Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning”("Un beau matin" in the French original) is an intelligent and warm ode to the sorrows and joys of parenting. A marvelous Léa Seydoux is Sandra, a widow and single mother confronted with a father (Pascal Greggory) who has a disease that is causing the decline of his mental acuity. Sandra is sad, as her father can no longer live alone. As her mother (Nicole ... more >
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Luminous Léa Seydoux confronted with caring for an elderly parent in “ONE FINE MORNING” | REVIEW
Distributed by Les Films du Losange
Starring Léa Seydoux and Pascal Greggory
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
“CRIMES OF THE FUTURE:” like it or loathe it, you won’t see a more challenging film this year | REVIEW
Film was shown in competition at the Cannes Festival
Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux
Directed by David Cronenberg
To describe David Cronenberg’s latest work “Crimes of the Future” as mere body horror is to do it a small disservice. Make no mistake, this picture is very much a return to the world of the grotesque, an area where Cronenberg is a master, but the film’s screenplay (written by the director) holds much more. The soul of the film has something important to say about our self-destructive ... more >
CANNES FESTIVAL – “OH MERCY!” (“Roubaix, une lumière”)
This film is competing for the Palme D'Or
The town of Roubaix in France, located near the Belgian border, is rather like the Detroit of France. Yesterday’s city of industry has become a broken shell of a town. In the film's opening as local police chief Inspector Daoud (Roschdy Zem) cruises by a burning car he calls it in, the fire foreshadowing tragedy. Daoud is a fictional character who was added in by director Arnaud Desplechin. His ... more >
Blue is the Warmest Color
Quat'sous Films, Wild Bunch
Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
PARIS - Abdellatif Kechiche’s new film is well-made, possibly deserving its Palme d’Or at the last Cannes Film Festival, but It. Is. Too. Long. The first hour is breathtaking in its precise description of Adèle (played by the remarkable Adèle Exarchopoulos--PROFILE), adrift in adolescent yearnings and not having found her foothold in the real world, who becomes conscious of her attraction to women ... more >
Blue is the warmest color (La Vie D’Adèle)
French film could land some serious Cannes gold
Finally a discovery at the Cannes Festival that’s worth getting all worked up about: “Blue is the Warmest Color,” or, as the original title, “La Vie D’Adèle.” Three hour-long film is a bright gem and a contender for the top nod at this otherwise tepid Cannes selection. "Blue," starring newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, is my choice for this year’s ... more >
BERLINALE | “Farewell my Queen”
A week of turmoil in Versailles
Halfway through the 62nd installment of the Berlin Film Festival, no single film has emerged to carry the fest’s top prizes. The international jury, this year’s headed by British director Mike Leigh, will have a difficult time distributing the Gold and Silver bears if the competition fare remains this lackluster. Benoît Jacquot’s French-Revolution drama, Les Adieux à la Reine was the firing ... more >