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Venice Review: Oleh Sentsov’s ‘Rhino’ - deadline.com - Ukraine
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11.09.2021 / 19:23

Venice Review: Oleh Sentsov’s ‘Rhino’

A criminal seeks redemption in Oleh Sentsov’s Rhino, showing in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. Played by newcomer Serhii Filimonov, Rhino is a delinquent in 1990s Ukraine who is easily drawn into the criminal underworld. His intimidatingly bulky stature makes him a natural fit for collecting money for loan sharks, among other violent acts. His love story with girlfriend Marina (Alina Zevakova) is initially a happy one, but when that goes sour, so does his life.

Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’: An Enjoyably Ripe Slab Of Historical Hokum That Proves Men Have Been Awful For At Least 7 Centuries [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - city Venice
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10.09.2021 / 23:05

Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’: An Enjoyably Ripe Slab Of Historical Hokum That Proves Men Have Been Awful For At Least 7 Centuries [Venice Review]

In shades of the gunmetal gray that has become the grading palette of choice for Serious Historical Epics — possible because arterial blood spray shows up so nice and red against it —Ridley Scott‘s starry, surprisingly engaging “Rashomon“-inflected “The Last Duel” opens on the wintry December day of the duel in question.

‘Another World’ Is Another Complex Capitalism Critique From Filmmaker Stéphane Brizé [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - France
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10.09.2021 / 21:21

‘Another World’ Is Another Complex Capitalism Critique From Filmmaker Stéphane Brizé [Venice Review]

Stéphane Brizé’s “Another World” could make for a worthy conclusion to an unofficial trilogy on contemporary economic relations, following the French filmmaker’s recent efforts “The Measure of a Man” and “At War.” Each work deploys the empathy machine of cinema to demonstrate the brokenness of a system powered by a dehumanizing focus on profits over all else, albeit leveling that critique from a different vantage point at each step along the way.

‘Ennio’: Giuseppe Tornatore Makes The Epic Case For Legendary Film Composer Ennio Morricone’s Legacy [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Italy
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10.09.2021 / 20:57

‘Ennio’: Giuseppe Tornatore Makes The Epic Case For Legendary Film Composer Ennio Morricone’s Legacy [Venice Review]

The talent and influence of Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who died in 2020 aged 91, is undeniable. Synonymous with Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns and the instantly-recognizable “wah-wah-wow” theme-tune to “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly,” the extent of his output was phenomenal at over 500 film scores.

‘Django & Django’: This Supposed Sergio Corbucci Doc Mostly Caters To The Musings Of Quentin Tarantino [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net
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10.09.2021 / 16:15

‘Django & Django’: This Supposed Sergio Corbucci Doc Mostly Caters To The Musings Of Quentin Tarantino [Venice Review]

Quentin Tarantino never met a camera or microphone he didn’t love, and in Luca Rea’s documentary “Django & Django,” they love him right back. The title is a bit of a misnomer – it’s not really about Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti western “Django” nor Tarantino’s 2012 “Django Unchained” that paid reverent homage.

‘Freaks Out’: Gabriele Mainetti’s Circus-y Nazisploitation Fantasy Caper Is A Hot Mess [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Italy - Rome
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09.09.2021 / 22:35

‘Freaks Out’: Gabriele Mainetti’s Circus-y Nazisploitation Fantasy Caper Is A Hot Mess [Venice Review]

Where to begin with “Freaks Out,” a Nazisploitation fantasy caper with circus trappings and a tin-ear for taste. The puzzling thing about Italian director Gabriele Mainetti’s feature set in 1943 in German-occupied Rome is that, rather than embracing tastelessness a la John Waters, it guns for earnestness despite not having a thoughtful bone in its body.

