winter Chill. Now, Axelle Ropert’s sophomore feature film Miss and the Doctors delves into similar territory, and though bearing a somewhat less celebrated cast and crew, is the more accomplished piece; nuanced, less ambiguous – and all the better for it.
Brothers Boris (Cédric Kahn) and Dmitri (Laurent Stocker) are two doctors almost tied at the hip, working together in unison as popular paediatricians. A regular patient of theirs is the young Alice (Paula Denis), who suffers from diabetes – however it’s her mother Judith (Louise Bourgoin) they soon start visiting, as both doctors fall desperately in love with the single parent. While Judith’s affections seem to lie more with Boris over the hapless Dmitri,...
Brothers Boris (Cédric Kahn) and Dmitri (Laurent Stocker) are two doctors almost tied at the hip, working together in unison as popular paediatricians. A regular patient of theirs is the young Alice (Paula Denis), who suffers from diabetes – however it’s her mother Judith (Louise Bourgoin) they soon start visiting, as both doctors fall desperately in love with the single parent. While Judith’s affections seem to lie more with Boris over the hapless Dmitri,...
- 5/29/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Is this classy film, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Auteuil, the modern equivalent of the French 'tradition of quality' that Truffaut warned us about?
There is something exasperating in this movie from Philippe Claudel, the French novelist-turned-film-maker who enjoyed such an impressive debut in 2008 with I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman nursing an awful secret. Scott Thomas now returns as Lucie, the wife of Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a wealthy and successful neurosurgeon. Their comfortable haute-bourgeois existence is disrupted when Paul starts getting anonymous bouquets. Is he being stalked? Or is something else going on, a midlife crisis connected to his burgeoning relationship with a beautiful young woman, Lou (Leïla Bekhti)? Auteuil looks the part, – Michael Haneke said he cast Auteuil in his stalker nightmare Hidden because he had the face of a man with a secret – and Before the Winter Chill has all...
There is something exasperating in this movie from Philippe Claudel, the French novelist-turned-film-maker who enjoyed such an impressive debut in 2008 with I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman nursing an awful secret. Scott Thomas now returns as Lucie, the wife of Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a wealthy and successful neurosurgeon. Their comfortable haute-bourgeois existence is disrupted when Paul starts getting anonymous bouquets. Is he being stalked? Or is something else going on, a midlife crisis connected to his burgeoning relationship with a beautiful young woman, Lou (Leïla Bekhti)? Auteuil looks the part, – Michael Haneke said he cast Auteuil in his stalker nightmare Hidden because he had the face of a man with a secret – and Before the Winter Chill has all...
- 5/8/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Is this classy film, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Auteuil, the modern equivalent of the French 'tradition of quality' that Truffaut warned us about?
There is something exasperating in this movie from Philippe Claudel, the French novelist-turned-film-maker who enjoyed such an impressive debut in 2008 with I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman nursing an awful secret. Scott Thomas now returns as Lucie, the wife of Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a wealthy and successful neurosurgeon. Their comfortable haute-bourgeois existence is disrupted when Paul starts getting anonymous bouquets. Is he being stalked? Or is something else going on, a midlife crisis connected to his burgeoning relationship with a beautiful young woman, Lou (Leïla Bekhti)? Auteuil looks the part, Michael Haneke said he cast Auteuil in his stalker nightmare Hidden because he had the face of a man with a secret and Before the Winter Chill has all...
There is something exasperating in this movie from Philippe Claudel, the French novelist-turned-film-maker who enjoyed such an impressive debut in 2008 with I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman nursing an awful secret. Scott Thomas now returns as Lucie, the wife of Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a wealthy and successful neurosurgeon. Their comfortable haute-bourgeois existence is disrupted when Paul starts getting anonymous bouquets. Is he being stalked? Or is something else going on, a midlife crisis connected to his burgeoning relationship with a beautiful young woman, Lou (Leïla Bekhti)? Auteuil looks the part, Michael Haneke said he cast Auteuil in his stalker nightmare Hidden because he had the face of a man with a secret and Before the Winter Chill has all...
- 5/8/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Wang Chao’s feature to premiere in Un Certain Regard.
Paris-based sales company has picked up international sales rights to Wang Chao’s Fantasia ahead of its premiere in Un Certain Regard in Cannes this year.
Set against the backdrop of a contemporary, Chinese industrial city, the film revolves around a family pushed to the limits, socially and economically, by the father’s hospitalisation. Against this background, the youngest son escapes into fantasy world.
It is the second time Wang’s work has screened in Un Certain Regard, after Luxury Car which premiered in the section in 2006, picking up one of the peripheral prizes.
The director is currently developing a road movie set between Beijing, Tibet, Paris and Provence called Looking for Rohmer, in which French actor Jérémie Elkaim and Chinese actor Gen Han are set to co-star.
Other Official Selection titles on Les Films Du Losange’s slate include Tony Gatlif’s Geronimo, about a young...
Paris-based sales company has picked up international sales rights to Wang Chao’s Fantasia ahead of its premiere in Un Certain Regard in Cannes this year.
Set against the backdrop of a contemporary, Chinese industrial city, the film revolves around a family pushed to the limits, socially and economically, by the father’s hospitalisation. Against this background, the youngest son escapes into fantasy world.
It is the second time Wang’s work has screened in Un Certain Regard, after Luxury Car which premiered in the section in 2006, picking up one of the peripheral prizes.
