Lamb, 2021. Co-written and Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson. Starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. SYNOPSIS: A childless couple, María and Ingvar, discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them. Valdimar Jóhannsson’s directorial debut Lamb is a tricky […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bergman Island
Bergman Island, 2021. Directed by Mia Hansen-Love. Starring Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Grace Delrue, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie, Hampus Nordensen and Clara Strauch. SYNOPSIS: Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) are writers looking for an idyllic setting in which to write. Tony is an avid Ingmar Bergman fan and convinces Chris to spend […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Petrov’s Flu
Petrov’s Flu, 2021. Written and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. Starring Semyon Serzin, Chulpan Khamatova, and Yuri Kolokolnikov. SYNOPSIS: A day in the life of a comic book artist and his family in post-Soviet Russia. While suffering from the flu, Petrov is carried by his friend Igor on a long walk, drifting in and out of […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mass
Mass, 2021. Written and directed by Fran Kranz. Starring Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd and Reed Birney. SYNOPSIS: Six years after a devastating tragedy, two couples gather in a room to talk about the day that destroyed their lives. About two thirds of the way through Mass, the bracing debut feature from writer-director Fran […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Petite Maman
Petite Maman, 2021. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, and Nina Meurisse. SYNOPSIS: Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her same age building a treehouse. […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Neutral Ground
The Neutral Ground, 2021. Co-written and directed by CJ Hunt. SYNOPSIS: In December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues. Comedy has historically proven to be a sturdy […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Belfast
Belfast, 2021. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds and Colin Morgan. SYNOPSIS: In the midst of the Troubles, a young boy and his parents struggle with the idea that their future might have to lie somewhere other than the city they have always called home. Kenneth […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Titane
Titane, 2021. Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Laïs Salameh, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello and Garance Marillier. SYNOPSIS: A woman with a metal plate in her head following a childhood car accident ends up on the run after a killing spree. Julia Ducournau announced herself as a new voice in horror cinema […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Munich: The Edge of War
Munich: The Edge of War, 2021. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Starring George MacKay, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke. SYNOPSIS: September 1938, following years of rising Facism in Europe, Hitler is intent on expanding Germany’s influence across Europe. In an effort to keep the peace, both sides strive to achieve […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – 7 Days
7 Days, 2021. Co-written and directed by Roshan Sethi. Starring Karan Soni, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Mark Duplass. SYNOPSIS: As if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn’t uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19’s reach intensifies. 18+ months into the pandemic, audiences can’t really be […]
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