‘You Resemble Me’: A Devastating Portrayal Of Personal Trauma & Social Alienation [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net
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09.09.2021 / 18:55

‘You Resemble Me’: A Devastating Portrayal Of Personal Trauma & Social Alienation [Venice Review]

A devastating portrayal of how personal trauma and social alienation can lead to national tragedy, “You Resemble Me” attempts to look beyond the sensationalized headlines to find the humanity in Hasna Aït Boulahcen. As a journalist for Vice, director Dina Amer reported on the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015 and was on the scene when the attack’s mastermind, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, died with Hasna in an explosion as police closed in.

‘Reflection’ Review: A Stark Yet Soulful Evocation of PTSD-in-Progress - variety.com - Ukraine
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07.09.2021 / 20:51

‘Reflection’ Review: A Stark Yet Soulful Evocation of PTSD-in-Progress

Jessica Kiang In a series of beautiful and devastated frames within frames, Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s “Reflection” sets up a chain of shiveringly precise parallels — or rather, moral mirror-images — between the life and psyche of a civilian and the actions and reactions of that same man in war. A surgeon’s table is swapped for a cement torture plinth.

‘True Things’: A Sexy Romantic Drama With No Sparks Due To Its Bland Characters [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - county Wilson - city Venice - county Burke
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07.09.2021 / 17:33

‘True Things’: A Sexy Romantic Drama With No Sparks Due To Its Bland Characters [Venice Review]

“True Things” is a “romantic” drama that is not romantic in the slightest. In the tradition of films like Catherine Breillat’s “Romance” and Adrian Lyne’s “9 ½ weeks,” the focus is on what is revealed about a female protagonist by how much she is willing to sacrifice to briefly experience passion with an unreliable yet sexy man.

Ukrainian Director Valentyn Vasyanovych on Venice Competition Entry ‘Reflection’ - variety.com - Ukraine - city Venice
variety.com
06.09.2021 / 20:36

Ukrainian Director Valentyn Vasyanovych on Venice Competition Entry ‘Reflection’

Nick Holdsworth Audiences on the Lido may be forgiven for thinking they’ve seen the Ukrainian entry in the competition, “Reflection,” before in Venice.

Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ is a Sweet, Scuzzy Blast of Pure Escapism [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - city Venice - county Hudson
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05.09.2021 / 23:51

Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ is a Sweet, Scuzzy Blast of Pure Escapism [Venice Review]

Like finding a grubby, balled-up bill in your spangly g-string and uncrumpling it to discover doughy old Ben Franklin staring benignly back at you, Ana Lily Amirpour‘s third feature is a sweet, scuzzy surprise made all the sweeter/scuzzier because you don’t know quite what you did to deserve it.

‘Sundown’: Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg Play Siblings In Michel Franco’s Tragic Acapulco-Set Drama [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Mexico
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05.09.2021 / 22:31

‘Sundown’: Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg Play Siblings In Michel Franco’s Tragic Acapulco-Set Drama [Venice Review]

Anyone familiar with the work of Mexican director Michel Franco, whether they be admirers or detractors, can attest to the “this is not going to end well” sentiment his sordid cinematic provocations instill. With a pensive angle, “Sundown” – a reteaming between the filmmaker and his “Chronic” star Tim Roth – upholds that tension of expecting the worst to come the characters’ way.

‘Miracle’ Lives Up To Its Name, Seamlessly Blending Narrative, Style, and Technique With Devastating Results [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Romania
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05.09.2021 / 21:37

‘Miracle’ Lives Up To Its Name, Seamlessly Blending Narrative, Style, and Technique With Devastating Results [Venice Review]

A journey of discovery rooted in questions about faith, fate, and mortality, “Miracle” offers up revelations like slow drips from a faucet, building to a staggering conclusion that synthesizes all of the film’s narrative ingredients. Part two of director Bogdan George Apetri’s Romanian trilogy, the film is self-contained as a piece, yet features characters from 2020’s “Unidentified” along the edges, expanding the tapestry of this world while germinating an entirely new story.

