The Truth. 2019 Directed 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 Sansa SYNOPSIS: About a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in […]
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 […]
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 Pop SYNOPSIS: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
