nedelja, 30. april 2017

Nina Forever (2015)



Slo naslov: -
Država: VB
Jezik: angleščina
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 98' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Komedija, Grozljivka, Romantični
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine
Scenarij: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine
Igrajo: Cian Barry, Abigail Hardingham, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Mandeep Dhillon

[ENG]


HOLLY wants to save ROB, has fallen in love with him. She is training to be a paramedic and works a dead end job in a supermarket where Rob is the only remarkable thing. Lost and angry since the death of his girlfriend NINA.
Drawn into a relationship, the first time they’re in bed together so is Nina. A tangled and bloody mess of broken limbs, she is very much dead but still here, still talking, still angry…
However Holly doesn’t freak out and run – she is determined to be the one who heals Rob’s wounds. She can deal with the dead girl sharing their bed, their lives, their minds. If it’s what Rob needs, it’s what Holly will do, whatever the consequences…  -Official site

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sobota, 29. april 2017

Brimstone (2016)



Slo naslov: -
Država: Nizozemska, Francija, Nemčija, Belgija 
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 148 ,  Imdb
Žanri: Misterij, Triler, Western
Slo recenzija: Filmoljub, RTV SLO MMC
Režija: Martin Koolhoven
Scenarij: Martin Koolhoven
Igrajo: Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Carla Juri, Carice van Houten, Kit Harington, Emilia Jones, Paul Anderson

[SLO]


Zgodba v štirih časovno nelinearnih tarantinovskih dejanjih — svetopisemsko naslovljenih Razodetje, Eksodus, Geneza in Povračilo — spremlja nemo protagonistko (Dakota Fanning) na ameriškem divjem zahodu v 19. stoletju, ki v svoji vaški skupnosti dela kot porodničarka. (Namig: resnična srednjeveška čarovniška gonja je bila s paranojo ogrožene cerkvene dogme usmerjena prav zoper babice, zdravilke, zeliščarke in druge izobražene ženske.) Ko se nekoč zapleteni porod tragično izjalovi, se začne kot zlovešča senca nadnjo zgrinjati temačna preteklost, utelešena v srhljivem novem duhovniku (Guy Pearce). Skrivnostni tujec jo preganja že dolgo in nikakor ne bo odnehal, dokler je ne kaznuje za grehe zoper spodobnost in Boga. Kaj tako neodpustljivega je zagrešila kot mlado dekle? In kdo je surovi kalvinistični pridigar z brazgotino: božji mož ali neusmiljeni brezvestnež, ki ji bo s srdom maščevalnega boga pokazal, kaj je to pekel na zemlji? 
- Filmoljub

[ENG]


A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and her twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming. -Anonymous @Imdb


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petek, 28. april 2017

Un etaj mai jos (2015)

aka One Floor Below


Slo naslov: Spodnje nadstropje
Drugi naslovi: One Floor Below
Država: Romunija, Francija, Nemčija
Jezik: romunščina
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 93',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama 
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Radu Muntean
Scenarij: Alexandru Baciu, Radu Muntean, Razvan Radulescu
Igrajo: Teodor Corban, Iulian Postelnicu, Oxana Moravec, Ionut Bora, Tatiana Iekel, Vlad Ivanov, Mihaela Sirbu, Ioana Flora


Opisi via Liffe

[SLO]


Zanos romunskega novega vala ne pojenja: Radu Muntean v svojem novem filmu o boju moškega z vestjo po umoru, ki mu je bil priča.
Petrascu je moški v petdesetih letih, o katerem v prvi uri filma izvemo komajda kaj več od njegovega priimka. Preprosto je človek, na katerega se vsi lahko zanesejo. Nekega jutra med hojo po stopnicah iz sosednjega stanovanja sliši, da se je za vrati vnel hud prepir med žensko in moškim. Ko vse potihne, iz stanovanja izstopi Vali, sosed iz drugega nadstropja. Petrascu mu brez pomisleka prikima in molče odkoraka v svoje stanovanje. Med dnevnimi opravili opazi, da so se pred vhodom v stavbo začeli zbirati sosedje in policija. Laura, mlada ženska iz drugega nadstropja, je umrla za posledicami močnega udarca v glavo.