The director is currently developing a road movie set between Beijing, Tibet, Paris and Provence called Looking for Rohmer, in which French actor Jérémie Elkaim and Chinese actor Gen Han are set to co-star.
Other Official Selection titles on Les Films Du Losange’s slate include Tony Gatlif’s Geronimo, about a young...
- 5/8/2014
- ScreenDaily
With Juliette Binoche starring in A Thousand Times Good Night, out in cinemas now, it’s her former co-star of Caché (Hidden), Daniel Auteuil also taking on a lead role, in Philippe Claudel’s Before the Winter Chill. However while there are certainly similarities between this brooding drama and Michael Haneke’s stunning piece, both of men drenched in paranoia – this merely pales in comparison, as the audience are left as frustratingly in the dark as the protagonist himself.
Auteuil plays Paul, a popular neurosurgeon who is confronted by Lou (Leïla Bekhti), a former patient, at a nearby bar, who claims the doctor was an inspiration to her in how he handled her operation. Though somewhat touched, when Paul starts to receive an influx of anonymous flowers, he soon feels unnerved, and struggles to comprehend exactly why this is going on. Frightened, anxious, yet ultimately somewhat curious, he takes some...
Auteuil plays Paul, a popular neurosurgeon who is confronted by Lou (Leïla Bekhti), a former patient, at a nearby bar, who claims the doctor was an inspiration to her in how he handled her operation. Though somewhat touched, when Paul starts to receive an influx of anonymous flowers, he soon feels unnerved, and struggles to comprehend exactly why this is going on. Frightened, anxious, yet ultimately somewhat curious, he takes some...
- 5/7/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★★☆☆It's difficult not to think of Michael Haneke's Hidden (2005) in the opening stages of Philippe Claudel's third film, Before the Winter Chill (2013). The last time Daniel Auteuil played a middle-class husband receiving unwanted deliveries from an unknown sender, the stakes were high in the Austrian's superlative thriller. Whilst those trappings are evident again, the mysteries of Claudel's offering appear to be of the human heart and soul. Reuniting the director with Kristin Scott Thomas, the star of lauded debut I've Loved You So Long (2008), this relationship drama isn't keen to give them up. It all makes for unusual viewing that proves engrossing despite refusing to offer answers, easy or otherwise.
- 5/7/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Exclusive: Director [pictured] to start shooting gritty drama in France in June.
French director Philippe Claudel is set to work with key cast members of Stranger by the Lake – Pierre Deladonchamps and Patrick D’Assumçao – on his upcoming film (childhood).
The picture, which is due to shoot in France in June, revolves around 13-year-old Jimmy, a teenager forced to grow-up too soon due to his turbulent home-life, caught between a depressed mother and a controlling stepfather.
Deladonchamps, D’Assumçao and Angelica Sarre feature in the cast alongside two unknown siblings in the child roles.
The €3.9m production is due to start shooting in north-eastern France in June. Les Films du Losange, which is also producing, will start pre-sales on (childhood) at the Efm.
Claudel is best known internationally for I Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman re-building her life after 15 years in prison, which competed at the Berlinale in 2008 and also won a Bafta...
French director Philippe Claudel is set to work with key cast members of Stranger by the Lake – Pierre Deladonchamps and Patrick D’Assumçao – on his upcoming film (childhood).
The picture, which is due to shoot in France in June, revolves around 13-year-old Jimmy, a teenager forced to grow-up too soon due to his turbulent home-life, caught between a depressed mother and a controlling stepfather.
Deladonchamps, D’Assumçao and Angelica Sarre feature in the cast alongside two unknown siblings in the child roles.
The €3.9m production is due to start shooting in north-eastern France in June. Les Films du Losange, which is also producing, will start pre-sales on (childhood) at the Efm.
Claudel is best known internationally for I Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman re-building her life after 15 years in prison, which competed at the Berlinale in 2008 and also won a Bafta...
- 2/6/2014
- ScreenDaily
Tenth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival to host a record 60 UK premieres; Under the Skin to receive Scottish premiere as closing film.
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel will receive its UK premiere as the opening film of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) on Feb 20.
With the festival celebrating its tenth edition this year, its opening gala recalls their first-ever closing gala, Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which will also receive a screening during the festival on Glasgow’s Tall Ship.
Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, which was partly shot in Glasgow and stars Scarlett Johansson as a predatory alien seductress, will receive its Scottish premiere as the closing film on March 2.
Premieres
This year’s edition (supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, EventScotland and Creative Scotland) will feature a record 60 UK premieres, including Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo; Sandra Nettelbeck’s Mr. Morgan’s [link...
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel will receive its UK premiere as the opening film of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) on Feb 20.
With the festival celebrating its tenth edition this year, its opening gala recalls their first-ever closing gala, Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which will also receive a screening during the festival on Glasgow’s Tall Ship.
Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, which was partly shot in Glasgow and stars Scarlett Johansson as a predatory alien seductress, will receive its Scottish premiere as the closing film on March 2.
Premieres
This year’s edition (supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, EventScotland and Creative Scotland) will feature a record 60 UK premieres, including Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo; Sandra Nettelbeck’s Mr. Morgan’s [link...
- 1/21/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Drama reunites Kristin Scott Thomas with director Philippe Claudel.
