Saint Omer Review — Saint Omer (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Alice Diop, written by Amrita David and Alice Diop and starring Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Xavier Maly, Thomas de Pourquery, Salimata Kamate, Robert Cantarella, Aurelia Petit and Louise Lemoine Torres. Alice Diop’s heavy but absorbing dramatic French film, Saint Omer, is certainly [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Saint Omer (2022): Filmmaker Alice Diop’s Courtroom Drama is Captivating and Marvelously Acted...
Continue reading: Film Review: Saint Omer (2022): Filmmaker Alice Diop’s Courtroom Drama is Captivating and Marvelously Acted...
- 1/17/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
In 2016, in the courtroom of Saint-Omer, a small, untouristed town off a D-road between Calais and Lille, the trial took place of a young Senegalese Frenchwoman accused of murdering her baby: an act so utterly antithetical to accepted ideas of motherhood and womanhood that it is inescapably considered the “worst of all possible crimes.” The woman, a PhD student with a reported genius Iq and a flair for flamboyantly intellectual French, confessed but claimed sorcery as the real culprit. It’s the kind of true story that presents an obvious opportunity for a sensitive social drama given to sober, sorrowfully objective observations about the perilous, tumbling vortex of class, gender, ethnic and cultural issues in which it plays out. “Saint Omer,” the deceptively austere, extraordinarily multifaceted fiction debut from documentarian Alice Diop, is not that film.
Instead, positioned on a mesmerizingly steady axis stretching, as though along a fascinated gaze,...
Instead, positioned on a mesmerizingly steady axis stretching, as though along a fascinated gaze,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
“Call My Agent” star Nicolas Maury hadn’t quite grasped the international success of the Paris-set show until he traveled to Los Angeles last week to present his feature directorial debut “Garcon Chiffon” (“My Best Part”) at Colcoa, the French film and series festival.
In L.A., everyone from industry festival guests and locals to waiters came up to him to talk about Hervé, his colorful and endearing character in “Call My Agent,” streaming on Netflix and available on French public broadcaster France Televisions. In real life, Maury is as exuberant as Hervé and can be both spiritual and feisty, observant and outgoing. He has also worked as a model, and dresses to the nines in Chanel, Prada and Lanvin outfits.
Maury says that playing one of the rare gay protagonists on a major French TV show has allowed him to make an impact on a younger generation. “I want...
In L.A., everyone from industry festival guests and locals to waiters came up to him to talk about Hervé, his colorful and endearing character in “Call My Agent,” streaming on Netflix and available on French public broadcaster France Televisions. In real life, Maury is as exuberant as Hervé and can be both spiritual and feisty, observant and outgoing. He has also worked as a model, and dresses to the nines in Chanel, Prada and Lanvin outfits.
Maury says that playing one of the rare gay protagonists on a major French TV show has allowed him to make an impact on a younger generation. “I want...
- 11/10/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Each year it is a pleasure to introduce the ten actors who make up the European Film Promotion‘s Shooting Stars, and this year is no different. The initiative, to celebrate and promote the best in European acting talent, is dear to the heart of HeyUGuys, and we’ll be continuing our partnership this year with in-depth interviews with each of the 2021 cohort.
This year will, as expected, be slightly different from previous years. The ten emerging actors will be presented as part of a three-day online programme, a week before the 71st Berlinale commences. The digital event, held on the 23rd to the 25th of February, will be an online experience where we’ll be able to sit down and learn a little more about what makes these ten people the ones to watch.
Each of the actors were chosen by a carefully selected jury from a list of...
This year will, as expected, be slightly different from previous years. The ten emerging actors will be presented as part of a three-day online programme, a week before the 71st Berlinale commences. The digital event, held on the 23rd to the 25th of February, will be an online experience where we’ll be able to sit down and learn a little more about what makes these ten people the ones to watch.
Each of the actors were chosen by a carefully selected jury from a list of...
- 1/12/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Last month, we unveiled our all-encompassing, most anticipated films for the current year in film. Now we peer into a future that is a little past the limits of 2014 thus we find ourselves with a quickie overview of the Top 100 Most Anticipated Films for 2015. Curated by our Nicholas Bell, with a little luck, we might see less than a finger count on one hand sum of films break this year, but for the most part, a good deal of these projects have planned 2014/15 production start dates. Here are 100 projects/filmmakers worth keeping tabs on (picks 100 to 11)