"Kinematografski jezik, ki sem ga uporabil v večini svojih filmov, opisujejo kot minimalističen. Strinjam se, da rad ustvarjam filmske strukture z minimalnimi sredstvi in si prizadevam, da je mojo pripovedniško navzočnost čim manj čutiti. Menim, da je gledalce treba zapeljati, ne zmanipulirati; privesti jih je treba do točke, ko se približajo zgodbi, zberejo podatke iz sestavljanke v filmu z občutkom, da sami gradijo pripovedno zgradbo." (Radu Muntean)

[ENG]


Patrascu is in his 50s. The first hour of the film doesn’t even reveal his first name. He is simply a man everybody can depend upon. One morning, as he climbs the stairs home, Patrascu hears a violent conflict between a woman and a man from inside one of the apartments. The noise in the apartment suddenly stops, and out comes Vali, his second­floor neighbour. Patrascu gives an automatic nod and wordlessly walks up the stairs to his apartment. While performing his household chores Patrascu is surprised to see neighbours and police swarming around the building entrance. Laura, the young woman from the second floor, was found dead, following a blow to the head.


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četrtek, 27. april 2017

Catfight (2016)



Slo naslov: -
Država: ZDA
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 95',  Imdb
Žanri: Komedija, Drama
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Onur Tukel
Scenarij: Onur Tukel
Igrajo: Sandra Oh, Anne Heche, Alicia Silverstone, Damian Young, Ariel Kavoussi

[ENG]


In this dark, gritty, mean-spirited, but well-made comedy-drama, Veronica (Sandra Oh) is an superficial, entitled housewife dealing with her home life. Ashley (Anne Heche) is a self-obsessed, misanthropic, artist dealing with her career and her life partner Lisa (Alicia Silverstone) who wants to raise a baby. Veronica and Ashely's paths cross at a party hosted by Veronica's husband, which the two cynical woman's long-buried rivalry comes to the surface which leads to a brutal cat-fight where Veronica ends up in the hospital in a coma. After two years, Veronica emerges from her coma to learn that both her husband and teenage son are dead, and she is broke with no friends or family. On the other hand, Ashley has become a successful and wealthy artist now married to Lisa. Veronica blames Ashley for her downfall, and after another confrontation which leads to another savage cat-fight in a vacant lot, Ashley is the one to end up in a coma and is revived after two years to find her own ... -Written by Larry B. @Imdb


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Louis C.K. 2017 (2017)



Slo naslov: -
Država: ZDA 
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2017
Dolžina: 74' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Komedija
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Louis C.K. 
Scenarij: Louis C.K.
Igrajo: Louis C.K.

[ENG]


Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers, and more in a live performance from Washington D.C.

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sreda, 26. april 2017

Frantz (2016)



Slo naslov: Frantz
Angleški naslov: Frantz
Država: Nemčija, Francija
Jezik: Nemščina, Francoščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 113' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Vojni, Zgodovinski 
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Francois Ozon
Scenarij: Francois Ozon, Philippe Piazzo
Igrajo: Paula Beer, Pierre Niney, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber, Johann von Bülow, Anton von Lucke

[ENG]


In a small German town after World War I, young German woman Anna (Venice award-winning Paula Beer) mourns daily at the grave of her fiancé Frantz who was killed in battle in France. One day, young Frenchman Adrien, a young Frenchman (Pierre Niney) also lays flowers at the grave. His presence so soon after the German defeat ignites passions.

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It’s a heady hall of mirrors that keeps revealing, or at least suggesting new depths and angles. But while this kind of intense creative exercise no doubt deserves respect, ultimately one has the uneasy sense that things don’t really add up. - The Film Stage,  Zhuo-Ning Su

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torek, 25. april 2017

Lights Out (2016)



Slo naslov: Ko luči ugasnejo
Država: ZDA
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 81',  Imdb
Žanri: Grozljivka
Slo recenzija: Filmoljub
Režija: David F. Sandberg
Scenarij: Eric Heisserer, David F. Sandberg
Igrajo: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Billy Burke, Alexander DiPersia

[ENG]


Nekega večera moškega med nočnim delom umori skrivnostno nadnaravno bitje, ki se skriva v sencah. Ko to bitje prestraši še njegovega sina Martina, deček opazi svojo mater Sophio, kako se v osenčenem delu svoje sobe pogovarja s svojo namišljeno prijateljico Diano.