Metrodome has taken UK rights to Telluride drama Before the Winter Chill (Avant l’hiver) which reunites Kristin Scott Thomas with I’ve Loved You So Long director Philippe Claudel.
Daniel Auteuil, Richard Berry and Leila Bekhti star alongside Scott Thomas in the French drama about a man in the autumn of his life, torn between a loving wife and his dangerous attraction for a troubled, mysterious young woman.
The deal was negotiated by Gregory Chambet for TF1 International and Metrodome’s head of acquisitions Giles Edwards for a 2014 release.
Producers are Yves Marmion and Romain Rojtman of Les Films du 24.
Claudel’s acclaimed 2008 debut I’ve Loved You So Long took £1.2m ($1.8m) in the UK and scored the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA, a Cesar for Best First Film and two Golden Globe nominations.
Upcoming Metrodome releases include David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche and Lukas Moodysson...
Metrodome has taken UK rights to Telluride drama Before the Winter Chill (Avant l’hiver) which reunites Kristin Scott Thomas with I’ve Loved You So Long director Philippe Claudel.
Daniel Auteuil, Richard Berry and Leila Bekhti star alongside Scott Thomas in the French drama about a man in the autumn of his life, torn between a loving wife and his dangerous attraction for a troubled, mysterious young woman.
The deal was negotiated by Gregory Chambet for TF1 International and Metrodome’s head of acquisitions Giles Edwards for a 2014 release.
Producers are Yves Marmion and Romain Rojtman of Les Films du 24.
Claudel’s acclaimed 2008 debut I’ve Loved You So Long took £1.2m ($1.8m) in the UK and scored the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA, a Cesar for Best First Film and two Golden Globe nominations.
Upcoming Metrodome releases include David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche and Lukas Moodysson...
- 9/24/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The 40th annual Telluride Film Festival just announced its lineup of movies. The Labor Day weekend fest will include the North American premieres of hotly anticipated movies like the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," as well as debuts of movies like Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" and Jason Reitman's "Labor Day."
This initial announcement isn't necessarily the final lineup of movies at the Colorado movie festival. Some other sneak preview premieres of films that will be shown outside of the main program will likely be announced soon. In honor of Telluride's 40th anniversary, there will be an extra day of prigramming, six guest directors including Don Delillo and Salman Rushdie, and a new Werner Herzog Theatre venue.
Here's the full list of movies in the 2013 Telluride lineup:
- "All Is Lost" (directed by J.C. Chandor, U.S., 2013)
- "Before The Winter Chill" (directed by Philippe Claudel, France, 2013)
- "Bethlehem" (directed by Yuval Adler,...
This initial announcement isn't necessarily the final lineup of movies at the Colorado movie festival. Some other sneak preview premieres of films that will be shown outside of the main program will likely be announced soon. In honor of Telluride's 40th anniversary, there will be an extra day of prigramming, six guest directors including Don Delillo and Salman Rushdie, and a new Werner Herzog Theatre venue.
Here's the full list of movies in the 2013 Telluride lineup:
- "All Is Lost" (directed by J.C. Chandor, U.S., 2013)
- "Before The Winter Chill" (directed by Philippe Claudel, France, 2013)
- "Bethlehem" (directed by Yuval Adler,...
- 8/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The 40th anniversary edition of the Telluride Film Festival unveiled its lineup, as per custom, just days in advance of its presentation in the mountains of Colorado. The five-day event begins tomorrow and will include several movies with Oscar ambitions, including the world premiere of Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.
The Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (pictured above), Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, the Robert Redford movie All is Lost, and the erotic French film Blue is the Warmest Color, all of which premiered at Cannes in May, will make their American debuts at Telluride.
The Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (pictured above), Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, the Robert Redford movie All is Lost, and the erotic French film Blue is the Warmest Color, all of which premiered at Cannes in May, will make their American debuts at Telluride.
- 8/28/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
The 2013 Telluride Film Festival begins tomorrow, Thursday, August 29 and runs through Monday, September 2 and this morning the organizers announced the official lineu-up of 27 films along with word there will be three, as yet unannounced, secret screenings that will take place. Begin the speculation... As for what is playing, notable entries from this year's Cannes Film Festival include All is Lost, Blue is the Warmest Color, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and The Past. Last night the Venice Film Festival got underway withg Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity with rave reviews. It too will play Telluride before heading up to the Toronto Film Festival. Other Toronto titles among the line up are Jason Reitman's Labor Day, Ralph Fiennes' The Invisible Woman and Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin. Those are the more obvious titles while the three secret screenings will probably grab the biggest headlines and they could be anything from...
- 8/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Apart from the three sneak screening titles that will stir up the buzz in the coming days, Julie Huntsinger and Tom Luddy’s 40th edition of the Telluride Film Festival excels in bringing a concentration of solid docus from the likes of Errol Morris and Werner Herzog who this year cuts the ribbon on a theatre going by his name and introduces Death Row, a pinch of Berlin Film Fest items (Gloria, Slow Food Story, Fifi Howls from Happiness) Palme d’Or winner (this year Abdellatif Kechiche will be celebrated), upcoming Sony Pictures Classics items (Tim’s Vermeer, The Lunchbox), Venice to Telluride to Tiff titles (Bethlehem, Tracks and Under the Skin), the latest Jason Reitman film (Labor Day) and the barely known docu-home-movie whodunit (by helmers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine) The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden which features narration from the likes of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger and Connie Nielsen.
