If any part of you has been curious as to how French filmmaker Olivier Assayas spent the early days of the global pandemic, along comes “Suspended Time” to answer your question, with very much the answer you might expect: pretty comfortably, thanks for asking. Alternating a thinly fictionalised portrait of the artist isolating at his family’s country home with fully autobiographical narration by the director himself, this mildly amusing but vastly indulgent bagatelle feels a tardy entry in the first wave of lockdown cinema — too late to feel fresh, but still too soon to have accumulated much meaningful perspective on an experience we all remember too well. Assayas devotees will take some pleasure in its formal fillips and self-references. Others need not apply.
At its most interesting — and quietly gossipy, if you are so minded — “Suspended Time” could be read as a reply work of sorts to “Bergman Island,...
At its most interesting — and quietly gossipy, if you are so minded — “Suspended Time” could be read as a reply work of sorts to “Bergman Island,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
The memes won’t let you forget, but 2019 was half a decade ago. That was also the year Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network––an odd return to the realm of his TV series Carlos, and subsequently picked up by Narcos-era Netflix––premiered at the Venice Film Festival. That was Assayas’ last feature, making the intervening period (Irma Vep for HBO aside) the longest dry patch of his 38-year career. The dexterous director returns this week to the Berlinale with the aptly titled Suspended Time, a personal essay wrapped up in an effortless comedy that shows no signs whatsoever of long gestation.
Naturally, it’s all the better for it. Appearing as both leading man and (not for the first time) director surrogate, Vincent Macaigne stars as Paul, a filmmaker surviving the summer of 2020 with his music-journalist brother Ettienne (Micha Lescot) and their new partners, Morgane and Carole, in the agreeable surrounds of their childhood home.
Naturally, it’s all the better for it. Appearing as both leading man and (not for the first time) director surrogate, Vincent Macaigne stars as Paul, a filmmaker surviving the summer of 2020 with his music-journalist brother Ettienne (Micha Lescot) and their new partners, Morgane and Carole, in the agreeable surrounds of their childhood home.
- 2/17/2024
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
No two words can strike fear into the heart of a critic quite like “Covid movie,” and yet with a director as accomplished as Olivier Assayas it seemed reasonable to hold out hope of something more than the low-key cringe humor of a neurotic germaphobe obsessing about masks and social distancing and possible grocery contamination. Sadly, that’s a big part of what you get in the tedious Suspended Time (Hors du Temps). Most of us would never think our experience in the early, anxious days of pandemic lockdown was of much interest to anyone outside our social pod, but filmmakers keep making that mistake. They need to stop.
Perhaps Assayas was so caught up in the meta film industry satire of his spry reimagining of Irma Vep for HBO that he couldn’t resist casting Vincent Macaigne again as another version of himself. Macaigne is mildly amusing as a film director named Paul,...
Perhaps Assayas was so caught up in the meta film industry satire of his spry reimagining of Irma Vep for HBO that he couldn’t resist casting Vincent Macaigne again as another version of himself. Macaigne is mildly amusing as a film director named Paul,...
- 2/17/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I only recently wrote a capsule for our most-anticipated-of-2024 feature where I acknowledge that, despite there being no true details on Olivier Assayas’ Hors du temps, it’s rather high on our list. Kismet-of-sorts (and reason for me to rewrite that capsule) that we now have a first plethora of details, including synopsis, stills, poster, and cast.
Vincent Macaigne stars, as has been known since last year, alongside Micha Lescot and Nora Hamzawi, seemingly playing an analogue for Assayas himself. So it’s easy to presume when the film, now referred to as Suspended Time, concerns a director and his music-journalist brother locked in their childhood home with new partners during the pandemic. A Summer Hours spin with deeper shades of autobiography led by one of his great performers? Even in the realm of “deeply speculative and entirely unverified,” yes––absolutely our speed.
Synopsis, stills, and poster below:
April 2020––Lockdown.
Vincent Macaigne stars, as has been known since last year, alongside Micha Lescot and Nora Hamzawi, seemingly playing an analogue for Assayas himself. So it’s easy to presume when the film, now referred to as Suspended Time, concerns a director and his music-journalist brother locked in their childhood home with new partners during the pandemic. A Summer Hours spin with deeper shades of autobiography led by one of his great performers? Even in the realm of “deeply speculative and entirely unverified,” yes––absolutely our speed.
Synopsis, stills, and poster below:
April 2020––Lockdown.
- 2/15/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Playtime has boarded Olivier Assayas’ “Suspended Time,” a Covid-era comedy about two couples spending lockdown together. Produced by Olivier Delbosc of Curiosa Films, and by Assayas’ own Vortex Sutra, the pandemic farce is hotly tipped to compete at the Berlin Film Festival next month.
Recent Assayas stalwart Vincent Macaigne leads the cast as Etienne, a filmmaker – and once again director stand-in – locked down with his music journalist brother, Paul, and locked in the family home with respective spouses, Morgane and Carole.
“Every room, every object, reminds them of their childhood, and the memories of [those] absent,” reads the synopsis. “This compels them to measure the distance that separates them from each other and the roots they share, those of their ground zero. As the world around them is becoming increasingly unsettling, unreality, and even a disturbing strangeness, invades their daily gestures and actions.”
The project furthers the director’s ongoing partnership with Macaigne and Hamzawi,...
Recent Assayas stalwart Vincent Macaigne leads the cast as Etienne, a filmmaker – and once again director stand-in – locked down with his music journalist brother, Paul, and locked in the family home with respective spouses, Morgane and Carole.
“Every room, every object, reminds them of their childhood, and the memories of [those] absent,” reads the synopsis. “This compels them to measure the distance that separates them from each other and the roots they share, those of their ground zero. As the world around them is becoming increasingly unsettling, unreality, and even a disturbing strangeness, invades their daily gestures and actions.”
The project furthers the director’s ongoing partnership with Macaigne and Hamzawi,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, starting this weekend with A Lion in the House, Femme Fatale, and Summer Hours, all on 35mm.
Paris Theater
The Paris has reopened with a Saturday-morning 70mm screening of Playtime.
Roxy Cinema
The Third Man, Knock Knock, Klute, and Great Expectations show on 35mm.
Metrograph
An extensive retrospective of the great Robby Müller has begun.
IFC Center
The new restoration of Shinji Somai’s Typhoon Club continues; All That Jazz, Delicatessen, The Holy Mountain, The Lords of Salem, Sleepy Hollow, and Gregg Araki’s Nowhere play while Oldboy screens in a new restoration.
Film Forum
A new 4K restoration of Farewell, My Concubine begins; Shrek plays on Sunday
The post NYC Weekend Watch: Summer Hours, Klute, Gregg Araki & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
Museum of the Moving Image
Reverse Shot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a months-long programming run, starting this weekend with A Lion in the House, Femme Fatale, and Summer Hours, all on 35mm.
Paris Theater
The Paris has reopened with a Saturday-morning 70mm screening of Playtime.
Roxy Cinema
The Third Man, Knock Knock, Klute, and Great Expectations show on 35mm.
Metrograph
An extensive retrospective of the great Robby Müller has begun.
IFC Center
The new restoration of Shinji Somai’s Typhoon Club continues; All That Jazz, Delicatessen, The Holy Mountain, The Lords of Salem, Sleepy Hollow, and Gregg Araki’s Nowhere play while Oldboy screens in a new restoration.
Film Forum
A new 4K restoration of Farewell, My Concubine begins; Shrek plays on Sunday
The post NYC Weekend Watch: Summer Hours, Klute, Gregg Araki & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
- 9/29/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
French director Olivier Assayas walked a tightrope with his 1996 unclassifiable, meta-moviemaking drama “Irma Vep.” It starred Hong Kong icon Maggie Cheung as herself, starring in a French film whose director was played by cinema legend Jean-Pierre Leaud, as they attempted to remake Louis Feuillade’s classic silent film serial “Les Vampires.” A treatise on Hollywood? A lampoon of the French film industry? A meta exercise in the negotiations between a major actress and a serious director? All of the above.