Socialni delavci po tem dogodku navežejo stik z Martinovo starejšo polsestro Rebecco, ki se je v otroštvu prav tako srečala z Diano in ki vzame Martina pod svojo streho. Ta začne skupaj s svojim fantom Martinom preiskovati povezavo med Sophio in Diano, pri tem pa razkrije strašljivo skrivnost. -Siol.net

[SLO]


A man called Paul is working after hours and is murdered by a supernatural entity in the shadow. When his son, the boy Martin, is frightened by the same creature, he sees his mother Sophie talking to an imaginary friend called Diana in the shadow of her room. Martin does not sleep anymore during the night. His older step sister Rebecca who lives alone is summoned by the social assistant. She brings Martin home and recalls her own experience with Diana years ago when she was young. Rebecca and her boyfriend Bret investigate the connection of Sophie with Diana and come up to a scary revelation about their past. - Claudio Carvalho @Imdb


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ponedeljek, 24. april 2017

Operation Avalanche (2016)


Slo naslov: -
Država: Kanada, ZDA
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 94' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Triler
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Matt Johnson
Scenarij: Josh Boles, Matt Johnson
Igrajo: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh Boles, Krista Madison

[ENG]

1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of NASA, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers to capture NASA's race to the moon. The real mission - use their access and technology to hunt down the leak. But what they discover is far more shocking than soviet spies - Their government may be hiding a secret about Apollo that could define the decade, and the White House will stop at nothing to silence anyone who learns it. -Imdb

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The Childhood of a Leader (2015)



Slo naslov: -
Država: VB, Francija, Madžarska
Jezik: Angleščina, Francoščina 
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 115' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Misterij, Grozljivka
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Brady Corbet  
Scenarij: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Igrajo: Tom Sweet, Berenice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau, Robert Pattinson, Jaques Boudet

[ENG]


This chilling fable about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century tells the story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego. Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century and infused with the same sense of dread as The Others and The Omen, The Childhood of a Leader is an ominous portrait of emerging evil. [Protagonist Pictures]


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Alternating immense bombast with long stretches of longueur in its psychologically questionable evocation of the formative years of a future despot, the film is formally confident, stylistically inventive and intensely irritating. - The Playlist, Jessica Kiang

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nedelja, 23. april 2017

La fille inconnue (2016)

aka The Unknown Girl


Slo naslov: Neznanka
Angleški naslov: The Unknown Girl
Država: Belgija, Francija
Jezik: Francoščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 113',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Krimi, Misterij
Slo recenzija: Delo, Koridor
Režija: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Scenarij:Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Igrajo: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella, Ben Hamidou

[SLO]


Nekega poznega večera se na vratih ordinacije mlade zdravnice Jenny oglasi zvonec. Ko hoče njen pripravnik odpreti, ga zdravnica ustavi, saj so uradne ure že končane. Naslednjega jutra od policije izve, da je bilo nedaleč stran najdeno truplo neidentificirane mlade ženske. Jenny, preplavljena z občutki krivde, ima odtlej en sam cilj: odkriti dekletovo ime in tako preprečiti, da bi jo pokopali kot neznano osebo – preprečiti, da bi izginila, kot da ni nikoli živela.

Belgijska mojstra socialnega realizma brata Dardenne (Fant s kolesom, Dva dneva, ena noč) sta z napeto, sočutno ter psihološko izostreno preiskavo osebne in družbene odgovornosti ustvarila svojo različico detektivke.