- 8/28/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
40th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program, the ‘Show’: · All Is Lost (d. J.C. Chandor, U.S.
- 8/28/2013
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
While many film festivals announce their titles weeks or months in advance, the annual Telluride Film Festival saves that list until the day before the festival begins.
As a result, they've just announced this year's slate which includes the world premieres of Jason Reitman's "Labor Day". David Mackenzie's "Starred Up" will also have its debut screening.
Other high profile titles include "Gravity," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Nebraska," "All Is Lost," "Blue Is The Warmest Color," "Under The Skin," "Tracks" and "The Past". The festival kicks off on August 29th and here's the full list:
All Is Lost (d. J.C. Chandor, U.S., 2013)
Before The Winter Chill (d. Philippe Claudel, France, 2013)
Bethlehem (d. Yuval Adler, Israel, 2013)
Blue Is The Warmest Color (d. Abdellatif Kechiche, France, 2013)
Burning Bush (d. Agnieszka Holland, Czech Republic, 2013)
Death Row: Blaine Milam + Robert Fratta (d. Werner Herzog, U.S., 2013)
Fifi Howls From Happiness (d. Mitra Farahani,...
As a result, they've just announced this year's slate which includes the world premieres of Jason Reitman's "Labor Day". David Mackenzie's "Starred Up" will also have its debut screening.
Other high profile titles include "Gravity," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Nebraska," "All Is Lost," "Blue Is The Warmest Color," "Under The Skin," "Tracks" and "The Past". The festival kicks off on August 29th and here's the full list:
All Is Lost (d. J.C. Chandor, U.S., 2013)
Before The Winter Chill (d. Philippe Claudel, France, 2013)
Bethlehem (d. Yuval Adler, Israel, 2013)
Blue Is The Warmest Color (d. Abdellatif Kechiche, France, 2013)
Burning Bush (d. Agnieszka Holland, Czech Republic, 2013)
Death Row: Blaine Milam + Robert Fratta (d. Werner Herzog, U.S., 2013)
Fifi Howls From Happiness (d. Mitra Farahani,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kristin Scott Thomas adds to her recent Francophone transgressive sex canon – but this one runs out of ideas
Kristin Scott Thomas gives us another movie in a distinctive genre that she has made her own: modern day, no makeup, speaking French, transgressive sex. It's an intense and claustrophobic two-hander, well acted – especially by her – but frankly a bit of a shaggy-dog story with a faintly unsatisfactory ending. Scott Thomas plays Anna Cooper, a single professional woman living on her own in Paris and a bit of a workaholic. The name signals that, though a fluent and idiomatic French speaker, she is British but otherwise there is no back story. At the beginning of a rare holiday, Anna comes into traumatic contact with an intense figure: Yann, played by Pio Marmaï, and their encounter becomes a terrifying ordeal. The film begins intriguingly and promises much, with an interesting flashback structure which...
Kristin Scott Thomas gives us another movie in a distinctive genre that she has made her own: modern day, no makeup, speaking French, transgressive sex. It's an intense and claustrophobic two-hander, well acted – especially by her – but frankly a bit of a shaggy-dog story with a faintly unsatisfactory ending. Scott Thomas plays Anna Cooper, a single professional woman living on her own in Paris and a bit of a workaholic. The name signals that, though a fluent and idiomatic French speaker, she is British but otherwise there is no back story. At the beginning of a rare holiday, Anna comes into traumatic contact with an intense figure: Yann, played by Pio Marmaï, and their encounter becomes a terrifying ordeal. The film begins intriguingly and promises much, with an interesting flashback structure which...
- 7/19/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Philippe Claudel's Tous les soleils has a good concept of comedy: the colash of two generations embodied by a single father and his teenager daughter. Unfortunately, the film loses some momentum as we get into its story's second half.
Alessandro (Stefano Accorsi), an Italian immigrant, teaches baroque music at the University of Strasbourg in France. His 15-year-old daughter, Irina (Lisa Cipriani), and his irresponsible brother, Luigi (Neri Marcorè), live with him. However, Alessandro often has teh feeling he lives with two teenagers instead of one.
Irina is going through her teenager crisis and has a new boyfriend. As for Luigi, he's always wanted to be accepted as a political refugee in France ever since Sylvio Berlusconi came to power in Italy. Moreover, because he spends so much time looking over his daughter's shoulder, Alessandro has forgotten to look for love. This is because his wife died when Irina was 2 years old.
Alessandro (Stefano Accorsi), an Italian immigrant, teaches baroque music at the University of Strasbourg in France. His 15-year-old daughter, Irina (Lisa Cipriani), and his irresponsible brother, Luigi (Neri Marcorè), live with him. However, Alessandro often has teh feeling he lives with two teenagers instead of one.
Irina is going through her teenager crisis and has a new boyfriend. As for Luigi, he's always wanted to be accepted as a political refugee in France ever since Sylvio Berlusconi came to power in Italy. Moreover, because he spends so much time looking over his daughter's shoulder, Alessandro has forgotten to look for love. This is because his wife died when Irina was 2 years old.
- 7/28/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
French director Philippe Claudel is slowly starting to emerge as the director of love, or so it seems. With his debut film entitled I’ve Loved you so Long and his follow-up film titled Silence of Love it seems that he has a fascination with dramas circled around relationships.
