Netflix has released a trailer for Gentle Monster, the German thriller from writer-director Marie Kreutzer.Lea Seydoux stars as Lucy, a concert pianist who moves to the countryside with her family looking for a fresh start, when her husband is arrested for an unspeakable crime, completely shattering her world.Joining Seydoux in the cast are Jella Haase, […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Truth (2019)
The Truth. 2019Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda Starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Ludivine Sagnier, Roger Van Hool, Jackie Berroyer, Laurent Capelluto, Manon Clavel, Christian Crahay, Clementine Grenier, Alain Libolt, and Maya SansaSYNOPSIS:About a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture […]
Movie Review – The Brand New Testament (2015)
The Brand New Testament, 2015.Directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Starring Pili Groyne, Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve and Yolande Moreau.SYNOPSIS:God is alive and living in Brussels, but he’s not as you imagine him. Bad tempered, scruffy and more than fond of a drink, he locks himself away in a vast office in front of his computer, where he […]
Movie Review – Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis, 2007.Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Featuring the voice talents of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Iggy PopSYNOPSIS:Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.We want films that shake us up. That pulls us out of our slumber and knocks us into […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 22 – The Hunger (1983)
The Hunger, 1983.Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, and Beth Ehlers.SYNOPSIS:A scientist specialising in the research of ageing and sleep finds herself at the centre of a love triangle between two centuries old vampires.One of my running themes this year has been to look at a few […]
Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve set for La Verite
Variety is reporting that Palme d’Or winning Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) has tapped Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve and Ethan Hawke to star in his next film La Verite, which translates to The Truth in English.A co-production between France’s 3B Productions and Kore-eda’s Bunbuku, La Verite will see Binoche and Hawke playing “a married couple […]
