Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Benjamin Voisin | Denis Lavant | Pierre Lottin | Rebecca Marder | Swann Arlaud
Michael says: “Gorgeously shot and beautifully directed, this adaptation of Camus’ The Stranger is a challenging film that grapples with a way of thinking that from some viewpoints can be sociopathic. That said, some very powerful moments were well played
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Director: Helena Wittmann
Starring: Angeliki Papoulia | Denis Lavant | Ferhat Mouhali | Gustavo Jahn | Ingo Martens
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Fanny Liatard | Jérémy Trouilh
Starring: Alseni Bathily | Denis Lavant | Farida Rahouadj | Finnegan Oldfield | Jamil McCraven | Lyna Khoudri
Chris says: “Really cool production design does what it can to enhance a perfectly adequate narrative. Denis Lavant appears briefly (just call him ‘One Scene Denis’) because he can. 3 cats”
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Lacôte
Starring: Bakary Koné | Denis Lavant | Issaka Sawadogo | Jean Cyrille Digbeu | Rasmané Ouédraogo | Steve Tientcheu
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
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Director: Rick Alverson
Starring: Denis Lavant | Hannah Gross | Jeff Goldblum | Tye Sheridan
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Joon-ho Bong | Leos Carax | Michel Gondry
Starring: Ayako Fujitani | Ayumi Ito | Denis Lavant | Jean-François Balmer | Julie Dreyfus | Ryo Kase | Teruyuki Kagawa | Yû Aoi
Jason says: “Typically, anthology films like TOKYO! will focus on looking at a subject, whether that be an idea or (as in recent projects like PARIS, JE T’AIME) a city from multiple angles to see it as a whole, generally
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Harmony Korine
Starring: Denis Lavant | Diego Luna | James Fox | Richard Strange | Samantha Morton | Werner Herzog
Jason says: “MISTER LONELY invites the audience to ponder many philosophical questions. What is the purpose of a miracle? Is it a blessing or a curse to find oneself among people who share your passions completely? Can you choose your
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Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Veit Helmer
Starring: Chulpan Khamatova | Denis Lavant | Phillipe Clay | Terrence Gillespie
Laura says: “TUVALU is a German production filmed in Sofia about a son (Dennis Lavant, BEAU TRAVAIL) trying to keep a crumbling bathhouse operating for his aging parents while his brother is bent to destroy it. Almost completing silent, the
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