Altitude and Film4 have announced that they are set to bring director Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winner Titane to UK and Irish cinemas this coming New Year’s Eve. French filmmaker Ducournau’s second feature after 2016’s acclaimed coming of age cannibal horror Raw, Titane stars Agathe Rousselle alongside Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillie, Lais Salameh and Bertrand […]
Julia Ducournau’s Titane heading to Cannes, mysterious first trailer released
Following her explosive and controversial debut film Raw, French filmmaker Julia Ducournau is back with another mysterious movie. Titane is heading to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the Palme d’Or. Little is known about the project, with the studio behind the film Neon only releasing the definition of Titane: “A […]
The Nastiest Movie Moments of 2017
Ben Robins on the nastiest movie moments of 2017… It’s been a banner year for fairly disgusting things on-screen. No real guesses as to why, but we’re not here to slave over the reasons. We’re here to simply recount, and to celebrate. From FrightFest-backed horrors, to gonzo arthouse dealings and even the occasional indie weepy, […]
Exclusive Interview with Julia Ducournau, director of Raw
Thomas Harris chats with Raw director Julia Ducournau… There’s currently an unprecedented buzz around Julia Ducournau’s feminist, cannibal-come-coming-of-age horror, Raw. It helps in part that during its debut screening at Toronto film festival last year, it was met by audience members fainting, vomiting and a collective sea of shock gasps. Rather proudly, I was not one […]
Movie Review – Raw (2016)
Raw, 2016. Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, and Jean-Louis Sbille. SYNOPSIS: When a young vegetarian undergoes a carnivorous hazing ritual at vet school, an unbidden taste for meat begins to grow in her. A coming-of-age cannibal movie could […]
Movie Review – Raw (2017)
Raw, 2017. Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, and Jean-Louis Sbille. SYNOPSIS: When a young vegetarian undergoes a carnivorous hazing ritual at vet school, an unbidden taste for meat begins to grow in her. You’ve probably seen a coming-of-age […]
