Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Catherine Deneuve | Danielle Darrieux | Emmanuelle Béart | Isabelle Huppert
Michael says: “This colorful, riotous musical is quite a romp, starring some of France’s most glamorous and notable actresses, including Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, and Fanny Ardant. “Eight women, extended family, are trapped in an estate during a
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: John Thomson | Lennie James | Mark Windows | Paddy Considine | Paul Popplewell | Shirley Henderson | Steve Coogan
Michael says: “Michael Winterbottom’s 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE follows the career of British journalist, Tony Wilson as he takes part in the rise of punk and new wave in Manchester, England in the early 80’s. Wilson, a British television reporter
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Anna Paquin | Barry Pepper | Brian Cox | Edward Norton | Levani | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Rosario Dawson | Tony Siragusa
Phred says: “I just saw the 25TH HOUR, and read a bunch of reviews. Opinions are extremely mixed, with some people loving and others hating it. I loved it. It has many many faults. The dialog is sometimes embarrassing, the
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Edward Yang
Starring: Elaine Jin | Issey Ogata | Jonathan Chang | Kelly Lee | Wu Nien Jen
Diane says: YI YI by Edward Yang is a Taiwanese AMERICAN BEAUTY. Members of a middle-class family go through changes, in isolation from each other (startlingly oblivious to each other’s crises, just like in this year’s novel The Bee Season).
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Marzieh Meshkini
Starring: Fatemeh Cherag Akhar | Hassan Nebhan | Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
Ellen says: “I recommend this film to everyone.vThe film is short so it’s not a major time commitment. It tells three vignettes about women in Iran. The stories are simple yet the message is overwhelming.” 4 cats Diane says:
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Daniel Auteuil | Emir Kusturica | Juliette Binoche
Diane says: “I’m not so sure about this film… I was waiting for the big payoff where we find out the pasts of the Binoche and Auteuil characters. I’d like to see the prequel! “A friend who enjoyed this film
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke | Julie Delpy | Lorelei Linklater | Trevor Jack Brooks | Wiley Wiggins
Diane says: “Janet and I loved WAKING LIFE The effect of digitally painting over film is beautiful. In this movie, a mélange of 50 characters impart wisdom to a dreamer. While one review I read said that WAKING LIFE is
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Starring: Le Khanh | Nhu Quynh Nguyen | Tran Nu Yên-Khê
Diane says: “A lovely film. I really sank into it. Three sisters in Hanoi conduct their delicate relationships with each other, their husbands, and their lovers during the month between the memorial meal for their mother and the one for
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Rating: 4.6
Director: Allan Miller
Diane says: “5 cats for this docu about the production of Puccini’s opera ‘Turandot,’ which is set in ancient China. It’s the kind of docu I love: filmmaker Allen Miller doesn’t insert himself, but uses editing to highlight the conflict
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Bruno Cremer | Charlotte Rampling | Jocques Nolot
Diane says: “Rampling will get a best actress nom from me. A contemplative film about a middle-aged woman dealing with the death of her husband. Rampling really is superb.” 4 cats Esme says: “UNDER THE SAND was verrrrryyyy French–which
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