Set to hit theaters on April 20, 2011 in France, Silence of Love stars Stefano Accorsi, Clotilde Courau , Neri Marcore, Lisa Cipriani, and Anouk Aime.
Thanks to Collider’s coverage over at the American Film Market, we are lucky enough to have some details, including the synopsis, along with some images from the upcoming drama. You can check them out below:
Synopsis:
Alessandro is an Italian professor of baroque music living in Strasbourg with his daughter, Irina, 15, in a mid-teenage crisis, and his brother Crampone, a delightfully eccentric anarchist who has repeatedly applied for refugee status ever since Berlusconi came to power.
Alessandro...
Set to hit theaters on April 20, 2011 in France, Silence of Love stars Stefano Accorsi, Clotilde Courau , Neri Marcore, Lisa Cipriani, and Anouk Aime.
Thanks to Collider’s coverage over at the American Film Market, we are lucky enough to have some details, including the synopsis, along with some images from the upcoming drama. You can check them out below:
Synopsis:
Alessandro is an Italian professor of baroque music living in Strasbourg with his daughter, Irina, 15, in a mid-teenage crisis, and his brother Crampone, a delightfully eccentric anarchist who has repeatedly applied for refugee status ever since Berlusconi came to power.
Alessandro...
- 11/16/2010
- by Alex DiGiovanna
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Never to early to prognosticate on film festival line-up predictions that are still a good seven months away. One filmmaker who has been endorsed by the festival a couple of years back with his melodrama, I've Loved You So Long, is currently filming his sophomore feature. Formerly known as "Silence of Love", Philippe Claudel’s Tous les Soleils (“All the Suns”) is being labeled as an Italian comedy (here is some footage) set in the multi-linguistic city of Strasbourg - a place the filmmaker appears to appreciate for it's cultural Euro- diversity. Starring a mix of French and Italian factors Stefano Accorsi, Neri Marcore, Clothilde Courau, Anouk Aimée, scripted by the director, the film centres on Alessandro, an Italian man who teaches baroque music and lives in Strasbourg with his 15-year-old, crisis-stricken daughter Irina, and his brother Crampone, a harmless anarchist lunatic who hasn’t stopped applying for political refugee...
- 7/24/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Philippe Claudel's change in disciplines (he went from novelist to filmmaker) was extremely well-received if you consider the number of international film festival awards and film critic prizes that I've Loved You So Long racked up. Looks like we won't have to wait too long for Claudel's sophomore project. - Philippe Claudel's change in disciplines (he went from novelist to filmmaker) was extremely well-received if you consider the number of international film festival awards and film critic prizes that I've Loved You So Long racked up. Looks like we won't have to wait too long for Claudel's sophomore project. Screen Daily reports that his next project will be set in Strasbourg, and works as a dramedy centering on a widowed music teacher. Euro actor Stefano Accorsi plays the lead in Silence d'Amour (Silence of Love). Filming begins in May, and could be ready for Berlin 2011 - the...
- 2/16/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
French director and novelist Philippe Claudel is set to direct "Silence d'Amour" ("Silence of Love"). The follow-up to his directorial debut "I've Loved You So Long" is set in Strasbourg and is a dramedy focusing on a widowed music teacher. Stefano Accorsi, Italian lead actor of "Romanzo Criminale," will star. Producing are Yves Marmion's company Ugc Ym. Filming starts in may and French company TF1 International has foreign sales rights. Claudel won numerous awards for his work on "I've Loved You So Long" which includes a BAFTA Film Award for the best non-English-language film and a Cesar award for best film. Pic managed to make more than $3 million in the U.S. and over $15 million overseas.
- 2/15/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
I’ve Loved You So Long is the brilliant and at times unsettling portrayal of a woman who struggles to reenter society after spending the last fifteen years in prison. Kristin Scott Thomas stars as Juliette Fontaine in a story written and directed by Philippe Claudel. After a fifteen-year prison sentence, Juliette is reunited with her estranged sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein). The two embark on a journey of self-discovery and mystery as we unravel the story behind their separation and Juliette’s inevitable imprisonment. Kristin Scott Thomas delivers a captivating performance that exceeds the boundaries of modern acting. Every moment with Juliette will fill you with a sense of inner-pain as you take on Lea’s desire to penetrate Juliette’s emotional barriers. Scott Thomas and Zylberstein have a remarkable chemistry that can only be classified as honest and real. I’ve Loved You So Long is more than an endearing tale about struggle.
- 3/13/2009
- by Lady Iris
- BuzzFocus.com
When it came time to talk about snubs at the 2009 Oscars all eyes seemed to look in the direction of The Dark Knight, but even worse was the Academy's complete dismissal of I've Loved You So Long, a film that carries two of the best actress performances of the year from Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein, along with a fantastic script, score and direction by first timer Philippe Claudel, named best director of 2008 in the RopeofSilicon Awards. This is a beautiful film and dismissing it for the likes of Frost/Nixon, a film as generic as they come, is a complete act of disrespect and downright ignorance. I've Loved You So Long has a delicate flow to it that keeps its secrets closely guarded yet never to the point the audience is entirely in the dark. The story centers on Juliette (Scott Thomas) who has just been released after...
