London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: BANDAGED, 57000 KM BETWEEN US
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Friday, April 3, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
Johanna D’Arc of Mongolia
Directed by:
Ulrike Ottinger
Cast:
Delphine Seyrig Xu Re Huar, Inès Sastre
Country:
West Germany
Year:
1989
Running time:
165min
All aboard the Trans-Siberian railway where you’ll find titled ladies, Broadway stars, camp cabaret acts and a Mongolian princess who has come to kidnap them all. This sumptuous epic from Ottinger ranges from the obvious artifice of a studio film to an almost documentary realism when the film moves from train to the glorious vista of the Mongolian landscape. As the culture clash between the Western women and their Mongolian ‘hosts’ intensifies a sweet love affair blossoms between the princess and the young Giovanna, [...]
by Andre Soares | April 1, 2009
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Tags: 57000 Km Between Us, Awakening, Bandaged, Christian Tafdrup, Delphine Kreuter, Delphine Seyrig, Dominic Leclerc, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, London Screenings, Maria Beatty, Mathieu Amalric, Protect Me from What I Want, Ulrike Ottinger
César Awards 2008
2008 César Awards
French Academy of Film Arts and Sciences’ 2008 César du Cinéma nominations: January 25, 2008
2008 César du Cinéma winners: the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, on February 22, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST FILM / MEILLEUR FILM
* La graine et le mulet / The Secret of the Grain
directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
produced by Claude Berri
La Môme / La Vie en Rose
directed by Olivier Dahan
produced by Alain Goldman
Persepolis
directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault
Le Scaphandre et le papillon / The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
directed by Julian Schnabel
produced by Jérôme Seydoux
Un secret / A Secret
directed by Claude Miller
produced by Yves Marmion
BEST FIRST FILM / MEILLEUR PREMIER FILM
Ceux qui restent / Those Who [...]
by Andre Soares | February 22, 2008
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Tags: Abdellatif Kechiche, César Awards, Film Awards, Hafsia Herzi, Julie Depardieu, Laurent Stocker, Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric, Persepolis, Sami Bouajila, Terror's Advocate, The Lives of Others, The Secret of the Grain
2007 National Board of Review Award Winners
The best thing about the 2007 National Board of Review (NBR) winners is the presence of veteran Julie Christie (right, with Gordon Pinsent) as best actress for her superb portrayal of a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in Sarah Polley’s Away from Her.
Christie, one of the best film actresses of the last half century — in fact, one of the best film actresses ever — has received widespread acclaim for her performance, though this is her first Away from Her win so far. (Earlier this year, Christie was nominated for the Vancouver Film Critics‘ best actress in a Canadian film award but lost out to Carrie-Anne Moss in Fido.)
The National Board of Review’s choice for best actor was not [...]
by Andre Soares | December 5, 2007
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Tags: Away from Her, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julian Schnabel, Julie Christie, Mathieu Amalric, National Board of Review Awards, No Country for Old Men, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
César 2005
2005 César Awards
2005 César du Cinéma winners: Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on February 26, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Abdel Kechiche’s L’Esquive was the surprise winner at the 30th César du Cinéma ceremony. Set at a Parisian housing project filled with immigrants and their children, Kechiche’s low-budget film follows a withdrawn teenager (Osman Elkharraz) with artistic aspirations.
Best Film
36 Quai des Orfèvres Olivier Marchal
Les Choristes / The Chorus Christophe Barratier
* L’Esquive Abdel Kechiche
Rois et reine Arnaud Desplechin
Un long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Best European Union Film
* Ae Fond Kiss… / Just a Kiss Ken Loach, UK / Belgium / Germany / Italy / Spain
La Mala educación / Bad [...]
by Andre Soares | February 3, 2005
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Tags: Abdel Kechiche, Ae Fond Kiss, César Awards, Clovis Cornillac, Film Awards, L'Esquive, Lost in Translation, Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric, Quand la mer monte, Yolande Moreau