Now, Olivier Assayas is remaking his own movie for television with “Irma Vep,” coming to HBO and HBO Max on June 6 and now with Alicia Vikander in the role originated by Cheung. The show is first set to stop off at the Cannes Film Festival — Assayas’ stomping grounds with films like “Personal Shopper” and “Summer Hours” in competition and also the original “Irma Vep” in Un Certain Regard — before hitting the small screen.
Now, Olivier Assayas is remaking his own movie for television with “Irma Vep,” coming to HBO and HBO Max on June 6 and now with Alicia Vikander in the role originated by Cheung. The show is first set to stop off at the Cannes Film Festival — Assayas’ stomping grounds with films like “Personal Shopper” and “Summer Hours” in competition and also the original “Irma Vep” in Un Certain Regard — before hitting the small screen.
- 5/17/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Like Jia Zhangke’s Still Life, Giraffe is a fiction sketched around the margins of an infrastructure project, capturing impressions of life and landscape in a place across which the state will soon sweep like a hand across a countertop. Instead of Still Life’s Three Gorges Dam, which juxtaposed the epic scope of the Ccp’s ambition against the worker ants carrying the project out or being washed away in its wake, Giraffe’s Danish director Anna Sofie Hartmann tells a prototypical EU story of technocratic consensus and its faint, localized counterweight of regret over dying tradition.
To get to Copenhagen from the European mainland, a lot of people take ferry that leaves from Puttgarden in Germany and arrives in Rødby, on the island of Lolland. This route will soon be replaced by the Fehrman Belt Fixed Link, an 11-mile road and rail tunnel—the longest in the world...
To get to Copenhagen from the European mainland, a lot of people take ferry that leaves from Puttgarden in Germany and arrives in Rødby, on the island of Lolland. This route will soon be replaced by the Fehrman Belt Fixed Link, an 11-mile road and rail tunnel—the longest in the world...
- 12/14/2020
- by Mark Asch
- The Film Stage
It’s always difficult to watch a director end a streak of excellent, or at least interesting, movies with one that is just flat out disappointing. After a run of more than a decade that included acclaimed, awarded, and frequently discussed films like Summer Hours, Clouds of Sils Maria, Carlos, and Personal Shopper, French writer-director Olivier Assayas has come up way short with his new film, Wasp Network.
And it’s a damn shame too, because Assayas has assembled a fine cast led by Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Edgar Ramirez and Ana de Armas, and there are flashes of greatness and eloquence within Wasp Network’s very long two hours. But instead of focusing on the personal drama that is hidden within the film, Assayas seems to have wanted to make an epic, and the result is a shapeless, tedious mess that has to stop twice to sum up...
And it’s a damn shame too, because Assayas has assembled a fine cast led by Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Edgar Ramirez and Ana de Armas, and there are flashes of greatness and eloquence within Wasp Network’s very long two hours. But instead of focusing on the personal drama that is hidden within the film, Assayas seems to have wanted to make an epic, and the result is a shapeless, tedious mess that has to stop twice to sum up...
- 6/19/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
If you read Heather Wixson's 4-star review or you listened to our Sundance episode of Corpse Club featuring director Natalie Erika James, then you know that we can't wait for Daily Dead readers to see her new horror film Relic. Before it comes to theaters and Digital/VOD on July 10th, IFC will release Relic in drive-in theaters early beginning July 3rd, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend:
Press Release: New York, NY: Ahead of its July 10th theatrical and Digital/VOD date, IFC Films is bringing Relic to drive-in theaters only as an advance week-run beginning July 3rd as studios delay new releases to later in the summer. With a current score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Relic is one of the year’s most highly anticipated genre films of the Summer.
Recently heralded as one of Indiewire’s ‘20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know...
Press Release: New York, NY: Ahead of its July 10th theatrical and Digital/VOD date, IFC Films is bringing Relic to drive-in theaters only as an advance week-run beginning July 3rd as studios delay new releases to later in the summer. With a current score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Relic is one of the year’s most highly anticipated genre films of the Summer.
Recently heralded as one of Indiewire’s ‘20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know...
- 6/18/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
After Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (“The Intouchables”), Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”) and Juliette Binoche (“Let the Sunshine In”), it was Olivier Assayas’s turn to receive the French Cinema Award from the film promotion org UniFrance on Jan. 19.
Assayas was celebrated by UniFrance’s president Serge Toubiana and newly-appointed managing director Daniela Elstner for his contribution to making French cinema shine abroad. The swanky ceremony, hosted at the Bb Blanche restaurant in Paris, gathered the actors Nora Hamzawi and Vincent Macaigne, who both starred in his 2018 film “Non Fiction,” as well as many industry figures and journalists.
Assayas, who most recently directed “Wasp Network,” a Cuba-set political thriller starring Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez, dedicated his French Cinema Award to Binoche whom he directed in “Summer Hours,” “Clouds of Sils Maria” and “Non Fiction.”
“My recognition abroad has so much to do with the fact that I did three movies...
Assayas was celebrated by UniFrance’s president Serge Toubiana and newly-appointed managing director Daniela Elstner for his contribution to making French cinema shine abroad. The swanky ceremony, hosted at the Bb Blanche restaurant in Paris, gathered the actors Nora Hamzawi and Vincent Macaigne, who both starred in his 2018 film “Non Fiction,” as well as many industry figures and journalists.
Assayas, who most recently directed “Wasp Network,” a Cuba-set political thriller starring Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez, dedicated his French Cinema Award to Binoche whom he directed in “Summer Hours,” “Clouds of Sils Maria” and “Non Fiction.”
“My recognition abroad has so much to do with the fact that I did three movies...
- 1/20/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Before we get to our weekly streaming picks, check out our annual feature: Where to Stream the Best Films of 2019.
Cold Case Hammarskjöld (Mads Brügger)
In 1961, Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash in Africa under mysterious circumstances. Beginning as an investigation into his still-unsolved death, the trail that Mads Brügger follows in Cold Case Hammarskjöld is one that expands to implicate some of the world’s most powerful governments in unfathomably heinous crimes. Without revealing the specifics of the jaw-dropping revelations in this thoroughly engrossing documentary, if there’s any justice, what is brought to light will cause global...
Before we get to our weekly streaming picks, check out our annual feature: Where to Stream the Best Films of 2019.
Cold Case Hammarskjöld (Mads Brügger)
In 1961, Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash in Africa under mysterious circumstances. Beginning as an investigation into his still-unsolved death, the trail that Mads Brügger follows in Cold Case Hammarskjöld is one that expands to implicate some of the world’s most powerful governments in unfathomably heinous crimes. Without revealing the specifics of the jaw-dropping revelations in this thoroughly engrossing documentary, if there’s any justice, what is brought to light will cause global...
- 12/20/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Notebook is covering Tiff with an on-going correspondence between critics Fernando F. Croce, Kelley Dong, and editor Daniel Kasman.The PlatformDear Danny and Kelley,Funny you mention a good night’s sleep in your last piece, Danny, as that’s a friend I have yet to meet during festivals. Fears of being late to screenings or behind on my coverage often keep me from enjoying a truly refreshing slumber, while the adrenaline of the environment keep my eyes wide open during the daily dash from title to title. As a result, there are times when I’m not quite sure if a moment or a scene or a whole movie is real or if I’ve dreamt it. The Platform, for instance, lingers like a nightmare brought on by indigestion. Given that Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s vicious sci-fi parable traffics in food, vertiginous fluctuations and hellish repetition, however, a nightmare...
- 9/10/2019
- MUBI
Olivier Assayas isn’t satisfied with the version of his new film, the Cuban spy epic “Wasp Network,” that world-premiered at the Venice Film Festival last week. According to a report from Deadline, the French writer/director is taking the film back into the editing bay, even as it plays the Toronto International Film Festival this week. The new cut will be unveiled at the film’s U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival this fall.
