Les Invisibles – Sébastien Lifshitz
Buzz: Sébastien Lifshitz is a criminally under-recognized name in French cinema, likely because of his films’ subjects being openly gay or transsexual. Not coincidentally, the only documentary in his filmography before this one is Claire Denis: Vagabond, in which he interviews the master French filmmaker whose style is closely linked to his own. It’s been three years since Lifshitz’s Plein Sud all but skimmed over North American festivals and cinemas, so it’s nice to have him back in the spotlight.
The Gist: [This documentary examines] men and women born L’Entre Deux Guerres of the two World Wars (1918 – 1939). They have nothing in common other than being gay and choosing to live openly at a time when society rejected them. They loved, fought, and desired. Today, they tell of this rebellious life, torn between the desire to keep people like the others and the obligation to invent a freedom to flourish.
Buzz: Sébastien Lifshitz is a criminally under-recognized name in French cinema, likely because of his films’ subjects being openly gay or transsexual. Not coincidentally, the only documentary in his filmography before this one is Claire Denis: Vagabond, in which he interviews the master French filmmaker whose style is closely linked to his own. It’s been three years since Lifshitz’s Plein Sud all but skimmed over North American festivals and cinemas, so it’s nice to have him back in the spotlight.
The Gist: [This documentary examines] men and women born L’Entre Deux Guerres of the two World Wars (1918 – 1939). They have nothing in common other than being gay and choosing to live openly at a time when society rejected them. They loved, fought, and desired. Today, they tell of this rebellious life, torn between the desire to keep people like the others and the obligation to invent a freedom to flourish.
- 5/15/2012
- by Blake Williams
- IONCINEMA.com
Infusing last year's Cannes with such unique films as Greece's Dogtooth, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno and the biking in the birthday suit comedy The Misfortunates, the all encompassing heavyweight French unit MK2 is on one of those odd winning streaks – managing to find/rep films that are celebrated at not only the major heavyweight film fests, but the “second tier” noteworthy fests as well – such as the Rotterdams and the Locarnos of this world we brought about Alamar (To the Sea) and Nothing Personal. This year they present films from distinguished auteurs in Kiarostami (see Binoche in still above) and Zhang-ke, but anyone who follows the site knows how much we look forward in seeing Abdellatif Kechiche's next feature – headed to and to be celebrated in, Venice. P.S: MK2 reps can invite me to see the first images of the biopic set way before our time. Black Venus...
- 5/12/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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