Thomas Bidegain on John C Reilly in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster and Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales: "I think he has a secret plan to become a European film star." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Thomas Bidegain known for his screenwriting artistry with Jacques Audiard on Dheepan, A Prophet, and Rust And Bone and Joachim Lafosse on Our Children and The White Knights, met for a conversation on his directorial debut. Co-produced by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, co-written with Noé Debré, Les Cowboys stars François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield (Eva Husson's Bang Gang) and John C Reilly with Agathe Dronne, Iliana Zabeth (Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent and House Of Tolerance), Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Ellora Torchia, Mounir Margoum, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Maxim Driesen.
Alain (François Damiens) with daughter Kelly (Iliana Zabeth)
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive cowboy, a Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy rendition, James Coburn in Sergio Leone's Duck,...
Thomas Bidegain known for his screenwriting artistry with Jacques Audiard on Dheepan, A Prophet, and Rust And Bone and Joachim Lafosse on Our Children and The White Knights, met for a conversation on his directorial debut. Co-produced by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, co-written with Noé Debré, Les Cowboys stars François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield (Eva Husson's Bang Gang) and John C Reilly with Agathe Dronne, Iliana Zabeth (Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent and House Of Tolerance), Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Ellora Torchia, Mounir Margoum, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Maxim Driesen.
Alain (François Damiens) with daughter Kelly (Iliana Zabeth)
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive cowboy, a Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy rendition, James Coburn in Sergio Leone's Duck,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"How far would you go for family?" Cohen Media Group will be releasing the indie drama Les Cowboys starting this week in the Us - check out the trailer and see the film. The modern French western is inspired by John Ford's masterpiece The Searchers, about a family that goes out desperately searching for a missing daughter taken from their prairie town in the east of France. John C. Reilly appears as "L'Américain", but it also stars François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Ellora Torchia, Gilles Treton, Mounir Margoum, and many others. This looks quite impressive, and it looks like they end up somewhere in the Middle East, with excellent cinematography capturing all the locations. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Thomas Bidegain's Les Cowboys, direct from YouTube: A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community.
- 6/21/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Philippe Garrel’s In The Shadow of Women is his Jacques Rivette film: a work of masks, intrigues, labyrinthine deceptions and power games...but applied to the most intimate of relationships. So too is it thus a 69 minute long miracle of economy: We will see the meanings of these frames later. As Garrel says in his press conference: "For me, In The Shadow of Women is a film about the equality of men and women in as far as cinema can achieve this."And insofar as it is a meditation on equality between men and women, it too is also in dialogue with cinema itself.“...a history of cinema as communication between man and woman.” – Garrel, New York 2015 A good alternate title would be: Now, how do we get from point A to point B? “I also use images from my dreams. I am looking for a form of oneirism...
- 1/25/2016
- by Neil Bahadur
- MUBI
Usually one doesn’t think of seeing a “best film of the year” contender in what is usually the dumping ground known as January and February. However, distributor Distrib Films and director Philippe Garrel have tossed into theaters not only one of last year’s festival darlings but an early contender for the film of the year for 2015. Those unfamiliar with Garrel may find the black and white photography, pretentious-sounding title and hefty festival pedigree as a calling card for a film that’s more style than substance, but In The Shadow Of Women is a triumph of both direction and narrative nuance.
Women tells the story of documentarians Pierre (Stanislas Merhar) and Manon (Clotilde Courau), a husband and wife creative team that crafts shoestring-budget documentaries financed by a series of random jobs that both take on. However, the relationship faces its latest and greatest test when Pierre meets and...
Women tells the story of documentarians Pierre (Stanislas Merhar) and Manon (Clotilde Courau), a husband and wife creative team that crafts shoestring-budget documentaries financed by a series of random jobs that both take on. However, the relationship faces its latest and greatest test when Pierre meets and...