“There are a few things that need clarification,” the “Personal Shopper” and “Summer Hours” director told Deadline. “There are a series of fixes I’ll make. I might shorten some parts and lengthen others. The running time won’t change considerably, but it’s about gaining fluidity. I want the film to be understood by those who aren’t aware of the complexities of the local politics. The fixes will be done...
“There are a few things that need clarification,” the “Personal Shopper” and “Summer Hours” director told Deadline. “There are a series of fixes I’ll make. I might shorten some parts and lengthen others. The running time won’t change considerably, but it’s about gaining fluidity. I want the film to be understood by those who aren’t aware of the complexities of the local politics. The fixes will be done...
- 9/9/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
It’s unusual for a Western film to present spies for Fidel Castro as the heroes. And that novelty, alas, is one of the few selling points of “Wasp Network,” a surprising disappointment from Olivier Assayas, one of the more interesting and eclectic filmmakers working today.
Assayas previously teamed with Edgar Ramírez on the gripping “Carlos,” but this time, the true-story aspect of this docudrama seems to have bogged down the filmmaker. When he has occasion to put the plot aside and focus on the characters, “Wasp Network” comes to life, but these moments are too few and far between.
The story itself is fascinating — in the 1990s, Cuban pilots René González (Ramírez) and Juan Pablo Roque made headlines by escaping Cuba and defecting to the United States. (González flew out in a small plane in 1990; Roque swam to Guantanamo Bay two years later.)
Also Read: Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia...
Assayas previously teamed with Edgar Ramírez on the gripping “Carlos,” but this time, the true-story aspect of this docudrama seems to have bogged down the filmmaker. When he has occasion to put the plot aside and focus on the characters, “Wasp Network” comes to life, but these moments are too few and far between.
The story itself is fascinating — in the 1990s, Cuban pilots René González (Ramírez) and Juan Pablo Roque made headlines by escaping Cuba and defecting to the United States. (González flew out in a small plane in 1990; Roque swam to Guantanamo Bay two years later.)
Also Read: Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia...
- 9/1/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
When a big, prestigious, internationally celebrated arthouse filmmaker, hoisted by his acclaim, gets the chance to make a “crossover” movie somewhere other than his native country, it tends to seem like a great idea on paper, yet often doesn’t work out so well. Examples of this time-honored phenomenon range from Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Zabriskie Point” to Ingmar Bergman’s “The Touch” to Wim Wenders’ “Hammett” to Asghar Farhadi’s recent “Everybody Knows” — movies in which you can hear the voice of the filmmaker, though not nearly as vividly as you did in the films that made his crossover possible. But “The Truth,” the first movie written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Shoplifters”) outside his native Japan, doesn’t fall into that more-mainstream-yet-lesser trap.
“The Truth,” which Kore-eda shot with a French crew, is set in Paris, and it’s one of those dramas in which a beloved, larger-than-life movie-star diva — in this case,...
“The Truth,” which Kore-eda shot with a French crew, is set in Paris, and it’s one of those dramas in which a beloved, larger-than-life movie-star diva — in this case,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Actress worked with Georges Franju, Luis Buñuel, Andrzej Zulawski, Jacques Rivette, Leo Carax, Olivier Assayas and Mia Hansen-Løve.
Tributes have been paid to French actress Edith Scob, who has died in Paris at the age of 81.
Scob made her big screen breakthrough in Georges Franju’s 1960 cult horror classic Eyes Without A Face and then worked in later years with the likes of Leo Carax and Olivier Assayas.
France’s Minister of Culture Franck Riester said Scob had a “magnetic presence that flooded every one of her films.”
French cinema promotional and export body Unifrance added on Twitter: “81 years...
Tributes have been paid to French actress Edith Scob, who has died in Paris at the age of 81.
Scob made her big screen breakthrough in Georges Franju’s 1960 cult horror classic Eyes Without A Face and then worked in later years with the likes of Leo Carax and Olivier Assayas.
France’s Minister of Culture Franck Riester said Scob had a “magnetic presence that flooded every one of her films.”
French cinema promotional and export body Unifrance added on Twitter: “81 years...
- 6/27/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Discussions of eternal virtues between characters with self-made problems, their self-articulated solutions and delusionary implementations, the real pitter-patter of the intelligentsia, fill up Non-Fiction, the new film from Olivier Assayas. Now the doyen of widely distributed art-house cinema, Assayas’s long and protean career has covered the waterfront of cinematic genres: the period piece (Sentimental Destinies), the inside-showbiz drama (Irma Vep and Clouds of Sils Maria), youthful romance (Cold Water and Something in the Air), the ghost story (Personal Shopper), a scuzzy espionage thriller (Demonlover), and, with Late August, Early September and Non-Fiction, two takes on the literary world. This genre globetrotting is indicative of Assayas’s lifelong closeness with cinema. Born to a screenwriter father in 1955, Assayas began as critic for Cahiers du cinéma in the late-70s and became a scriptwriter for André Techiné in the mid-80s before embarking on his long career directing features. His worldview...
- 5/15/2019
- MUBI
The French Publisher’s Wife: Assayas Straddles Digital Criminals and Corporate Cannibals in Playful Bon Mot
Hardly a stranger to the back room wheeling and dealing of industry, whether it’s the faux porn producers at the heart of Demonlover (2002), high fashion’s supporting players in 2016’s Personal Shopper (which also examines how modern technology dictates our lives) or the internecine fall-out between an actress and her assistant in Clouds of Sils Maria (review), Olivier Assayas applies his interests in publishing with his latest film Non-Fiction. A behind-the-scenes portrait of an industry still struggling to transition between digital and print, Assayas collaborates for the third time with Juliette Binoche, starring as a successful television actress as equally uncertain of her future as her publisher husband is of his.…...
Hardly a stranger to the back room wheeling and dealing of industry, whether it’s the faux porn producers at the heart of Demonlover (2002), high fashion’s supporting players in 2016’s Personal Shopper (which also examines how modern technology dictates our lives) or the internecine fall-out between an actress and her assistant in Clouds of Sils Maria (review), Olivier Assayas applies his interests in publishing with his latest film Non-Fiction. A behind-the-scenes portrait of an industry still struggling to transition between digital and print, Assayas collaborates for the third time with Juliette Binoche, starring as a successful television actress as equally uncertain of her future as her publisher husband is of his.…...
- 5/4/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
"Some people write feel-good books. I write feel-bad books." Sundance Selects (via IFC Films) has debuted the first official Us trailer for the intellectual indie comedy Non-Fiction, the latest from acclaimed French filmmaker Olivier Assayas. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year under the French title Doubles Vies, which translates to Double Lives, a reference to the characters in the film being writers who live "double lives" through their work. Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry and their wives. This stars Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Théret, Nora Hamzawi, and Pascal Greggory. I saw this in Venice and it's a fun one, will really kick your brain into high gear thinking about all that it discusses. Here's the official Us trailer (+ French poster) for...
- 3/7/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In two weeks, Jia Zhangke’s new epic of crime and romance, Ash Is Purest White, will arrive in the U.S. courtesy of Cohen Media Group. The director with the most insightful eye on contemporary China, his latest film follows Zhao Tao’s character of Qiao on a decades-spanning journey. We’re pleased to premiere an exclusive clip, featuring Qiao under siege leading up to the film’s major turning point and a tour de force setpiece of filmmaking from the director.
In a rare A-grade review, Rory O’Connor said at Cannes, “There are few filmmakers with Jia’s ability to convey scales both physical (simply filming his actors walk past some soulless mega-structure or vast landscape) and existential (focusing on small shifts in his characters’ relationships as tectonic shifts seem to be taking place simultaneously in those same characters’ society).”
See our exclusive clip below along with...
In a rare A-grade review, Rory O’Connor said at Cannes, “There are few filmmakers with Jia’s ability to convey scales both physical (simply filming his actors walk past some soulless mega-structure or vast landscape) and existential (focusing on small shifts in his characters’ relationships as tectonic shifts seem to be taking place simultaneously in those same characters’ society).”
See our exclusive clip below along with...