- 3/3/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Man... you know it's a dry week for new DVDs when Ace Ventura Jr. is one of the most noteworthy releases. There are only a couple of new titles that are probably worth anyone's time, such as Baz Luhrman's epic western Australia, Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long, and Wong Kar Wai's Ashes of Time Redux, but even these aren't movies I'm going to rush out to buy. Also out this week: Disney's inimitable Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Real Time starring Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel, and In The Electric Mist starring Tommy Lee Jones. Comic book fans might want to check out Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic or DC's Wonder Woman animated feature, but I think your safest bet ...
- 3/3/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The weekly buffet of DVDs and games is open yet again. This week sees the release of the Baz Luhrmann helmed epic drama "Australia" on DVD and Blu-ray. The colorful film is a must-see for fans of the adventure and romance genres and features powerful performances and meticulous direction. We have three reviews from "Australia" - two from the big screen release, the other from the DVD release. We suggest you read them for their varied points of view. Two are positive, the one negative. What's it about? Australia is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it, an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Hugh Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across...
- 3/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
On Friday, February 27, the winners of the 34th Cesar Awards have been unveiled in a gala ceremony held at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and "Seraphine" took the top honor as well as the most nods on the night. The Martin Provost's biopic about Gallic painter Seraphine de Senlis, which had collected 9 nominations from the French top awards which is equivalent to the Oscars, won the Best Film and five other kudos.
For the Best Film title, "Seraphine" best over other nominees that include Laurent Cantet's "The Class", Philippe Claudel's "I've Loved You So Long" and Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine". Apart from nabbing the Best Film kudo, the biopic had also grabbed Best Actress for Yolande Moreau, Best Original Screenplay for Provost, Best Original Score for Michael Galasso, Best Cinematography for Laurent Brunet and Best Costume Design for Madeline Fontaine.
Meanwhile, "Mesrine", which had dominated the nominations with 10 counts,...
For the Best Film title, "Seraphine" best over other nominees that include Laurent Cantet's "The Class", Philippe Claudel's "I've Loved You So Long" and Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine". Apart from nabbing the Best Film kudo, the biopic had also grabbed Best Actress for Yolande Moreau, Best Original Screenplay for Provost, Best Original Score for Michael Galasso, Best Cinematography for Laurent Brunet and Best Costume Design for Madeline Fontaine.
Meanwhile, "Mesrine", which had dominated the nominations with 10 counts,...
- 2/28/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Paris -- Martin Provost's "Seraphine" brushed through a very colorful 34th annual Cesar Awards, taking the prize for best film at the Friday night ceremony in Paris.
The film took home seven awards, including a best actress statue for star Yolande Moreau and wins for original screenplay, costumes, sound, photography and decor.
"Milk" Oscar winner Sean Penn and Dustin Hoffman added Hollywood star power to the 34th annual Cesars ceremony. Held at the Chatelet theater, the evening was presided over by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg -- named most promising actress 23 years ago -- and hosted by TV personality/actor/director Antoine de Caunes.
De Caunes followed Hugh Jackman's Oscars sing-along with his own opening musical number, complete with an onstage shower as he sang "Singin' in the Rain."
More predictable than De Caunes' onstage antics was the best actor prize given to Vincent Cassel for his role as "Public...
The film took home seven awards, including a best actress statue for star Yolande Moreau and wins for original screenplay, costumes, sound, photography and decor.
"Milk" Oscar winner Sean Penn and Dustin Hoffman added Hollywood star power to the 34th annual Cesars ceremony. Held at the Chatelet theater, the evening was presided over by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg -- named most promising actress 23 years ago -- and hosted by TV personality/actor/director Antoine de Caunes.
De Caunes followed Hugh Jackman's Oscars sing-along with his own opening musical number, complete with an onstage shower as he sang "Singin' in the Rain."
More predictable than De Caunes' onstage antics was the best actor prize given to Vincent Cassel for his role as "Public...
- 2/27/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- A biopic about an unknown painter cleaned up the 34th edition of the Cesar awards (France's equivalent to the Oscars). You would have thought that it was an homage to Sean Penn (the actor was in attendance, first row ticket) and the dearly departed Claude Berri, but this was Martin Provost's night upsetting favorites Jean-François Richet and Mesrine (who won for Best Director and Best Actor) and the Palme d'Or winner The Class from Laurent Cantet winner went home with only the Best Adapted Film. Séraphine won a total of seven awards. Kristin Scott Thomas didn't claim the top prize for Best Actress for I've Loved You So Long (the prize went to Yolande Moreau in Séraphine) but Philippe Claudel won for Best First Film and a very emotional Elsa Zylberstein grabbed the Best Supporting Actress nod. Finally, a little bit of redemption here for Best Foreign Picture,
- 2/27/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
"Slumdog Millionaire" continues its awards-season momentum by winning 7 at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Meanwhile, Kate Winslet picked up the Best Actress award for "The Reader" and Mickey Rourke for Best Actor for "The Wrestler."
Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Outstanding British Film
"Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh
Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Leading Actress
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Director
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay
"In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh
Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy
Film Not In The English Language
"I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel
The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film
Steve Mcqueen, director...
Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 BAFTA Awards:
Best Film
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Outstanding British Film
"Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh
Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
Leading Actress
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Director
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay
"In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh
Adapted Screenplay
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy
Film Not In The English Language
"I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel
The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film
Steve Mcqueen, director...