100. The Double Hour – Dir. Joshua Marston
99. Lila & Eve – Dir. Charles Stone III
98. Legacy of Secrecy – Dir. David O. Russell
97. The Theory of Everything – James Marsh
96. Elvis and Nixon – Dir. Liza Johnson
95. Hier – Dir. Balint Kenyeres
94. Timeless – Dir. Vadim Perelman
93. Wonderful Tonight – Dir. Christine Jeffs
92. Rocketman – Dir. Dagur Kari
91. Passengers – Dir. Brian Kirk
90. Sweet Cheeks – Dir.
100. The Double Hour – Dir. Joshua Marston
99. Lila & Eve – Dir. Charles Stone III
98. Legacy of Secrecy – Dir. David O. Russell
97. The Theory of Everything – James Marsh
96. Elvis and Nixon – Dir. Liza Johnson
95. Hier – Dir. Balint Kenyeres
94. Timeless – Dir. Vadim Perelman
93. Wonderful Tonight – Dir. Christine Jeffs
92. Rocketman – Dir. Dagur Kari
91. Passengers – Dir. Brian Kirk
90. Sweet Cheeks – Dir.
- 3/25/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Before we unleash the beast that is our annual Top 100 Most Anticipated Films List for 2013, we thought we’d give our readers an eyeful on the projects we’re keeping tabs on for… the 2014 campaign. We’re a little nuts with ours lists, but in the upcoming year we’ll be reporting on several of these films as producers find coin, screenplays are finalized, tech crews are hired, cast come abroad and greenlights are announced. Our countdown begins with…:
100. Prodigal Summer – Dir. Nicole Kassell
99. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
98. We Are Now Beginning Our Descent – Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
97. Tree Shade – Dir. Pedro Gonzalez Rubio
96. In Your Name – Dir. Marco Van Geffen
95. Twinkle Twinkle – Dir. Harmony Korine
94. Dead Spy Running – Dir. Adam Wingard
93. Leningrad – Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
92. The Man Who Sold the World – Dir. Bill Condon
91. Used Guys – Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
90. Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic – Stephen Frears
89. Deux Nuits – Dir.
100. Prodigal Summer – Dir. Nicole Kassell
99. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
98. We Are Now Beginning Our Descent – Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
97. Tree Shade – Dir. Pedro Gonzalez Rubio
96. In Your Name – Dir. Marco Van Geffen
95. Twinkle Twinkle – Dir. Harmony Korine
94. Dead Spy Running – Dir. Adam Wingard
93. Leningrad – Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
92. The Man Who Sold the World – Dir. Bill Condon
91. Used Guys – Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
90. Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic – Stephen Frears
89. Deux Nuits – Dir.
- 1/8/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
For decades, French actress Catherine Deneuve has been a muse to such heralded and visionary directors as Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), Roman Polanski (Repulsion), Luis Buñuel (Bell de Jour), and Lars von Trier (Dancer in the Dark). She has carved out a reputation as a living legend with countless fearless portrayals where she's bared body and soul, and now she's set to team up with one of the few men who can say the same, Harvey Keitel. While Stateside, Keitel is typically known as a tough guy in films in Reservoir Dogs and Taxi Driver, he tempered his intimidating demeanor with a profound tenderness in Jane Campion's challenging love story The Piano. There, Keitel proved himself a surprisingly compelling romantic lead, and so his pairing with the oft-glorious Deneuve for a currently untitled romance is already incredibly enticing. Variety reports Robert Cantarella, an established playwright, actor and...
- 11/5/2012
- cinemablend.com
Parts Per Billion
Frank Langella, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, and Gena Rowlands are set to headline Brian Horiuchi's ensemble drama "Parts Per Billion" at Benaroya Pictures.
The story focuses on three couples who become caught up in a “reality-shaking event” that changes the course of their lives. The third couple have yet to be cast. [Source: The Wrap]
King's Highway
Adrien Brody is attached to star in Kevin Asch's thriller "King’s Highway" for Cargo Entertainment and Appian Way. Shooting kicks off next summer in New York and Israel.
The 1980s-set story follows a former ex-Mossad agent who is torn by split loyalties when he infiltrates the New York mafia. Antonio Macia ("Holy Rollers") wrote the screenplay. [Source: Screen Daily]
Old Folk's Place
Catherine Deneuve and Harvey Keitel are set to play late-blooming lovers in Robert Cantarella's $6.4 million untitled romantic drama at Les Films d'Ici and Cine Plus. Shooting kicks off next Fall in Brussels and Los Angeles.
Frank Langella, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, and Gena Rowlands are set to headline Brian Horiuchi's ensemble drama "Parts Per Billion" at Benaroya Pictures.
The story focuses on three couples who become caught up in a “reality-shaking event” that changes the course of their lives. The third couple have yet to be cast. [Source: The Wrap]
King's Highway
Adrien Brody is attached to star in Kevin Asch's thriller "King’s Highway" for Cargo Entertainment and Appian Way. Shooting kicks off next summer in New York and Israel.
The 1980s-set story follows a former ex-Mossad agent who is torn by split loyalties when he infiltrates the New York mafia. Antonio Macia ("Holy Rollers") wrote the screenplay. [Source: Screen Daily]
Old Folk's Place
Catherine Deneuve and Harvey Keitel are set to play late-blooming lovers in Robert Cantarella's $6.4 million untitled romantic drama at Les Films d'Ici and Cine Plus. Shooting kicks off next Fall in Brussels and Los Angeles.
- 11/5/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Reservoir Dogs actor Harvey Keitel and Oscar-nominated actress Catherine Deneuve are set to portray late-blooming romantic lovers in their twilight days in yet-untitled romance drama, marking Robert Cantarella’s feture directorial debut.
The film follows the story of a Brussels-located divorcee (Deneuve) who, upon the death of her boyfriend, relocates to Los Angeles, where she becomes a waitress and meets Keitel’s character, with whom she starts a passionate relationship.
Deneuve and Keitel are set to play late-blooming lovers in an untitled romantic drama helmed by first-timer Cantarella who is a renowned French theater playwrite-director.
Since 2004, Cantarella has produced documentaries and fictional films and this year he is proposing a new text by Christophe Honoré, A Young Man is Killed.
Deneuve’s latest film is a 2011 musical Les Bien-aimés, co-starring her real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni, while Keitel’s latest is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson.
The film follows the story of a Brussels-located divorcee (Deneuve) who, upon the death of her boyfriend, relocates to Los Angeles, where she becomes a waitress and meets Keitel’s character, with whom she starts a passionate relationship.
Deneuve and Keitel are set to play late-blooming lovers in an untitled romantic drama helmed by first-timer Cantarella who is a renowned French theater playwrite-director.
Since 2004, Cantarella has produced documentaries and fictional films and this year he is proposing a new text by Christophe Honoré, A Young Man is Killed.
Deneuve’s latest film is a 2011 musical Les Bien-aimés, co-starring her real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni, while Keitel’s latest is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson.
- 11/4/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
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