- 3/1/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Orange Studio has boarded Olivier Assayas’ “Wasp Network,” the anticipated Cuban spy thriller that stars Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Edgar Ramirez and Wagner Moura.
CG Cinema’s Charles Gillibert and Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira are producing the film, which will start shooting on location in Cuba on Feb. 18. Adrian Guerra at the Spanish banner Nostromo (“Buried”) is co-producing.
Orange Studio, the film and TV arm of France’s leading telco group, has acquired international sales rights, as well as French distribution and pay-tv rights through Ocs. CAA is representing U.S. rights. The project was previously handled by Imr.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled about this collaboration with Olivier and this group of fantastic actors,” said Teixeira, whose production credits include Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-winning “Call Me by Your Name” and Crystal Moselle’s Sundance standout “Skate Kitchen.” “Bringing ‘Wasp Network’ to the big screen is a dream come true.
CG Cinema’s Charles Gillibert and Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira are producing the film, which will start shooting on location in Cuba on Feb. 18. Adrian Guerra at the Spanish banner Nostromo (“Buried”) is co-producing.
Orange Studio, the film and TV arm of France’s leading telco group, has acquired international sales rights, as well as French distribution and pay-tv rights through Ocs. CAA is representing U.S. rights. The project was previously handled by Imr.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled about this collaboration with Olivier and this group of fantastic actors,” said Teixeira, whose production credits include Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-winning “Call Me by Your Name” and Crystal Moselle’s Sundance standout “Skate Kitchen.” “Bringing ‘Wasp Network’ to the big screen is a dream come true.
- 2/4/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The director with the most insightful eye on contemporary China, Jia Zhangke is returning this spring with a new epic Ash Is Purest White. Following Zhao Tao’s character on a decades-spanning journey of crime, romance, and reflection, it’s one of the best films of 2019, and now Cohen Media Group has unveiled the new trailer.
In a rare A-grade review, Rory O’Connor said at Cannes, “There are few filmmakers with Jia’s ability to convey scales both physical (simply filming his actors walk past some soulless mega-structure or vast landscape) and existential (focusing on small shifts in his characters’ relationships as tectonic shifts seem to be taking place simultaneously in those same characters’ society).”
See the trailer and poster below and watch the director’s recent iPhone-shot short film here.
A tragicomedy initially set in the jianghu Ash Is Purest White begins by following the quick-witted Qiao (Tao Zhao...
In a rare A-grade review, Rory O’Connor said at Cannes, “There are few filmmakers with Jia’s ability to convey scales both physical (simply filming his actors walk past some soulless mega-structure or vast landscape) and existential (focusing on small shifts in his characters’ relationships as tectonic shifts seem to be taking place simultaneously in those same characters’ society).”
See the trailer and poster below and watch the director’s recent iPhone-shot short film here.
A tragicomedy initially set in the jianghu Ash Is Purest White begins by following the quick-witted Qiao (Tao Zhao...
- 2/2/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Who needs a middle man’s subjectivity when you have algorithms predicting what people will like? Critics don’t matter much in Olivier Assayas’ talkative Non-Fiction, but they are not the only supposedly anachronistic relic to be thrown out of the window in this gentle and profoundly compassionate human comedy that draws from the ever-widening rift between old and new trends in the publishing industry to conjure up a tale of societal changes–and people caught in between them.
Nurturing a collaboration that fathered prior gems such as Summer Hours (2008) and the more recent Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Non-Fiction adds another entry to the list of Assayas–Binoche duets, with the French muse still starring as an actress–albeit downgraded from the Clouds’ arthouse charmer to policewoman in a TV series of dubious quality. But Juliette Binoche no longer serves as the plot’s gravitating center, sharing the spotlight with...
Nurturing a collaboration that fathered prior gems such as Summer Hours (2008) and the more recent Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Non-Fiction adds another entry to the list of Assayas–Binoche duets, with the French muse still starring as an actress–albeit downgraded from the Clouds’ arthouse charmer to policewoman in a TV series of dubious quality. But Juliette Binoche no longer serves as the plot’s gravitating center, sharing the spotlight with...
- 9/8/2018
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
Olivier Assayas is one of those filmmakers that we will give a shot, no matter the film. Over the years, he’s put together an incredible filmography of acclaimed titles, such as “Personal Shopper,” “Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Carlos,” and “Summer Hours.” And just recently, his latest film, “Non-Fiction” debuted at the Venice Film Festival and is receiving pretty great reviews.
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- 9/5/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
It’s difficult to ask hard questions about change and technology and progress — particularly to consider whether “progress” is actually progress or not — without sounding like a cranky old man, but writer-director Olivier Assayas has now done it twice. 2008’s “Summer Hours” contemplated a world in which new generations seemed uninterested in preserving art history and cultural treasures of the past, and now a decade later, with “Non-Fiction,” he asks similarly pointed questions about the future of books and literature in the internet age.
That he does so with a minimum of breast-beating and a surfeit of sparkling wit no doubt helps the message go down, particularly since it’s clear that he’s not offering answers but instead merely asking the questions.
The film introduces us to a group of friends, lovers and colleagues, all of whom engage in spirited conversations about the state of writing, acting and politics,...
That he does so with a minimum of breast-beating and a surfeit of sparkling wit no doubt helps the message go down, particularly since it’s clear that he’s not offering answers but instead merely asking the questions.
The film introduces us to a group of friends, lovers and colleagues, all of whom engage in spirited conversations about the state of writing, acting and politics,...
- 8/31/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Sundance Selects has acquired the U.S. rights to French comedy “Non-Fiction” ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The film, starring Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet, is written and directed by Olivier Assayas and produced by Charles Gillibert. “Non-Fiction” will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. IFC Films and Sundance Selects have previously collaborated with Assayas on “Summer Hours,” “Carlos,” “Personal Shopper,” “Clouds of Sils Marie,” and “Something in the Air.”
“Non-Fiction” is a light-hearted and ironic look at the rapidly changing world of book publishing through the relationship between an editor (Canet) and an author (Vincent Macaigne) who are both in over their heads, struggling to cope with their middle-age crisis, the digital transformation of the publishing industry and their wives.
“I’m very grateful to IFC Films for their faithful support of my work for the...
The film, starring Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet, is written and directed by Olivier Assayas and produced by Charles Gillibert. “Non-Fiction” will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. IFC Films and Sundance Selects have previously collaborated with Assayas on “Summer Hours,” “Carlos,” “Personal Shopper,” “Clouds of Sils Marie,” and “Something in the Air.”
“Non-Fiction” is a light-hearted and ironic look at the rapidly changing world of book publishing through the relationship between an editor (Canet) and an author (Vincent Macaigne) who are both in over their heads, struggling to cope with their middle-age crisis, the digital transformation of the publishing industry and their wives.
“I’m very grateful to IFC Films for their faithful support of my work for the...
- 8/8/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Relationship drama set in publishing world produced by Charles Gillibert.
Sundance Selects has acquired Us rights to Olivier Assayas’ Venice-bound Non-Fiction, starring Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet.
The film, set to have its world premiere on the Lido and will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
IFC Films and Sundance Selects have collaborated with Assayas on five previous projects, including Carlos, Clouds Of SIls Maria, Summer Hours, and Personal Shopper.
Non-Fiction follows the relationship between an editor and an author in the world of book publishing as they try to make sense...
Sundance Selects has acquired Us rights to Olivier Assayas’ Venice-bound Non-Fiction, starring Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet.
The film, set to have its world premiere on the Lido and will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
IFC Films and Sundance Selects have collaborated with Assayas on five previous projects, including Carlos, Clouds Of SIls Maria, Summer Hours, and Personal Shopper.
Non-Fiction follows the relationship between an editor and an author in the world of book publishing as they try to make sense...
- 8/8/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Selects is acquiring U.S. rights to Non-Fiction, writer-director Olivier Assayas’ book publishing comedy set for a world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and subsequent screenings at the Toronto and New York film festivals.