- 2/9/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 2009 BAFTA Award winners have been announced and once again Slumdog Millionaire has taken on all comers and come out ahead with seven awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. On the acting side Kate Winslet has once again taken home hardware winning Best Actress for her performance in The Reader while Mickey Rourke won on the Leading Actor side beating Sean Penn among others for his performance in The Wrestler. Heath Ledger was awarded for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight and Penelope Cruz won for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The acting awards are a big deal for those predicting the 2009 Oscar winners as last year all four acting winners at the BAFTAs went on to take home the Oscar, which included Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton. It also means good news for Danny Boyle as the Coens went on to...
- 2/8/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Oscars' five best picture nominees line up exactly with the contenders for the top prize at Sunday's BAFTAs. "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" lead the pack at the BAFTA Awards with 11 nominations each while "Frost/Nixon" and "Milk" have six and three bids, respectively. Surprise nominee "The Reader" — which many believe bumped "The Dark Knight" from the top race on both sides of the Atlantic — got five nods in total. (And, as is the case with the Oscars, "The Dark Knight" has eight nominations here.)
Since the BAFTAs were moved up in 2000 to take place while academy members are still voting for the Oscars, these laurels have foreseen only two best picture winners — "Gladiator" (2000) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003). However, the BAFTAs do far better at predicting the acting Oscar winners. Both last year and in 2006, all four BAFTA...
Since the BAFTAs were moved up in 2000 to take place while academy members are still voting for the Oscars, these laurels have foreseen only two best picture winners — "Gladiator" (2000) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003). However, the BAFTAs do far better at predicting the acting Oscar winners. Both last year and in 2006, all four BAFTA...
- 2/7/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
A day following the announcement of the 81st Academy Awards' nominees, the French Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have uncovered their official selections for the 34th Cesar Awards. On Friday, January 23, gangster movie "Mesrine" has been given ten nominations for the France's top awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Jean-Francois Richet.
Apart from the two mentioned gongs, "Mesrine", which is the third highest grossing French film in 2008, also garnered a Best Actor nod for leading actor Vincent Cassel. It also collected two more counts in the category of Adapted Screenplay for Abdel Raouf Dafri and Jean-Francois Richet, and of Cinematography for Robert Gantz.
In the foreign film nominations, Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" were put in competition with Bouli Lanners' "Eldorado", Matteo Garrone's "Gomorra", Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "Lorna's Silence", James Gray...
Apart from the two mentioned gongs, "Mesrine", which is the third highest grossing French film in 2008, also garnered a Best Actor nod for leading actor Vincent Cassel. It also collected two more counts in the category of Adapted Screenplay for Abdel Raouf Dafri and Jean-Francois Richet, and of Cinematography for Robert Gantz.
In the foreign film nominations, Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" were put in competition with Bouli Lanners' "Eldorado", Matteo Garrone's "Gomorra", Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "Lorna's Silence", James Gray...
- 1/24/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Paris -- A legendary bandit will battle it out with a forgotten painter for France's top film honors the Cesar Awards with Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine" and Martin Provost's "Seraphine" leading the list of nominees for the 34th annual ceremony announced Friday in Paris.
The two biopics will compete for the title of best French film of the year alongside Remi Bezancon's "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life," Arnaud Desplechin's "A Christmas Tale," Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" and Laurent Cantet's Oscar for best foreign film contender "The Class."
Desplechin, Richet, Provost, Cantet and Bezancon will compete for the title of best director.
"Mesrine," a two-part biopic about France's infamous 1970s public enemy number one starring Vincent Cassel, scored 10 nominations. "Seraphine" followed with nine, just ahead of "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" and "A Christmas Tale" with eight nominations each.
Philippe Claudel's...
The two biopics will compete for the title of best French film of the year alongside Remi Bezancon's "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life," Arnaud Desplechin's "A Christmas Tale," Cedric Klapisch's "Paris" and Laurent Cantet's Oscar for best foreign film contender "The Class."
Desplechin, Richet, Provost, Cantet and Bezancon will compete for the title of best director.
"Mesrine," a two-part biopic about France's infamous 1970s public enemy number one starring Vincent Cassel, scored 10 nominations. "Seraphine" followed with nine, just ahead of "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" and "A Christmas Tale" with eight nominations each.
Philippe Claudel's...
- 1/23/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nominees of the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards, better known as the BAFTA Awards, have been announced today. And the nominees are: Best Film The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Director Changeling - Clint Eastwood The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - David Fincher Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard The Reader - Stephen Daldry Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle Original Screenplay Burn After Reading - Joel Coen / Ethan Coen Changeling - J. Michael Straczynski I’Ve Loved You So Long - Philippe Claudel In Bruges - Martin McDonagh Milk - Dustin Lance Black Adapted Screenplay The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan The Reader - David Hare Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy Film Not In The English Language The Baader [...]...
- 1/16/2009
- by Tessa
- ShockYa
As predicted, "Slumdog Millionaire" leads the pack of nominees for the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. The Danny Boyle-directed film has 11 nominations total.
The BAFTA Film Awards 2009 will be held on February 8th at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees:
Best film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best British film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Leading actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristen Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr -...
The BAFTA Film Awards 2009 will be held on February 8th at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees:
Best film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best British film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Leading actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristen Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr -...
- 1/15/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
London -- Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" and David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led all comers with 11 noms each as the contenders for the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed Thursday.