- 1/15/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Named as one of the best films of 2015 by Cahiers du Cinema, Philippe Garrel's "In The Shadow Of Women" kept eluding us on the festival circuit last year, having made its debut at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight. But the good news is that the movie arrives in cinemas this week, and we have an exclusive clip from the picture. Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2016 Starring Stanislas Merhar, Clotilde Courau, Lena Paugam, Vimala Pons, Mounir Margoum, Jean Pommier, Thérèse Quentin and Antoinette Moya, the story follows Pierre, a documentary filmmaker who ends an affair with his mistress Elisabeth when he discovers his partner Manon also has a lover. In the scene below, Pierre makes the boundaries of his relationship with Elisabeth quite clear. Here's the official synopsis: Pierre (Stanislas Merhar) and Manon (Clotilde Courau) make low-budget documentaries and live off odd jobs. When Pierre meets a young trainee,...
- 1/13/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The American Film Institute announced today the films that will screen in the World Cinema, Breakthrough, Midnight, Shorts and Cinema’s Legacy programs at AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While the Cannes Film Festival is the main attraction, it's easy to forget that the sidebar lineups boast even more treasures to be found. Today, the Cannes Directors' Fortnight has unveiled their opening film, and a new trailer has arrived right at the same time, so those heading to the Croisette can get prepared. Read More: The Best And Worst Of The 2014 Canned Film Festival Philippe Garrel's "In The Shadow Of Women" has been selected to kick things off at the Directors' Fortnight. Starring Stanislas Merhar, Clotilde Courau, Lena Paugam, Vimala Pons, Mounir Margoum, Jean Pommier, Thérèse Quentin, and Antoinette Moya, the story follows a documentary filmmaker who ends an affair with his mistress when he discovers his partner also has a lover. Presented in black-and-white, there's no U.S. distribution for this one yet. Sadly, no English subtitles on this trailer, but maybe it's an opportunity to practice your French.
- 4/15/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
HBO Films and the BBC are co-producing a four-hour miniseries that recounts the 24-year reign of Saddam Hussein.
The four-part miniseries, titled "Between Two Rivers", will offer a detailed look at the inner workings of Saddam's family and his relationship with his closest advisers and shed light on his 1979-2003 reign as president of Iraq.
Yigal Naor ("Munich") is set to play Saddam, while Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Sand and Fog") will play his wife, Sajida. Another wife, Samira, will be portrayed by Christine Stephen-Daly ("The Bill").
Saddam's half brother Barzan Ibrahim will be played by Said Taghmaoui (the upcoming films "Vantage Point", "Kite Runner"). His sons Uday and Qusay will be played by Philip Arditti ("Really") and Mounir Margoum ("Rue des figuiers"), respectively.
Uri Gavriel ("The Band's Visit") has been tapped for the role of Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam's cousin, who also is known as "Chemical Ali". (He was sentenced to death by an Iraqi high court over the weekend.)
His son-in-law Hussein Kamel will be played by Amr Waked ("Syriana"), while Sasson Gabay ("The Band's Visit") will portray Ahmed al-Bakr, Saddam's predecessor as president of Iraq.
The four-part miniseries, titled "Between Two Rivers", will offer a detailed look at the inner workings of Saddam's family and his relationship with his closest advisers and shed light on his 1979-2003 reign as president of Iraq.
Yigal Naor ("Munich") is set to play Saddam, while Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Sand and Fog") will play his wife, Sajida. Another wife, Samira, will be portrayed by Christine Stephen-Daly ("The Bill").
Saddam's half brother Barzan Ibrahim will be played by Said Taghmaoui (the upcoming films "Vantage Point", "Kite Runner"). His sons Uday and Qusay will be played by Philip Arditti ("Really") and Mounir Margoum ("Rue des figuiers"), respectively.
Uri Gavriel ("The Band's Visit") has been tapped for the role of Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam's cousin, who also is known as "Chemical Ali". (He was sentenced to death by an Iraqi high court over the weekend.)
His son-in-law Hussein Kamel will be played by Amr Waked ("Syriana"), while Sasson Gabay ("The Band's Visit") will portray Ahmed al-Bakr, Saddam's predecessor as president of Iraq.
- 6/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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