Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for thematic elements, and language including a suggestive reference
 
Year of Release
2016
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave, James Wilby, Samuel West, directed by James Ivory, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, drama, PG, box office gross $157.9K, reviewed by Hollywood Reporter, Sight & Sound, Observer (UK), Guardian, Times (UK), Globe and Mail, LarsenOnFilm, IONCINEMA.com, VultureHound, The Gate, The New York Review of Books, Richard Robbins, Ismail Merchant, Sony Pictures Classics, Suround, Stereo, British class tension, inheritance, family house, relationships, love, betrayal, adaptation, E.M Forster, period piece, high-class communities, England, turn of the 20th century, art direction, cinematography, ensemble acting, costumes, dialogue, emotionally resonant, existentially complex, thrilling, pacing, engaging, lively, magnetic performances, tremendous filmmaking
 

Cast & Crew

Anthony Hopkins

Emma Thompson

Helena Bonham Carter

Vanessa Redgrave

James Wilby

Henry J. Wilcox

Margaret Schlegel

Helen Schlegel

Ruth Wilcox

Charles Wilcox

Anthony Hopkins – Henry J. Wilcox
Emma Thompson – Margaret Schlegel
Helena Bonham Carter – Helen Schlegel
Vanessa Redgrave – Ruth Wilcox
James Wilby – Charles Wilcox
Samuel West – Leonard Bast
Director – James Ivory
Producer – Ismail Merchant
Writer – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

 

James Ivory

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ismail Merchant

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
James Ivory
 
Writer(s)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
 
Producer(s)
Ismail Merchant

 

Film Festivals
Sundance
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
19 wins & 25 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Jeff Menell

Lizzie Francke

Simran Hans

Peter Bradshaw

Kevin Maher

Hollywood Reporter

Sight & Sound

Observer (UK)

Guardian

Times (UK)

HOWARDS END
 All Critics (67) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (63) | Rotten (4)
 From start to finish, Howards End is a sumptuous visual delight. But the beauty of this film is far more than skin deep.
 
 March 5, 2020
 
 Jeff Menell
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 A more troubling and rigorous inquest into a bygone era than usual.
 
 August 1, 2017
 
 Lizzie Francke
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 Deeply romantic, political, emotion-led, respectful of music and literature, impeccably dressed and, in one of the characters’ own words, “overexpressive”.
 
 July 30, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Simran Hans
 Observer (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 In its own severe and occasionally stolid way, Howards End offers real passion.
 
 July 28, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Peter Bradshaw
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 The high watermark of Merchant Ivory film-making.
 
 July 28, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Kevin Maher
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 A can’t-miss opportunity to experience some of the finest filmmaking of the 20th century.
 
 October 21, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Barry Hertz
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 …an uneven work of adaptation.
 
 February 12, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Josh Larsen
 LarsenOnFilm
 An incredibly executed period piece, Howards End is as impassioned and refined a cinematic spectacle you’re apt to see, belonging to a tradition of narrative and characterization belonging to a format now all but extinct.
 
 September 16, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 If this film were a cake it would be a grand one — rich, sumptuous, oh-so-filling and with numerous tiers.
 
 January 27, 2020
 
 Charlotte Harrison
 VultureHound
 Howard’s End unfolds at a deliberate, measure pace, and it always feels like so much is happening that Ivory will scarcely be able to contain it all.
 
 August 28, 2018
 
 Andrew Parker
 The Gate
 It is an intelligent movie, a good movie, about real and not fake issues. And it moves the heart.
 
 August 14, 2018
 
 Noel Annan
 The New York Review of Books
 [Howards End] is an ever-pertinent, wondrous and welcome return to the big screen.
 
