Tag: Lars Eidinger
Das Licht | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Wasting Electricity: Tykwer Illuminates a Narrative Void
Despite revealing itself to be an interconnected rumination on aspects of the soul, Tom Tykwer’s Das Licht (The...
2024 European Film Awards: Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Scoops Up Four Awards
Except perhaps Souleymane's Story's Abou Sangare biking away with the European Actor award (beating out Conclave's Ralph Fiennes) there were no surprises at last...
Shared Báth: Huppert, Rois, Minichmayr & Eidinger Set for Ottinger’s “The Blood Countess”
It has been over a dozen years in the making. We can confirm that Isabelle Huppert has indeed remained on board, so has Sophie...
Dying (Sterben) | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Family Matters: Glasner’s Sprawling Portrait of Chaotic Dysfunction
Exemplifying Tolstoy’s famous Anna Karenina quote on ‘every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,’ German...
White Noise | Review
Death Wishes: Baumbach Dons DeLillo’s Satirical Death March
The characters anchoring the existential narrative of White Noise have kindly stopped for death, so consumed with...
À propos de Joan (About Joan) | 2022 Berlin International Film Festival Review
Ladies They Talk About: Larivière Utilizes Huppert in Shaky Melodrama on Loss & Love
For his sophomore film À propos de Joan (About Joan), Laurent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #83. Laurent Larivière’s À propos de Joan
À propos de Joan
We were anticipating a 2021 drop for Laurent Larivière's sophomore project (initially going by the title of Joan Verra) as this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #69. Laurent Larivière’s Joan Verra
Joan Verra
Director Laurent Larivière assembles a stellar cast for sophomore feature Joan Verra, headlined by Isabelle Huppert in the title role. A French-German-Irish co-production...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #81. Schwesterlein – Stéphanie Chuat & Véronique Reymond
Schwesterlein
It’s been ten years since the narrative debut of Swiss directing duo Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, 2010’s The Little Bedroom (though they’ve worked...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #99. Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman
Persian Lessons
Director Vadim Perelman looks to have his most notable project in over a decade make the festival rounds in 2020 with Persian Lessons,...
High Life | Review
An Outpost of Progress: Denis Gets Daring with Esoteric Sci-Fi
Of Claire Denis’ impressive English language debut High Life, perhaps a famous line from Alien...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #34. Proxima – Alice Winocour
Proxima
French director Alice Winocour makes her English language debut with her third feature, the French-German co-pro Proxima. Eva Green headlines an impressive international cast...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #1. Claire Denis’ High Life
High Life
French auteur Claire Denis has become one of the most prolific and revered international auteurs over the past thirty years, beginning with her...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #41. Alice Winocour’s Proxima
Proxima
Cesar Award Winning writer-director Alice Winocour (Best Screenplay for 2015’s Mustang, shared with Deniz Gamze Erguven) landed a Special Screening at Cannes for her...
Criterion Collection: Personal Shopper | Blu-ray Review
One of French auteur Olivier Assayas’ most divisive films to date (it drew jeers at its premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, but...
2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 7: Olivier Assayas Scares & Boos with “Personal Shopper”
From one star rating to Irma Vep and Summer Hours five star perfection and everything in between, Olivier Assayas' latest will not have gone...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #4. Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas returns with another English language Euro drama starring Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper. Their last collaboration was the...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #6. Olivier Assayas’ Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Producers: Karl Baumgartner, Charles Gillibert, Thanassis Karathanos, Jean-Louis Porchet, Gérard Ruey
U.S. Distributor: IFC Films
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen...