Golden Globe best pic winner "Slumdog" kept its awards momentum going, securing nominations in every major category including best film, director, lead actor (Dev Patel) and supporting actress (Freida Pinto). "Slumdog" also has been picked to compete in the best British film category.
"Button's" noms include best film and director, while leading man Brad Pitt is a double nominee, picking up a lead actor nomination for his title role in the Fincher pic and a supporting actor nom for his turn in the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading."
"Slumdog" and "Button" will compete for best film with "Frost/Nixon," "Milk" and "The Reader," while Boyle and Fincher will battle it out with Ron Howard...
Golden Globe best pic winner "Slumdog" kept its awards momentum going, securing nominations in every major category including best film, director, lead actor (Dev Patel) and supporting actress (Freida Pinto). "Slumdog" also has been picked to compete in the best British film category.
"Button's" noms include best film and director, while leading man Brad Pitt is a double nominee, picking up a lead actor nomination for his title role in the Fincher pic and a supporting actor nom for his turn in the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading."
"Slumdog" and "Button" will compete for best film with "Frost/Nixon," "Milk" and "The Reader," while Boyle and Fincher will battle it out with Ron Howard...
- 1/15/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two-time Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet is set for more glory - she is nominated twice in the best actress category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTAs).
The Titanic star has been given the nod for her performances in Revolutionary Road and The Reader.
Winslet will go up against fellow Brit Kristin Scott Thomas for her role in I've Loved You So Long, Angelina Jolie for Changeling, and Meryl Streep for Doubt.
British director Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire - which scooped four Golden Globes this year - has been nominated in eleven categories, including best film, best British film and best director.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button also received eleven nominations, with the film's star Brad Pitt up for best actor alongside Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).
Pitt is also nominated in the best supporting actor category for Burn After Reading alongside the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt).
The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held at London's Royal Opera House on 8 February.
The main nominees are as follows:
Best Film:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding British Film:
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Film:
Persepolis
Wall-e
Waltz With Bashir
Director:
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Leading Actor:
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading Actress:
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. . Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson . In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman . Doubt
Heath Ledger . The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt . Burn After Reading
Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams . Doubt
Penélope Cruz . Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto . Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton . Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei . The Wrestler
Original Screenplay:
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Changeling - J. Michael Straczynski
I've Loved You So Long - Philippe Claudel
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
Adapted Screenplay:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy.
The Titanic star has been given the nod for her performances in Revolutionary Road and The Reader.
Winslet will go up against fellow Brit Kristin Scott Thomas for her role in I've Loved You So Long, Angelina Jolie for Changeling, and Meryl Streep for Doubt.
British director Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire - which scooped four Golden Globes this year - has been nominated in eleven categories, including best film, best British film and best director.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button also received eleven nominations, with the film's star Brad Pitt up for best actor alongside Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).
Pitt is also nominated in the best supporting actor category for Burn After Reading alongside the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt).
The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held at London's Royal Opera House on 8 February.
The main nominees are as follows:
Best Film:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding British Film:
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Film:
Persepolis
Wall-e
Waltz With Bashir
Director:
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Leading Actor:
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading Actress:
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. . Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson . In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman . Doubt
Heath Ledger . The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt . Burn After Reading
Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams . Doubt
Penélope Cruz . Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto . Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton . Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei . The Wrestler
Original Screenplay:
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Changeling - J. Michael Straczynski
I've Loved You So Long - Philippe Claudel
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
Adapted Screenplay:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy.
- 1/15/2009
- WENN
The 2009 BAFTA Award nominees have been announced and Slumdog Millionaire, along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, leads the way with 11 nominations with The Dark Knight close behind with nine. However, at the top of the pile it is immediately noticeable that The Dark Knight did not get a Best Film nomination as all the usual suspects are there, but The Reader is added to the pack as one of its five nominations. Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) is considered a lead actor at the BAFTAs and earns a nomination in the category while he is competing Stateside for a Supporting nom. I believe he is more of a lead actor than a supporting, but Fox Searchlight obviously sees the supporting category as the easier place to get him a nomination and has pushed him in the category as a result. Other than that, the usuals are there with Brad Pitt earning a nomination,...
- 1/15/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Nominees of the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards a.k.a. BAFTA Awards have been announced on Thursday, January 15. Through the announcement, it has been revealed that "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" have dominated the awards as they each collected eleven counts, including nomination for Best Film.
Beside Best Film, "Slumdog" was also up for Outstanding British Film, Best Director, Leading Actor for Dev Patel and Supporting Actress for Freida Pinto amongst other categories. Meanwhile, the nominations for "Benjamin Button" included Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Brad Pitt.
Trailing close behind those two dominating movies with nine nods was "The Dark Knight", which mostly nabbed the nominations from the technical categories, except the Best Supporting Actor gong for Heath Ledger and Best Music count for Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. In addition to "Dark Knight", "Changeling" was also given multiple nominations,...
Beside Best Film, "Slumdog" was also up for Outstanding British Film, Best Director, Leading Actor for Dev Patel and Supporting Actress for Freida Pinto amongst other categories. Meanwhile, the nominations for "Benjamin Button" included Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Brad Pitt.
Trailing close behind those two dominating movies with nine nods was "The Dark Knight", which mostly nabbed the nominations from the technical categories, except the Best Supporting Actor gong for Heath Ledger and Best Music count for Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. In addition to "Dark Knight", "Changeling" was also given multiple nominations,...
- 1/15/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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