 December 27, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Matthew Anderson
 CineVue…

 

Plot
Owen Suskind was a boy of considerable promise, until he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. As Owen withdrew into his silent state, his parents almost lost hope that he find some way to interact with his world in some meaningful way. However, that way was found through animated films, especially those of the Walt Disney Company, which provided Owen a way to understand the world through its stories to the point of creating his own. This film covers the life of Owen and how he manages to become as functional as possible with the help of Disney and his family to the point of having his own life. However, Owen soon learns as well that there is more to real life than what Disney can illustrate in animation even as his family prepares itself for an uncertain future with him.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Howards End includes Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave, James Wilby, and Samuel West.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
AGBO Hotdog Hands Ley Line Entertainment,
 
Distributor
IFC Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Norfolk Broads, Norfolk, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and brief sexuality
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley, Sam Alexander, directed by Andrew Haigh, written by Andrew Haigh, produced by Tristan Goligher, drama, R rating, box office gross $4.3M, reviewed by Sara Michelle Fetters, Jake Coyle, Sandra Hall, Jake Wilson, David Stratton, Andrea Gronvall, Nikki Baughan, Anne Brodie, Pam Grady, Jennifer Merin, David Walsh, Richard Crouse, adult cinema, marriage, love, secrets, aging, emotional, relationship, anniversary, past love, obsession, insecurity, dialogue, acting showcase, mesmerizing, thought-provoking, profound, naturalistic, subtle, mature, heartbreaking, intimate, emotional core, character study, British film, IFG Films
 

Cast & Crew

Charlotte Rampling

Tom Courtenay

Geraldine James

Dolly Wells

David Sibley

Kate Mercer

Geoff Mercer

Lena

Charlotte

George

Charlotte Rampling – Kate Mercer
Tom Courtenay – Geoff Mercer
Geraldine James – Lena
Dolly Wells – Charlotte
David Sibley – George
Sam Alexander – Chris

 

Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh

Tristan Goligher

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Andrew Haigh
 
Writer(s)
Andrew Haigh
 
Producer(s)
Tristan Goligher

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Berlin, Telluride, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
22 wins & 63 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Sara Michelle Fetters

Jake Coyle

Sandra Hall

Jake Wilson

David Stratton

MovieFreak.com

Associated Press

Sydney Morning Herald

The Age (Australia)

The Australian

45 YEARS
 All Critics (213) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (206) | Rotten (7)
 A drama of profound majesty sure to be marveled at for many years to come.
 
 August 16, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Sara Michelle Fetters
 MovieFreak.com
 TOP CRITIC
 How many great movies could be written across the enigmatic, profound face of Charlotte Rampling? Hundreds? Thousands? At any rate, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years is one of them.
 
 May 10, 2016
 
 Jake Coyle
 Associated Press
 TOP CRITIC
 This story, which grows richer the more you think about it, is a rueful acknowledgment of the fact that few of us can.
 
 March 4, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Sandra Hall
 Sydney Morning Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 If the subject matter is familiar, Haigh approaches it in good faith – avoiding both sentimentality and cynicism, and seeking out fresh insight rather than settling for cliche.
 
 February 19, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Jake Wilson
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 The naturalistic approach of Haigh and his actors makes 45 Hours a memorable screen experience, filled with subtle details and clues to the relationship.
 
 February 12, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Stratton
 The Australian
 TOP CRITIC
 To know is not the same as to possess, and at any rate, possession is never permanent.
 
 February 4, 2016
 
 Andrea Gronvall
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 An absolute must watch, and undoubtedly the best British film of the year.
 
 September 29, 2021
 
 Nikki Baughan
 AWFJ Women on Film
 45 Years is one of my favourite films of the year but I fear it will be overlooked in awards season by strong films like The Revenant, Joy and Hateful Eight.
 
 September 29, 2021
 
 Anne Brodie
 AWFJ Women on Film
 As a couple facing a sudden fissure in their marriage in Andrew Haigh’s riveting domestic drama, they are simply dazzling.
 
 September 29, 2021
 
 Pam Grady
 AWFJ Women on Film
 Intensely and quietly emotional performances from costars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay provide an intimate glimpse at a love relationship that encounters a new challenge and comes to a near crisis after 45 Years of marriage.
 
