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On the cusp of the BFI London Film Festival 2024 beginning, we speak with festival programmer Isabel Moir about what stands out on the programme this year, from the world premieres to the most talked about and buzzy titles from across the festival calendar from known auteurs, plus the emerging talent to look out for.
We discuss the emphasis on a diverse range of talent and voices being given a platform, particularly one that reflects the multiculturalism of London itself, and some of the top titles showing, from Jacques Audiard‘s “Emilia Perez” to Sean Baker‘s “Anora” to opening movie, Steve McQueen‘s “Blitz“.
We also hear about other elements of the programme such as LFF for Free and LFF expanded, which add to the richness and variety of the festival, with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
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Among the Gala premieres at the 20th Zurich Film Festival and special pre-opening event at Alice Nella Città there is “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story “by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui.
The directors of McQueen tell the life story of Christopher Reeve, who rose to global stardom as the actor portraying Superman, before a riding accident put the brakes on his career. Paralyzed from the neck down the star devoted himself to advocating for the rights of people with disabilities.
With extended interviews to Reeve’s three children and A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends, including Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg and Jeff Daniels, the film doesn’t follow a “before and after accident” time line but it’s guided by Reeve’s voice and stream of thoughts.
To quote the directors: “we were interested in the idea that you have Superman on screen and you have Christopher Reeve who becomes a hero of his own life. As we went along, we realized that this film was gonna be about more, about love, family, the legacy that he left behind, both the flesh and blood legacy and the foundation one”
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Ethan Hawke is one of the main guests of the 20th Lucca Film Festival.
Protagonist of a masterclass with university students, audience and press, the actor, director, writer and musician received the Golden Panther Award for his achievements.
To celebrate him, Lucca Film Festival showcased a very effective selection of the titles that made his acting and directing career.
From Peter Weir’s drama Dead Poets Society (1989), a critical success starring Robin Williams as the protagonist which launched his career as an actor to the Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy that he also co-wrote the screenplay of, along with his co-star Julie Delpy.
Among his films as director, the festival presented “Blaze, Seymour: an Introduction” and his latest work, “Wildcat“, as an italian premiere.
The film stars Hawke’s daughter, actress and songwriter Maya Hawke in the role of American novelist Flannery O’Connor.
When asked which moment of his life he’s the most nostalgic about, Ethan Hawke answers: “I get nostalgic about basically everything, strangely even about the darkest period in my life because I was growing”.
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“Mapa a Panataria“ es una obra de danza-teatro creada por el coreógrafo Chevi Muraday y la actriz Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, en la selección del London Spanish Film Festival-
El documental trata de un espectáculo, “Pandataria“, que una compañía de teatro està al punto de estrenar en el teatro romano de Mérida.
Pandataria es también el otro nombre de Ventotene, una isla perteneciente al archipiélago de las Pontinas, en el mar Tirreno, donde los romanos desterraban a las mujeres adúlteras, poderosas e independientes, y donde, siglos más tarde, Mussolini encarcelaba a sus opositores.
Declaró Cayetana Guillén-Cuervo que “Pandataria, el espectáculo, nace de la necesidad de gritar por la libertad, la dignidad humana y el respeto a todos. Desde la necesidad de abrazar la diferencia, la diversidad, de hablar de los excluidos. Porque todos lo hemos sido en algún momento de la vida. Lo que teníamos entre manos era tan potente, que vimos necesario hacer un seguimiento del proceso creativo, que reflejara a su vez las historias de superación de un elenco tan inclusivo como diverso”.
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Leigh, the winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Golden Lion at Venice, teams up once again with Jean-Baptiste, whom he previously directed to an Oscar nomination in “Secrets & Lies“.
The film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim before arriving in San Sebastián, where Leigh competes for the first time for the Golden Shell.
“Hard Truths“ is set to release in Spain on January 10, 2025.
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This debut feature, produced between the UK and Portugal, is competing for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF).
“On Falling“ was hailed by Indiewire as “a quietly devastating debut showcasing a new master of emotionally sophisticated social realism” following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The post “On Falling”, interview with director Laura Carreira appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
Tyburski’s debut feature, “The Sound of Silence“, premiered in competition at Sundance 2019.
His short film “Palimpsest” won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2013, and in the same year, he was named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker magazine.
Tyburski is also no stranger to the San Sebastian Film Festival, having participated in its Culinary Zinema section in 2014 with his documentary short “Brooklyn Farmer“.
The post “Turn me on”, interview with the director Michael Tyburski appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
During the London Spanish Film Festival, Fred Film Radio spoke with Simón Casal, the mind behind the gripping and provocative political thriller “Artificial Justice“.
Casal gave us an insight into the extensive research he undertook to fully understand the current state and impact of artificial intelligence across different sectors, but particularly justice, to craft his near-future world and story.
He also shared how his feature sits within the broader genre of sci-fi, where our fears around the impact of technology on our lives have long been made manifest, from the likes of “Minority Report” to “Black Mirror“, plus other reference points that informed his movie’s look and feel, such as the noir-meets-sci-fi sensibility of “Blade Runner“.
In the same way the movie opens with a referendum on whether AI should be allowed to replace judges in the judicial system, Casal too wants to ask his audience which way they would vote given the chance, and if some aspects of the law should stay in the hands of humans, so that decisions can be made with empathy and humanity.
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Fred Film Radio heard from director Patricia Font about her movie “The Teacher Who Promised the Sea” (“El maestro que prometió el mar”), adapted from a book by Francesc Escribano, presented on the penultimate night of the 2024 London Spanish Film Festival.
Patricia Font explained that although there are many films dealing with the Spanish Civil War, few delve into the ongoing search of many families for the remains of their loved ones who disappeared during this time.
A beautifully made and moving feature, Font shared how she juxtaposed and contrasted a fictional present with a reconstruction of the past, with a protagonist in the current day, Ariadna, searching for her great-grandfather who went missing during the War (played by the ever-excellent Laia Costa), providing a conduit to the historical era. While contemporary scenes are overshadowed by the weight of intergenerational wounds, trauma and death, the past is filled with colour, dynamism and life, the charisma of the titular teacher emanating from Enric Auquer off the screen.
Patricia Font talked through the way the few but shocking moments of violence are depicted, keeping the brutality of torture itself as implied rather than detailed, and the decision to end on a realistic yet poignant ending, letting the poetic words of one teacher’s students hang in the air.
Patricia Font emphasised the importance of unearthing lost stories such as that of Antoni Benaiges as a way of keeping their memory alive and to help heal the wounds that remain in families and Spanish society more broadly as result of the horrors of history.
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Ruben Ostlund received the Stella Della Mole award at the National Cinema Museum in Turin and took for the first time outside Scandinavia, the installation The Square that inspired and preceded the making of the winning film at Cannes. Angelo Acerbi met up with him to talk about this, sociology, the grotesque and the taste for knowing how to laugh at oneself. And also what his net film will be about.
Art serves to change thoughts and subtleties, it can be done
Sociology is an interest and a cue for his films
For Ostlund, sociological curiosity is a necessity and an ongoing cue for his films. He tells us how he uses it and also where the inspiration for his next film comes from: a sociological experiment that he will adapt for the screen. Hear how.
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