The film, written and directed by Assayas (Personal Shopper), stars Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet in a light-hearted look at the rapidly-changing world of book publishing through the relationship between an editor (Canet) and an author (Vincent Macaigne) who are both in over their heads, struggling to cope with their middle-age crisis, the digital transformation of the publishing industry and their wives’ changing desires.
“I’m very grateful to IFC Films for their faithful support of my work for the past ten years beginning with Summer Hours,” said Assayas. “Non-Fiction is another French language bittersweet comedy. It also marks my 10th anniversary of collaborating with my friend Juliette Binoche…...
The film, written and directed by Assayas (Personal Shopper), stars Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet in a light-hearted look at the rapidly-changing world of book publishing through the relationship between an editor (Canet) and an author (Vincent Macaigne) who are both in over their heads, struggling to cope with their middle-age crisis, the digital transformation of the publishing industry and their wives’ changing desires.
“I’m very grateful to IFC Films for their faithful support of my work for the past ten years beginning with Summer Hours,” said Assayas. “Non-Fiction is another French language bittersweet comedy. It also marks my 10th anniversary of collaborating with my friend Juliette Binoche…...
- 8/8/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Selects has said yes to Non-Fiction, taking U.S. rights to the Juliette Binoche starrer ahead of the movie’s world premiere in Venice. It will also screen in Toronto the following week.
The film, written and directed by French multihyphenate Olivier Assayas, marks the latest collaboration between Assayas and Binoche, who previously starred in 2014’s Clouds of Sils Maria and 2008’s Summer Hours.
Binoche appears alongside French stars Guillaume Canet (Rock’n Roll) and Vincent Macaigne (C’est la Vie!). Canet plays a book editor to Macaigne’s author as they struggle with the upheaval in the publishing industry ...
The film, written and directed by French multihyphenate Olivier Assayas, marks the latest collaboration between Assayas and Binoche, who previously starred in 2014’s Clouds of Sils Maria and 2008’s Summer Hours.
Binoche appears alongside French stars Guillaume Canet (Rock’n Roll) and Vincent Macaigne (C’est la Vie!). Canet plays a book editor to Macaigne’s author as they struggle with the upheaval in the publishing industry ...
Sundance Selects has said yes to Non-Fiction, taking U.S. rights to the Juliette Binoche starrer ahead of the movie’s world premiere in Venice. It will also screen in Toronto the following week.
The film, written and directed by French multihyphenate Olivier Assayas, marks the latest collaboration between Assayas and Binoche, who previously starred in 2014’s Clouds of Sils Maria and 2008’s Summer Hours.
Binoche appears alongside French stars Guillaume Canet (Rock’n Roll) and Vincent Macaigne (C’est la Vie!). Canet plays a book editor to Macaigne’s author as they struggle with the upheaval in the publishing industry ...
The film, written and directed by French multihyphenate Olivier Assayas, marks the latest collaboration between Assayas and Binoche, who previously starred in 2014’s Clouds of Sils Maria and 2008’s Summer Hours.
Binoche appears alongside French stars Guillaume Canet (Rock’n Roll) and Vincent Macaigne (C’est la Vie!). Canet plays a book editor to Macaigne’s author as they struggle with the upheaval in the publishing industry ...
“Sorry Angel” is about a sad, brilliant author struggling with AIDS, but it’s not a grim death drama. The most emotional and understated work from French director Christophe Honoré is a touching tribute to the art and culture of early ‘90s France, charting creative obsessions young and old, and strikes a note that’s life-affirming and melancholic.
Set in 1993, the movie centers on Jacques, an HIV-positive novelist of some note who has reached a crossroads. He’s single, but lives with a young son in his cluttered Paris apartment, where middle-aged neighbor Arthur (Vincent Lacoste) pays frequent visits as the men reminisce about the old days. In the midst of this dynamic, Jacques meets Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), an aspiring filmmaker in his early twenties keen on escaping that parochial seaside world of Brittany for the fast-paced metropolitan pleasures of Parisian life.
In essence, he wants the same creative community that Jacques outgrew ages ago,...
Set in 1993, the movie centers on Jacques, an HIV-positive novelist of some note who has reached a crossroads. He’s single, but lives with a young son in his cluttered Paris apartment, where middle-aged neighbor Arthur (Vincent Lacoste) pays frequent visits as the men reminisce about the old days. In the midst of this dynamic, Jacques meets Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), an aspiring filmmaker in his early twenties keen on escaping that parochial seaside world of Brittany for the fast-paced metropolitan pleasures of Parisian life.
In essence, he wants the same creative community that Jacques outgrew ages ago,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
For his seventh feature, beloved American auteur Ira Sachs is taking his gig on the road. Sachs’ newest film, “A Family Vacation,” will start production this October in Portugal, and the “Love Is Strange” and “Little Men” filmmaker has lined up a cast of old favorites and new collaborators for the new drama. The film will star Academy Award nominee Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier (“Saint Laurent,” “Summer Hours”), Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei, Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear, and André Wilms (Aki Kaurismaki’s “Le Havre” and “La Vie de Boheme”).
Billed as a family drama, and written by Sachs and his longtime co-writer Mauricio Zacharias (“Love is Strange,” “Little Men”), the feature is “about three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.”
Sachs previously worked...
Billed as a family drama, and written by Sachs and his longtime co-writer Mauricio Zacharias (“Love is Strange,” “Little Men”), the feature is “about three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.”
Sachs previously worked...
- 2/15/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
If you were to point out a piece of technology that best summarizes that changing shape of the world, I wouldn’t necessarily start with an e-book. However, Olivier Assayas feels it’s the perfect vehicle to explore that very theme in his next movie.
The director reteams with his “Summer Hours” and “Clouds Of Sils Maria” star Juliette Binoche for “E-book,” which will also feature Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Theret and Pascal Gregory.
Continue reading Olivier Assayas Boots Up ‘E-Book’ With Juliette Binoche at The Playlist.
The director reteams with his “Summer Hours” and “Clouds Of Sils Maria” star Juliette Binoche for “E-book,” which will also feature Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Theret and Pascal Gregory.
Continue reading Olivier Assayas Boots Up ‘E-Book’ With Juliette Binoche at The Playlist.
- 8/2/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The third time will not be the charm for Olivier Assayas and Kristen Stewart, at least not yet. The director is taking a break from working with the American actress in order to reunite with his former muse, Juliette Binoche. Variety confirms Assayas and Binoche are teaming up for the comedy “E-book,” which will co-star Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Theret, and Pascal Gregory.
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The plot specifics for “E-book” are not being disclosed at this time, though Assayas has confirmed it will be a “full blown comedy” set in the Parisian publishing world.
“Clouds of Sils Maria’ was a kind of comedy. This is a step further in that direction,” Assayas said at the Locarno Film Festival, where he’s serving as president of the International Competition jury. He teased that the movie will be “very much actor and dialogue-driven; part film,...
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The plot specifics for “E-book” are not being disclosed at this time, though Assayas has confirmed it will be a “full blown comedy” set in the Parisian publishing world.
“Clouds of Sils Maria’ was a kind of comedy. This is a step further in that direction,” Assayas said at the Locarno Film Festival, where he’s serving as president of the International Competition jury. He teased that the movie will be “very much actor and dialogue-driven; part film,...