»Zanimajo naju posamezniki in njihove zgodbe. /…/ Moralna vprašanja so vedno individualna. /…/ Gledalci pa lahko zgodbo seveda gledajo kot analizo družbe. /…/ Film je oda življenju. Na filmski trak poskušava ujeti življenje. /…/ Meniva, da so ženske prihodnost človeštva. V najinih filmih so one tiste, ki prevzamejo nadzor nad položajem, ki ukrepajo, ki so svobodne in ki pomikajo stvari naprej.«
- Jean-Pierre in Luc Dardenne

[ENG]


The efficient Dr. Jenny Davin works hard and has been chosen to replace Dr. Habran, who has just retired, at the Kennedy Hospital. One night, someone rings the bell of her office after-hours and Dr. Davin asks her trainee Julien to not open the door since does not to seem an emergency. On the next morning, Police Inspectors Ben Mahmoud and Bercaro require her surveillance tape since a teenager was found dead on the other side of the road and they are investigating what happened. Jenny feels guilty for not opening the door and becomes obsessed to find the teenager's identity. Her investigation affects her relationship with patients that might know something about the unknown girl. [Claudio Carvalho @ Imdb]

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sobota, 22. april 2017

Bang Gang (une histoire d'amour moderne) (2015)

aka Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)


Slo naslov: -
Angleški naslov: Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
Država: Francija
Jezik: Francoščina
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 98',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Eva Husson 
Scenarij: Eva Husson
Igrajo: Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima, Daisy Broom, Lorenzo Lefèbvre, Fred Hotier

[ENG]


As they say in the movies: after that summer, nothing would be the same again... Director Eva Husson shows she means business with this intense, confident debut feature, in which a group of Biarritz high-school students start a private orgy society. They seem to have created their own earthly paradise of total liberation, but matters soon prove more complex. Dazzlingly shot and the work of a true stylist, Bang Gang on one level resembles a French version of Larry Clark’s Kids, but with a specifically female point of view and updated for the age of internet sex and revenge porn. The young cast of newcomers is deeply impressive, and not just for their no-holds-barred courage. At once celebratory, libidinously lawless and with an edge of sober social critique, Bang Gang is one of the most striking French debuts in ages – and is certain to be one of the most controversial. 
-Jonathan Romney


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petek, 21. april 2017

Long Nights Short Mornings (2016)



Slo naslov: -
Država: ZDA
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 100',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Romantični
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Chadd Harbold
Scenarij: Chadd Harbold
Igrajo: Shiloh Fernandez, Ella Rae Peck, Paten Hughes, Helen Rogers, Christine Evangelista

[ENG]


James breaks it off with Katie, but feels bad about it. He doesn't like hurting people. At least he's seeing Monica tonight, she's always fun. He doesn't connect with her though, not like with Sarah - but they're just friends. He was close with Natalie too, until she moved to LA. That reminds him, he's going to work with that actress, Anna something. She's probably too famous to talk to him though. And besides, Lily should be back soon and he really wants to see her. Sometimes he misses Lorraine, but thinking about her just makes him sad. Whenever he feels lonely, he texts Rapunzel - that's not her name, he just can't remember it. He should really delete her from his phone. But he can't. 


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četrtek, 20. april 2017

Girl Asleep (2015)



Slo naslov: -
Država: Avstralija
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 77' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Komedija, Drama, Fantazijski
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Rosemary Myers
Scenarij: Matthew Whittet 
Igrajo: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Eamon Farren

[ENG]


The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can't bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and she's flung into a parallel place; a world that's weirdly erotic, a little bit violent and thoroughly ludicrous - only there can she find herself. Based on the critically acclaimed production by Windmill Theatre, GIRL ASLEEP is a journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind. [Imdb]


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The teenage coming-of-age genre has become so steeped in supernatural romance, dystopian action and gross-out gags that — on film, at least — the period of blossoming maturity it depicts has almost been stripped of its wonder. Stage-to-screen adaptation Girl Asleep offers an antidote to the current trend, wholeheartedly embracing the magic and mystery of growing up. After an enthusiastic premiere at the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival, where it won the audience award for most popular movie, the energetic, amusing and pointedly eccentric Australian effort debuts outside its homeland in Berlinale’s Generation 14plus program. 
[Screen International, Sarah Ward]

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sreda, 19. april 2017

Umi yori mo mada fukaku (2016)

aka After the Storm


Slo naslov: Po nevihti
Angleški naslov: After the Storm
Država: Japonska
Jezik: Japonščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 117',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Hirokazu Koreeda
Scenarij: Hirokazu Koreeda
Igrajo: Hiroshi Abe, Yoko Maki, Kirin Kiki, Taiyo Yoshizawa, Soryo Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Lily Franky,  Isao Hashitsume, Kanji Furutachi

[SLO]

