Tag: Polisse
[FILM: Interview] Maïwenn talks about Parisian police-drama Polisse
By the time it reached Sydney Film Festival this month, Polisse had been cutting a swathe through the international cinema scene for over 12 months. An unflinchingly real drama set inside a Parisian Child Protection Unit, it swept up the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes, followed by 13 CОsar nominations (the French Academy Awards) and prizes for editing and most promising actress. When it opened in France last October, up against juggernauts like The Help and The Adventures Of Tintin, it maintained top position at the box office for two weeks. At last count, it had made $20 million worldwide – not bad for a film with a budget of $7 million.
Posted: June 26th, 2012 under Arts, Arts - Interview, Arts Feature, Brag 468.
Tags: Kit O'Connor, Maïwenn, Polisse, Sydney Film Festival
[SFF 2012: Review] Polisse
Screening info HERE. Also releasing on June 28, through Curious. If you thought they couldn’t make a comedy about pedophiles, you’re in for a surprise. Polisse isn’t just about pedophiles – there’s incest too. And it’s not just a comedy, but also a drama, a police procedural and a romance. OK, it’s more about the [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2012 under Arts, Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Nikos Andronicos, Polisse, Sydney Film Festival
[SFF 2012: Review] Alps
Next screening Wednesday June 13 at 6.30pm – details and tickets HERE. Alps is about as black as a black comedy can get before it’s not a comedy anymore, but a Munchian scream into an abyss of meaninglessness. With jokes. It’s a funny but profoundly disturbing modern fairytale by writer/director Giorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth), about middle-class [...]
Posted: June 12th, 2012 under Arts, Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Nikos Andronicos, Polisse, Sydney Film Festival
[SFF: Hitlist] Mathieu Ravier (The Festivalists)
Mathieu Ravier (The Festivalists)
Matt is programming the Festival Hub, scouted films for Sydney Film Festival’s program at Toronto Film Festival, and is the Artistic Director of Sydney’s Possible Worlds Canadian Film Festival – among other things; just a few reasons to pay attention to what’s on his radar.
Posted: June 5th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 464 (May 28), Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Amour, Beauty, Colin Trevorrow, Jeff Who Lives At Home, Lore, Maïwenn, Mathieu Ravier, Michael Haneke, Miguel Gomes, Polisse, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sydney Film Festival, Tabu, The Festivalists, The Wilding, The World Before Her
[SFF: Hitlists] David Stratton (ABC’s At The Movies)
DAVID STRATTON (ABC’s At The Movies)
A cinephile who needs no introduction.
Posted: June 5th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 464 (May 28), Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: A Simple Life, ABC's At The Movies, Alps, Ann Hui, David Stratton, Gerardo Naranjo, Maïwenn, Miss Bala, Not Suitable For Children, Polisse, Recommended, SFF, Sydney Film Festival, Templeman, Yorgos Lanthimos