- 8/2/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour)
Ana Lily Amirpour’s second feature shoots for Harmony Korine meets Mad Max and would have nearly almost hit the mark were it not for the gratingly aloof attitude and the swaths of directorial license being taken. The Bad Batch — an ambitious, expansive dystopian sci-fi western which features partying, drugs, and cannibals — might come as music to the ears of diehard fans of films like Spring Breakers and Gummo (a kid doesn’t quite eat spaghetti in a bathtub, but a kid does eat spaghetti after being in a bathtub). However, beneath its dazzlingly hip surface the script and characters leave much to be desired. It’s like taking a trip to Burning Man: a pseudo-spiritual, uniquely punky experience perhaps, but one that’s full of annoying rich kids and ultimately emotionally shallow. – Rory O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes
Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
Though it may not feel fully inspired so much as competently pre-visualized, Kong: Skull Island fits snugly into the growing canon of reboots that exist within ever-expanding movie universes. That’s a first sentence to a positive review that perhaps reads a bit more cynically than intended. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by a bunch of dudes (Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly with a story credited to John Gatins), this umpteenth version of the King Kong story pulls from every available pop-culture source in building a fun creature feature. Much of the credit goes to the breathtaking effects and brisk pace, which distract from some lofty line readings and silly plot devices. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Le Trou (Jacques Becker)
One of the greatest prison escape dramas of all-time, Jacques Becker’s recently-restored Le Trou is a masterclass in tension. By putting us both in the physical and psychological headspace of our protagonists, it’s an enveloping experience as we see a number of close calls, leading up to one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema. – Jordan r.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Moana (John Musker and Ron Clements)
It’s time for another Disney Princess movie, and you know how it goes. Disney knows too, and wants you to know that it knows. When the title character of Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) denies that she’s a princess, claiming that she’s merely the daughter of her island’s chief and the next chieftain, her adventuring partner Maui (Dwayne Johnson) asserts, “Same difference,” and that, “You wear a dress and have an animal sidekick. You’re a princess.” But Disney is doing its best to make the culture rethink cinematic fantasy princesses, countering the stereotypes of helpless femininity (which the studio largely put in place) with a new roster of highly capable action heroines. And Moana is, as they call it, a good role model. And the movie around her is fine. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (Brian Knappenberger)
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press uses a salacious story and website as the launching pad to discuss where we currently are, so much so that I imagine director Brian Knappenberger — who uses footage from President Trump’s infamous press conference only a few days before the film’s Sundance premiere — may wish to stay on the story. Gawker, a site spun out of Gizmodo, was founded to share the types of stories mainstream news outlets would often shy away from, including celebrity sex tapes, outings, drug use, and allegations that have swirled but not picked up traction. They’ve featured Rob Ford smoking crack, Bill Cosby’s multiple accusers, Hillary Clinton’s emails, Tom Cruise’s prominent role in Scientology, and the one that brought them down: the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape recorded for private use by Hogan pal and infamous Tampa shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, best known nationally for his stint on Howard Stern’s satellite channel. Bubba’s antics will no doubt some day be the subject of a documentary of their own, from his role in both the Hogan affair to his odd appearance in the David Petraeus saga. – John F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch)
Jim Jarmusch proved he was back in a major way with Only Lovers Left Alive a few years ago, and the streak continues with Paterson, a calm, introspective drama with such positive views on marriage and creativity that I was left floored. In following the cyclical life of Adam Driver‘s Paterson, a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who also has dreams of being a poet, Jarmusch superbly shows that one’s own life experience — however seemingly insubstantial — is the only requirement to produce something beautiful. Moreso than any other film in 2016, this is the kind of world I want to live in. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin)
After the pleasant fluff of its kick-off installment and the frog march of unpleasantness that was Into Darkness, the rebooted Star Trek film series finally hits a fun median between big-budget bombast and classic Trek bigheartedness with Star Trek Beyond. Does the franchise’s full descent into action, with only the barest lip service paid to big ideas, cause Gene Roddenberry’s ashes to spin in their space capsule? Probably, but in the barren desert of summer 2016 blockbusters, this is a lovely oasis. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
Perhaps a point of contention on New York Times’ top 25 films of the 21st century list, Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours is a commendable top 10 pick. Led by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, and Kyle Eastwood, this drama follows a family reuniting following the death of their mother. Like the best of Assayas’ films, it’s an impeccably-crafted, subtly-moving experience, one that wades in the ideas of the value of what we hold on to and a graceful reflection on the passage of time. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: FilmStruck
Wilson (Craig Johnson)
The world of Daniel Clowes is one without manners, glamour, and tact, but it is also one of uncomfortable truth, as scathing as it might be. One may have never verbally conveyed the discourteous musings of his characters to the extent to which it is their everyday vernacular, but we’ve all had similar thoughts when life isn’t going our way. The latest adaptation of his work comes with Wilson, directed by Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins), featuring a role Woody Harrelson is clearly having the time of his life with. Despite his commitment to a lack of civility, there’s a darker film lying in the cynical heart of Wilson, one that gets squandered by its mawkish aesthetic and lack of interest in exploring these characters beyond their crudeness. – Jordan R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
The Zookeeper’s Wife (Niki Caro)
The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with those five famous words that hold the power to either become a film’s dependency (and therefore downfall) or its empowering catalyst, laying the foundation to convey a poignant tale: “Based on a true story.” Fortunately, The Zookeeper’s Wife sticks with the latter, and the true tale being told is one for the ages. Niki Caro‘s drama follows a couple who hide Jews in their zoo and use it as a point of passage and escape during the Nazi takeover of Warsaw. The narrative is a simple one, allowing The Zookeeper’s Wife to shine in its performances, imagery, and storytelling, which it pristinely accomplishes. – Chelsey G. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
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The Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour)
Ana Lily Amirpour’s second feature shoots for Harmony Korine meets Mad Max and would have nearly almost hit the mark were it not for the gratingly aloof attitude and the swaths of directorial license being taken. The Bad Batch — an ambitious, expansive dystopian sci-fi western which features partying, drugs, and cannibals — might come as music to the ears of diehard fans of films like Spring Breakers and Gummo (a kid doesn’t quite eat spaghetti in a bathtub, but a kid does eat spaghetti after being in a bathtub). However, beneath its dazzlingly hip surface the script and characters leave much to be desired. It’s like taking a trip to Burning Man: a pseudo-spiritual, uniquely punky experience perhaps, but one that’s full of annoying rich kids and ultimately emotionally shallow. – Rory O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes
Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
Though it may not feel fully inspired so much as competently pre-visualized, Kong: Skull Island fits snugly into the growing canon of reboots that exist within ever-expanding movie universes. That’s a first sentence to a positive review that perhaps reads a bit more cynically than intended. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by a bunch of dudes (Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly with a story credited to John Gatins), this umpteenth version of the King Kong story pulls from every available pop-culture source in building a fun creature feature. Much of the credit goes to the breathtaking effects and brisk pace, which distract from some lofty line readings and silly plot devices. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Le Trou (Jacques Becker)
One of the greatest prison escape dramas of all-time, Jacques Becker’s recently-restored Le Trou is a masterclass in tension. By putting us both in the physical and psychological headspace of our protagonists, it’s an enveloping experience as we see a number of close calls, leading up to one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema. – Jordan r.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Moana (John Musker and Ron Clements)
It’s time for another Disney Princess movie, and you know how it goes. Disney knows too, and wants you to know that it knows. When the title character of Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) denies that she’s a princess, claiming that she’s merely the daughter of her island’s chief and the next chieftain, her adventuring partner Maui (Dwayne Johnson) asserts, “Same difference,” and that, “You wear a dress and have an animal sidekick. You’re a princess.” But Disney is doing its best to make the culture rethink cinematic fantasy princesses, countering the stereotypes of helpless femininity (which the studio largely put in place) with a new roster of highly capable action heroines. And Moana is, as they call it, a good role model. And the movie around her is fine. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (Brian Knappenberger)