Via Kinodvor


Ryota nostalgično podoživlja minule dni, ko je užival sloves spoštovanega in nagrajenega avtorja. Danes je le še senca samega sebe; večino denarja, ki ga zasluži kot zasebni detektiv, zapravi za igre na srečo in komajda še lahko plačuje preživnino za sina. Ko mu umre oče, kaže, da je njegovim bližnjim, za razliko od njega, uspelo pustiti preteklost za sabo. Kljub začetnemu nelagodju naveže stike z družino, zdaj pa se mora še potruditi, da ponovno prevzame vajeti nad svojim življenjem. Prvi korak je obnovitev stika s sinom; neka nevihtna poletna noč jima ponudi priložnost za resnično zbližanje.

Japonski režiser Hirokazu Kore-eda v značilnem, lahkotno komičnem slogu obravnava odnos med starši in otroki kot ključ do trajne sreče v človekovem življenju.


»Po očetovi smrti je mati sama živela v stanovanjskem naselju. Ko sem jo obiskal med novoletnimi prazniki, sem pomislil, da bi nekega dne rad posnel film o tem naselju. /.../ Film zajema spremembe v moji duševnosti po smrti staršev, in je najbolj zaznamovan z mojo resnično notranjostjo. Po moji smrti, če bi se znašel pred Bogom ali razsodnikom posmrtnega življenja, ki bi me vprašal: 'Kaj si počel spodaj na zemlji?', bi mu najprej pokazal film Po nevihti.« (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

[ENG]


Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) - until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again. [Written by Indiewire]


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torek, 18. april 2017

En man som heter Ove (2015)

aka A Man Called Ove

Slo naslov: Mož z imenom Ove
Angleški naslov: A Man Called Ove
Država: Švedska
Jezik: Švedščina
Leto: 2015
Dolžina: 116' ,  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Komedija
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Hannes Holm
Scenarij: Hannes Holm, Fredrik Backman (knjiga)
Igrajo: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg

[SLO]


Presunljiva švedska drama, posneta po istomeinski knjigi, ki pripoveduje o upokojencu, jeznem na cel svet, ki mu je pred kratkim umrla žena in ji še sam poskuša slediti. Skozi film spremljamo njegovo življenjsko zgodbo in družinske tragedije, ki so ga izoblikovale v takega človega. Ko se v sosesko, v kateri je osamljen in izoliran in jo pozna do potankosti, priselijo novi sosedi, se mu življenje obrne na glavo in je prisiljen nekatere reči videti v drugačni luči. Spoznavamo, da se za masko  težaškega, skrajno hladnega in zagrenjenega možaka skriva mož z velikim srcem, ki je brezmejno ljubil svojo pokojno ženo, ki je bila srčna, močna in razigrana ženska, polna življenja. [Jinadaze @ www.cudovita.si]

[ENG]


59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terraced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. [Imdb]



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ponedeljek, 17. april 2017

L'économie du couple (2016)

aka After Love


Slo naslov: Ko ljubezni ni več
Angleški naslov: After Love
Država: Francija, Belgija
Jezik: Francoščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 100',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Joachim Lafosse
Scenarij: Fanny Burdino, Joachim Lafosse, Mazarine Pingeot
Igrajo: Bérénice Bejo, Cédric Kahn, Marthe Keller, Jade Soentjens, Margaux Soentjens

[SLO]

Opis via Liffe


Režiser Joachim Lafosse nam ob primeru francoskega para prikaže logiko današnjih romantičnih zvez, v katerih materialni razlogi prevladajo nad vsemi drugimi. 

Po petnajstih letih skupnega življenja se Marie in Boris odločita za ločitev. Par skupaj s hčerama živi v hiši, ki jo je kupila Marie, a jo je Boris popolnoma obnovil. Ker si Boris ne more privoščiti novega stanovanja, si morata hišo še naprej deliti. Pravzaprav je resnica prej ta, da ne eden ne drugi nimata namena dvigniti rok nad trenutnimi razmerami. 