‘The Peacock’s Paradise’: Laura Bispuri Crafts A Masterclass In Mediocre Filmmaking [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net
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05.09.2021 / 18:20

‘The Peacock’s Paradise’: Laura Bispuri Crafts A Masterclass In Mediocre Filmmaking [Venice Review]

“The Peacock’s Paradise” is one of the worst types of films to watch and review. Ineffectual in its style, but inoffensive in its content and execution, Laura Bispuri’s most recent directorial effort fails to move beyond the rudimentary elements that comprise the average movie.

Giving Life to a Lost Community in ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’ [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - USA - county Carter - city Venice
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05.09.2021 / 00:07

Giving Life to a Lost Community in ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’ [Venice Review]

A poetic meditation on film, history, and loss, “Three Minutes – A Lengthening” gives a glimpse into a lost world and then unpacks just how much can be learned from that brief fragment. While on a grand tour of Europe in 1938, David Kurtz, a Polish-American man, traveled to Nasielsk, the town of his birth, and brought with him a 16mm camera filled with Kodachrome, a novelty at the time.

‘Scenes From A Marriage’: Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac Shatter Hearts In Wrenching Divorce Series [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Sweden - Israel - city Venice
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04.09.2021 / 23:13

‘Scenes From A Marriage’: Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac Shatter Hearts In Wrenching Divorce Series [Venice Review]

“Why does it take so long to break up? Why does no one talk about the fact that [divorce] is endless trauma?” Jessica Chastain asks in a heartbreaking moment from HBO’s devastating marital and breakup mini-series “Scenes From A Marriage.” A modern adaptation of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s brutally emotionally honest 1970s series, now written, directed, and executive produced by Israeli filmmaker Hagai Levi, (“Our Boys,” “The Affair,” and “In Treatment”), this new HBO version is intimate,

‘Madeleine Collins’ is a Knotty Exploration of A Dual Life [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net
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04.09.2021 / 22:11

‘Madeleine Collins’ is a Knotty Exploration of A Dual Life [Venice Review]

Beginning with a dizzying one-shot that follows Judith – or is it Margot? – around a high-end clothing store before a fainting spell upends her shopping trip, Antoine Barraud’s “Madeleine Collins” is a laser-focused character study that literalizes a double-life, following Judith (a calculated Virginie Efira) as she attempts to balance seemingly having two husbands, two sets of children, two complete lives.

Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s ‘Official Competition’ is a Crowd-Pleasing Comedy That Skewers Film-World Pretensions [Venice Review] - theplaylist.net - Spain - city Venice - county Bandera
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04.09.2021 / 21:49

Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s ‘Official Competition’ is a Crowd-Pleasing Comedy That Skewers Film-World Pretensions [Venice Review]

There are shades of Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square”, if it were remade to target the film world, in Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s crowd-pleasing Spanish comedy “Official Competition” starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Controlled pacing, visual punchlines, and an insider knowledge of the varied pretensions within filmmaking make this a consistently amusing – if never downright hilarious – vehicle for the well-honed comic sides of two of Spain’s most famous exports.

Venice Review: Virginie Efira In ‘Madeleine Collins’ - deadline.com - city Venice, county Day
deadline.com
04.09.2021 / 20:47

Venice Review: Virginie Efira In ‘Madeleine Collins’

Benedetta star Virginie Efira plays a woman leading a double life in drama Madeleine Collins which premiered in the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival today. Also doubling up in Venice by serving on the competition jury, Efira puts in a terrific performance in Antoine Barraud’s taut relationship pic that veers into thriller territory.

Venice Review: Ruth Wilson In Harry Wootliff’s ‘True Things’ - deadline.com - county Wilson - city Venice
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04.09.2021 / 20:47

Venice Review: Ruth Wilson In Harry Wootliff’s ‘True Things’

Ruth Wilson puts in a riveting performance in Venice Film Festival Horizons entry True Things, an impressive follow up to director Harry Wootliff’s debut Only You. Wilson and Jude Law are also among the producers for this intense story, based on the novel True Things About Me by Deborah Kay Davies.

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