Adult egos, adolescents struggling with their emotions, and a location that forces to slow down and embark upon introspection. These are the ingredients of Philippe Lesage’s Who By Fire, winner of the Grand Prix, Generation 14plus International Jury Official Selection at Berlinale 2024. The movie by the Quebecois filmmaker has travelled around the festival circuit…
©PKFP PARTNERS Performing Kaoru’s Funeral : When a screenwriter named Kaoru dies suddenly, she leaves behind a tangle of relations who are all pulled together for the final act in her life: performing her funeral. The chief mourner is her ex-husband, Jun. A failed actor, he drifts around Tokyo as a driver for callgirls. He…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts Great Absence : A father and son who’ve been estranged for a long time finally reconcile among lost memories and dispersed pieces of lives. Director : Kei Chika-ura Producer : Kei Chika-ura, Miho Horiike Screenwriter : Kei Chika-ura, Keita, Kumano Distributor : Gaga Production Co : CREATPS Genre : Drama Original…
Kento Yamazaki, a Japanese actor, became the first recipient of the ‘The Best From the East Award’ at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024 at Lincoln Center in New York City. He spoke about his delight in receiving the award. The festival, which is currently 23rd year, took place at Lincoln Center in New…
Director Roberta Torre, inscribes on reel her love letter towards the esteemed Italian actress Monica Vitti. However, In The Mirror is not a biopic, it’s much better. It portrays how the power of cinema may be therapeutic to someone who is struggling with a neurological disorder. Monica (Alba Rohrwacher) suffers from the Korsakoff syndrome that…
Cesare Pavese was one of Italy’s most influential writers of the 20th century. One of his short stories La bella estate, published in 1949, was part of a book of novellas that won the author the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award, in 1950. Decades later the Italian screenwriter-director Laura Luchetti adapted this…
©Courtesy of IMDB Expats : Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability. Director : Lulu Wang Executive Producer : Daniele Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per…
Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic have received more Tony Awards nominations than any other production of the 2023-24 Broadway season. Each shows received 13 nominations this morning, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former is a biographical musical about Alicia Keyes, while the latter is a dramatic stage play whose music was penned by American playwright…
Photo by Courtesy of AppleTV+ – © AppleTV+ 2024 Synopsis : Part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller, this series delves into the first presidential assassination in the United States and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plans. Executive Producers : Monica Beletsky, Carl Franklin, Michael Rotenberg, Richard…
The film directed by Mona Achache is a love letter to her mother and a tribute to her intellectual lineage that includes the likes of Henri Bergson and Marcel Proust, although they are not mentioned here. Little Girl Blue was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was well…
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