"Paru pomeni denar enega od vzrokov za prepiranje, a ni tisti globlji vir razdora. Denar ni razlog, da se Boris in Marie ne moreta več ljubiti. Je jabolko spora, vendar vedno omogoča način za osebno potrditev ali njeno umanjkanje, način za iskanje priznanja naših dejanj, storjenih ali ne. /.../ Nekoč smo skupaj vztrajali zaradi moralnih razlogov, danes zaradi materialnih. To veliko pove o naši dobi." (Joachim Lafosse)

[ENG]


Fifteen years earlier, Marie, a well off young woman, had set up house with Boris, a working class man. They loved each other and had twin daughters, Jade and Margaux. But now, Marie and Boris do not get along anymore and have decided to get a divorce. The trouble is that Boris cannot afford to find a new place of his own and, in the meantime must continue to cohabit. Marie desperately wants Boris away and cannot put up with him any longer. Her partner, for his part, will not leave home unless she gives him half of what the house is worth. Marie refuses because she is the one who bought the place. Boris refuses because he renovated it and brought considerable added value to their belonging. The situation is deadlocked. How will they get out of this hell?  [Guy Bellinger@Imdb]

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nedelja, 16. april 2017

A Date for Mad Mary (2016)



Slo naslov: -
Država: Irska
Jezik: Angleščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 82',  Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Komedija
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Darren Thornton
Scenarij: Colin Thornton, Darren Thornton
Igrajo: Seána Kerslake, Tara Lee, Charleigh Bailey, Denise MacCormack, Siobhán Shanahan

[ENG]


'Mad' Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda after a short spell in prison - for something she'd rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed. Her best friend, Charlene, is about to get married and Mary is to be her maid of honour. When Charlene refuses Mary a 'plus one' on the grounds that she probably couldn't find a date, Mary becomes determined to prove her wrong. 'A date for Mad Mary' is a tough and tender story about friendship, first love, and letting go of the glory days.


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Mad Mary is a delight, especially for its rounded supporting characters, its skewering use of language, and the pinpoint accuracy of its observations of life in this specific time and place. 
[Jessica Kiang, Variety]

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sobota, 15. april 2017

Que Dios nos perdone (2016)

aka May God Forgive Us


Slo naslov: -
Angleški naslov: May God Forgive Us
Država: Španija
Jezik: Španščina
Leto: 2016
Dolžina: 127', Imdb
Žanri: Drama, Triler
Slo recenzija: -
Režija: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Scenarij: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Igrajo: Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Álamo, Josean Bengoetxea, Mónica López, Luis Zahera, Rocío Muñoz, José Luis García Pérez


[ENG]


The economic crisis, the 15-M movement and the pilgrims awaiting the arrival of the Pope, all coexist in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer, as soon as possible and with the utmost confidentiality. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they’d never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer. - Sitges Film Festival

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With a powerful soundtrack courtesy of Olivier Arson, perfect urban settings, and amazing editing by Fernando Franco (Wounded) and Alberto del Campo that never softens the pace, May God Save Us starts off by studying its protagonists and settings almost like a documentary, with a shaky camera; then, it transforms halfway through, using less of a raw style of cinematography and a gentler visual style, as the storyline becomes increasingly tense. The movie unfolds in the most fetid corners of Madrid during the summer of 2011, as the common people protested against the dire financial crisis, camped out in the Puerta del Sol square (the much-publicised 15M anti-austerity movement), the police clamped down on them and the city hall welcomed, with considerable pomp, the Pope and thousands of believers who flocked to the Spanish capital to sing psalms. That explosive cocktail of antagonism and that tense, strained atmosphere, exacerbated by the blistering heat, are perfectly palpable in Sorogoyen’s third feature.

In this unfriendly context, a pair of oddball policemen – the magnificent Antonio de la Torre (as believable as he was in the equally raging The Fury of a Patient Man) and Roberto Álamo (who is likely to win a Goya Award for his performance, after he played the tiger-man in The Skin I Live In) – must track down a swine who’s going around killing old ladies. Along the way, they will have to learn to get along (as they have conflicting personalities), grapple with their demons and ghosts, and carry around their most personal problems. And so May God Save Us morphs into an unusual buddy movie that makes no attempt to hide its fascination with Polanski’s Repulsion and Chinatown, or Fincher’s Seven and Zodiac. And, just like those films, its aim is also to make us have an entertainingly bad time. - Alfonso Rivera, Cineuropa


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