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press uses a salacious story and website as the launching pad to discuss where we currently are, so much so that I imagine director Brian Knappenberger — who uses footage from President Trump’s infamous press conference only a few days before the film’s Sundance premiere — may wish to stay on the story. Gawker, a site spun out of Gizmodo, was founded to share the types of stories mainstream news outlets would often shy away from, including celebrity sex tapes, outings, drug use, and allegations that have swirled but not picked up traction. They’ve featured Rob Ford smoking crack, Bill Cosby’s multiple accusers, Hillary Clinton’s emails, Tom Cruise’s prominent role in Scientology, and the one that brought them down: the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape recorded for private use by Hogan pal and infamous Tampa shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, best known nationally for his stint on Howard Stern’s satellite channel. Bubba’s antics will no doubt some day be the subject of a documentary of their own, from his role in both the Hogan affair to his odd appearance in the David Petraeus saga. – John F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch)
Jim Jarmusch proved he was back in a major way with Only Lovers Left Alive a few years ago, and the streak continues with Paterson, a calm, introspective drama with such positive views on marriage and creativity that I was left floored. In following the cyclical life of Adam Driver‘s Paterson, a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who also has dreams of being a poet, Jarmusch superbly shows that one’s own life experience — however seemingly insubstantial — is the only requirement to produce something beautiful. Moreso than any other film in 2016, this is the kind of world I want to live in. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin)
After the pleasant fluff of its kick-off installment and the frog march of unpleasantness that was Into Darkness, the rebooted Star Trek film series finally hits a fun median between big-budget bombast and classic Trek bigheartedness with Star Trek Beyond. Does the franchise’s full descent into action, with only the barest lip service paid to big ideas, cause Gene Roddenberry’s ashes to spin in their space capsule? Probably, but in the barren desert of summer 2016 blockbusters, this is a lovely oasis. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
Perhaps a point of contention on New York Times’ top 25 films of the 21st century list, Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours is a commendable top 10 pick. Led by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, and Kyle Eastwood, this drama follows a family reuniting following the death of their mother. Like the best of Assayas’ films, it’s an impeccably-crafted, subtly-moving experience, one that wades in the ideas of the value of what we hold on to and a graceful reflection on the passage of time. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: FilmStruck
Wilson (Craig Johnson)
The world of Daniel Clowes is one without manners, glamour, and tact, but it is also one of uncomfortable truth, as scathing as it might be. One may have never verbally conveyed the discourteous musings of his characters to the extent to which it is their everyday vernacular, but we’ve all had similar thoughts when life isn’t going our way. The latest adaptation of his work comes with Wilson, directed by Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins), featuring a role Woody Harrelson is clearly having the time of his life with. Despite his commitment to a lack of civility, there’s a darker film lying in the cynical heart of Wilson, one that gets squandered by its mawkish aesthetic and lack of interest in exploring these characters beyond their crudeness. – Jordan R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
The Zookeeper’s Wife (Niki Caro)
The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with those five famous words that hold the power to either become a film’s dependency (and therefore downfall) or its empowering catalyst, laying the foundation to convey a poignant tale: “Based on a true story.” Fortunately, The Zookeeper’s Wife sticks with the latter, and the true tale being told is one for the ages. Niki Caro‘s drama follows a couple who hide Jews in their zoo and use it as a point of passage and escape during the Nazi takeover of Warsaw. The narrative is a simple one, allowing The Zookeeper’s Wife to shine in its performances, imagery, and storytelling, which it pristinely accomplishes. – Chelsey G. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Also New to Streaming
Amazon
Night School (review)
FilmStruck
Rodeo and The Moment of Truth
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? and Quadrophenia
An Actor’s Revenge
Her Brother
Conflagration
The Woman in Question
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Paris Frills
The Train to Moscow: A Journey to Utopia
Lost in Lebanon
Being 14
Molly’s Theory of Relativity
Le Moulin
Netflix
The Stanford Prison Experiment (review)
Discover more titles that are now available to stream.
- 6/23/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Rt Features and CG Cinema to produce thriller.
Olivier Assayas will write and direct Wasp Network, a thriller based on Fernando Morais’ book, The Last Soldiers Of The Cold War.
Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira will produce alongside CG Cinema’s Charles Gillibert, while Rt’s Lourenço Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas will serve as executive producers.
Wasp Network recounts the stories of Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s and exposes a terrorist network based in Florida whose sphere of influence extended throughout Central America with the consent of the Us government.
Assayas most recently wrote and directed Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart, which opened last month through IFC and premiered in Cannes last summer.
Brazilian producer-financier Rt Features backed Sundance hits Call Me By Your Name, which Luca Guadagnino directed and Spc will release, and Geremy Jasper’s Patti Cake$, which Fox Searchlight picked up in Park City.
Sao Paulo-based...
Olivier Assayas will write and direct Wasp Network, a thriller based on Fernando Morais’ book, The Last Soldiers Of The Cold War.
Rt Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira will produce alongside CG Cinema’s Charles Gillibert, while Rt’s Lourenço Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas will serve as executive producers.
Wasp Network recounts the stories of Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s and exposes a terrorist network based in Florida whose sphere of influence extended throughout Central America with the consent of the Us government.
Assayas most recently wrote and directed Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart, which opened last month through IFC and premiered in Cannes last summer.
Brazilian producer-financier Rt Features backed Sundance hits Call Me By Your Name, which Luca Guadagnino directed and Spc will release, and Geremy Jasper’s Patti Cake$, which Fox Searchlight picked up in Park City.
Sao Paulo-based...
- 4/6/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“Personal Shopper” and “Clouds of Sils Maria” director Olivier Assayas is onboard to write and direct the film adaptation of “The Last Soldiers of the Cold War: The Story of the Cuban Five,” by Fernando Morais, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which will be titled “Wasp Network,” is being produced by Rt Features and CG Cinema.
Read More: How Kristen Stewart and Olivier Assayas Bring the Dead Back to Life in ‘Personal Shopper’
Published in June of 2015, Morais’ book tells the story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder. They were freed in December 2014.
“Wasp Network” will be produced by Rodrigo Teixeira, from Rt Features, and Charles Gillibert, from CG Cinema. Rt’s Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas will serve as executive producers. Gillibert previously produced Assayas’ films “Summer Hours...
Read More: How Kristen Stewart and Olivier Assayas Bring the Dead Back to Life in ‘Personal Shopper’
Published in June of 2015, Morais’ book tells the story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder. They were freed in December 2014.
“Wasp Network” will be produced by Rodrigo Teixeira, from Rt Features, and Charles Gillibert, from CG Cinema. Rt’s Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas will serve as executive producers. Gillibert previously produced Assayas’ films “Summer Hours...
- 4/6/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart as Maureen Cartwright in Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper. Photo by Carole Bethuel. Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release ©
Kristen Stewart plays an American with a psychic sense who works as an assistant to a celebrity, in the French/English language film Personal Shopper. The film won Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Summer Hours) the Best Director Award at Cannes, and reunites the French director/writer with Stewart, who gave a striking performance for him in 2014’s Clouds Of Sils Maria in a supporting role.
In Personal Shopper, Stewart plays Maureen Cartwright, a Paris-based American who works as a personal shopper for a famous jet-set client. But we first meet Maureen as she visits a deserted old French country house, where she is using her skills as a psychic medium to contact a spirit that maybe haunting the house. She is supposed to determine if the house...
Kristen Stewart plays an American with a psychic sense who works as an assistant to a celebrity, in the French/English language film Personal Shopper. The film won Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Summer Hours) the Best Director Award at Cannes, and reunites the French director/writer with Stewart, who gave a striking performance for him in 2014’s Clouds Of Sils Maria in a supporting role.
In Personal Shopper, Stewart plays Maureen Cartwright, a Paris-based American who works as a personal shopper for a famous jet-set client. But we first meet Maureen as she visits a deserted old French country house, where she is using her skills as a psychic medium to contact a spirit that maybe haunting the house. She is supposed to determine if the house...
- 3/24/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Strange and melancholy, this genre-defying portrait of grief and loneliness puts Kristen Stewart’s onscreen persona of restive reluctance to very effective use. I’m “biast” (pro): love Kristen Stewart
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film! The genre-defying Personal Shopper — part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy — is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn: it’s an electrifying thing for a movie to pull off this well, tripping you up while also keeping you satisfied (unless you require concrete resolutions and answers to all the questions a movie asks, in which case you may well find yourself frustrated). The lingering eeriness Personal Shopper left me with is a great wonder.
American Maureen (Kristen Stewart: American Ultra, Anesthesia...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh, what a strange and lovely and melancholy film! The genre-defying Personal Shopper — part mystery, part drama, part thriller, part supernatural fantasy — is nothing you can expect, and continues to challenge your expectations at every turn: it’s an electrifying thing for a movie to pull off this well, tripping you up while also keeping you satisfied (unless you require concrete resolutions and answers to all the questions a movie asks, in which case you may well find yourself frustrated). The lingering eeriness Personal Shopper left me with is a great wonder.
American Maureen (Kristen Stewart: American Ultra, Anesthesia...
- 3/17/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen Cartwright in Personal Shopper.
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.
Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.
In their Cannes 2016 review, The Guardian called the “captivating, bizarre, tense, fervently preposterous and almost unclassifiable scary movie Stewart’s best performance to date.”
The film opens in St. Louis on March 24.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Personal Shopper on March 23rd at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the following:
Stewart co-starred as Jodie Foster’s diabetic daughter in which David Fincher movie?
To Enter, Add Your Name, Answer And...
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.
Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.
In their Cannes 2016 review, The Guardian called the “captivating, bizarre, tense, fervently preposterous and almost unclassifiable scary movie Stewart’s best performance to date.”
The film opens in St. Louis on March 24.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Personal Shopper on March 23rd at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the following:
Stewart co-starred as Jodie Foster’s diabetic daughter in which David Fincher movie?
To Enter, Add Your Name, Answer And...
- 3/14/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Perhaps the greatest privilege of this job is an opportunity to speak with artists whose work you admire — doubly so when it’s multiple times over the years, as their oeuvre slowly expands and, with some luck, the interviews you do begin to form a sort of continuous dialogue. I like to think that’s the case with Olivier Assayas, to whom I’d spoken twice (once in 2012 and again in 2014) before we sat down at last year’s New York Film Festival on the occasion of his latest picture, Personal Shopper, playing for press mere hours before. Lo and behold, it again went quite well — both because Assayas is as open as he is intelligent and on account of the fact that this new endeavor could be discussed on and on and on.
Which also means the 25 minutes we had didn’t feel like quite enough. I thus managed to snag another,...
Which also means the 25 minutes we had didn’t feel like quite enough. I thus managed to snag another,...
- 3/14/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
French writer/director Olivier Assayas, turned 62 this year. He doesn't look it though. He is an ultimate cinema geek - when he talks about filmmaking, you can easily be overpowered by his enthusiasm and fast talking. He hasn't lost the twinkle in his eye. The only giveaway of his age might be his short graying hair. Assayas' diverse filmography (including Irma Vep, Summer Hours, Demon Lover, Carlos) reflects his tireless exploration of film as a medium. Clouds of Sils Maria, a delicious hall of mirrors meta-film, made an international splash two years ago and made its young American actress, Kristen Stewart a darling of French movie goers. Assayas and Stewart, an unlikely pair, hit it off and now we have Personal Shopper, a marvelous mashup...
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- 3/11/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Photos by Carole Bethuel. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen Cartwright in the brand new trailer for Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper.
In their Cannes 2016 review, The Guardian called the “captivating, bizarre, tense, fervently preposterous and almost unclassifiable scary movie Stewart’s best performance to date.”
The actress was host of SNL this past weekend. Watch the opening monologue Here.
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.
Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.
IFC Films will release the movie on March 10.
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/personal-shopper
The post See Kristen Stewart In New Trailer For The Supernatural Thriller Personal Shopper appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen Cartwright in the brand new trailer for Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper.
In their Cannes 2016 review, The Guardian called the “captivating, bizarre, tense, fervently preposterous and almost unclassifiable scary movie Stewart’s best performance to date.”
The actress was host of SNL this past weekend. Watch the opening monologue Here.
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.
Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.
IFC Films will release the movie on March 10.
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/personal-shopper
The post See Kristen Stewart In New Trailer For The Supernatural Thriller Personal Shopper appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
- 2/6/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Personal Shopper Opening in Theaters on March 10, 2017 Starring Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz Directed by acclaimed independent filmmaker Olivier Assayas Synopsis: Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to …
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The post IFC Films’ Personal Shopper – Trailer Debut first appeared on Hnn | Horrornews.net - Official News Site...
- 2/6/2017
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Kristen Stewart plays a woman who’s desperate to tap into the paranormal to communicate with her late brother in Personal Shopper, a ghostly thriller that’s teased in its official trailer that you can watch right now.
Synopsis: “Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.”
Directed by Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz. IFC Films will release the Personal Shopper in theaters on March 10th.
The post Watch the Official Trailer for Supernatural Mystery Personal Shopper appeared first on Daily Dead.
Synopsis: “Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.”
Directed by Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz. IFC Films will release the Personal Shopper in theaters on March 10th.
The post Watch the Official Trailer for Supernatural Mystery Personal Shopper appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 2/4/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Between this exciting casting news and the U.S. release of her critically acclaimed new drama “Things To Come” on Friday, it’s already quite the week for fans of the great Mia Hansen-Løve. As reported by The Film Stage last night, Hansen-Løve is bringing Juliette Binoche on board for the ensemble of her long-in-the-works “Maya.” This will be the director’s second high profile collaboration with an esteemed French actress, following her pairing with Isabelle Huppert on “Things To Come.”
Read More: With ‘Things To Come,’ Mia Hansen-Løve Proves That She’s One Of The Best Filmmakers In The World
“Maya” tells the story of a French war reporter who returns to his home in western India after being held hostage in Syria. Roman Kolinka, who has worked with Hansen-Løve on “Eden” and “Things To Come,” is attached to star opposite Binoche, Aarshi Banerjee and Cédric Kahn. Binoche’s role has not been revealed,...
Read More: With ‘Things To Come,’ Mia Hansen-Løve Proves That She’s One Of The Best Filmmakers In The World
“Maya” tells the story of a French war reporter who returns to his home in western India after being held hostage in Syria. Roman Kolinka, who has worked with Hansen-Løve on “Eden” and “Things To Come,” is attached to star opposite Binoche, Aarshi Banerjee and Cédric Kahn. Binoche’s role has not been revealed,...
- 11/28/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
After directing one of the year’s finest performances with Isabelle Huppert in Things to Come, director Mia Hansen-Løve is set to team with another French acting legend for her next project. The Eden director has been prepping Maya for some time, and now we have the confirmed ensemble. Alongside newcomer Aarshi Banerjee, frequent collaborator Roman Kolinka, and Cédric Kahn (After Love), Juliette Binoche has also joined the drama.
The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity. The story will mainly focus on his journey to Goa, the state in western India where his childhood home is, to reflect on his life after his harrowing experience. Presumably Kolinka will take the lead role, but there’s no confirmation when it comes to any specifics.
Although it sounds like more of a supporting role,...
The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity. The story will mainly focus on his journey to Goa, the state in western India where his childhood home is, to reflect on his life after his harrowing experience. Presumably Kolinka will take the lead role, but there’s no confirmation when it comes to any specifics.
Although it sounds like more of a supporting role,...
- 11/28/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Olivier Assayas, the director of Clouds Of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him. Creeper! You can check out the trailer for Personal Shopper... Read More...
- 9/30/2016
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
“Clouds of Sils Maria” stars Kristen Stewart alongside Juliette Binoche as a veteran actress who comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to be part of a project that launched her career 20 years ago.
Directed by Olivier Assayas, the drama was critically acclaimed and won Stewart the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first American actress ever to win the well-regarded French accolade. Now, the film is getting the Criterion Collection treatment and its extra features includes a 38-minute interview with the two stars of the film.
In a new clip used to promote the new featurette, Binoche talks about her relationship with Assayas and how she previously felt like she didn’t get to know him when they worked together on “Summer Hours.” But that all changed when she took on the female-led film.
Read More: Olivier Assayas Talks ‘Clouds Of Sils Maria,...
Directed by Olivier Assayas, the drama was critically acclaimed and won Stewart the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first American actress ever to win the well-regarded French accolade. Now, the film is getting the Criterion Collection treatment and its extra features includes a 38-minute interview with the two stars of the film.
In a new clip used to promote the new featurette, Binoche talks about her relationship with Assayas and how she previously felt like she didn’t get to know him when they worked together on “Summer Hours.” But that all changed when she took on the female-led film.
Read More: Olivier Assayas Talks ‘Clouds Of Sils Maria,...
- 6/30/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
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