 September 29, 2021
 
 Jennifer Merin
 AWFJ Women on Film
 45 Years is intelligently done, but the filmmakers’ reduction of the drama to the fate of a couple of dissatisfied souls takes its toll.
 
 February 12, 2021
 
 David Walsh
 World Socialist Web Site
 It’s a mature story brought to life by two remarkable actors who aren’t afraid to trust the story’s emotional core and take the time to allow it to burrow deep into the viewer’s intellect and more importantly, heart.
 
 February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Richard Crouse
 Richard Crouse…

 

Plot
Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff Mercer (Sir Tom Courtenay) are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with dozens of friends. The event is to take place soon in the community hall of Norwich, the town near which they live. A week before the party, Geoff receives a letter which, although he tries to hide it, obviously troubles him. When his wife asks him what is going on, Geoff tells her that the body of Katya, his first great love who disappeared fifty years before in the Alps, has just been found in a melting glacier. From then on, Geoff starts behaving more and more strangely and for the first time after so many years Kate asks herself who the man she married so long ago really is.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features mesmerizing acting performances from leads Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Griffith Observatory, 2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content and language
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Biography/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Bill Camp, directed by Bill Pohlad, written by Oren Moverman, Michael A Lerner, biography, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Max Weiss, Jason Bailey, Mark Kermode, Cormac O’Brien, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Geoffrey Macnab, Loren King, Kip Mooney, Alex Behan, Joanne Laurier, PG-13, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Pet Sounds, mental illness, creative process, Melinda Ledbetter, Dr Eugene Landy, Murry Wilson, Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Films
 

Cast & Crew

John Cusack

Paul Dano

Elizabeth Banks

Paul Giamatti

Jake Abel

Older Brian Wilson

Young Brian Wilson

Melinda Ledbetter

Dr. Eugene Landy

Mike Love

John Cusack – Older Brian Wilson
Paul Dano – Young Brian Wilson
Elizabeth Banks – Melinda Ledbetter
Paul Giamatti – Dr. Eugene Landy
Jake Abel – Mike Love
Bill Camp – Murry Wilson

 

Bill Pohlad

Oren Moverman

Bill Pohlad

Claire Rudnick Polstein

John Wells

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Bill Pohlad
 
Writer(s)
Oren Moverman, Michael A. Lerner
 
Producer(s)
Bill Pohlad, Claire Rudnick Polstein, John Wells

 

Film Festivals
Berlin, South by Southwest, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
20 wins & 58 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Max Weiss

Jason Bailey

Mark Kermode

Cormac O’Brien

Charlotte O’Sullivan

Baltimore Magazine

Flavorwire

Observer (UK)

Little White Lies

London Evening Standard

LOVE & MERCY
  All Critics (219) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (196) | Rotten (23)
  Love & Mercy is one of the most convincing depictions of the creative process and the effects of mental illness I’ve seen in a long time.
 
  June 10, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Max Weiss
  Baltimore Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  It is (among its many virtues) wonderfully not boilerplate.
 
  May 28, 2016
 
  Jason Bailey
  Flavorwire
  TOP CRITIC
  That so much of it rings true is a credit to the film-makers; that Wilson lived some (if not all) of it is a reminder of his matchless alchemical magic.
 
  July 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Mark Kermode
  Observer (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s bittersweet and melancholic, always captivating, holding the irrefutable truth of a pop lyric.
 
  July 10, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Cormac O’Brien
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  Pohlad’s movie lacks the kind of multi-layered texture it purports to celebrate. That said, it’s still full of mind-altering potential.
 
  July 10, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Charlotte O’Sullivan
  London Evening Standard
  TOP CRITIC
  Love & Mercy, Bill Pohlad’s ingenious biopic of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, approaches its subject from a very unusual direction… ear-first.
 
  July 9, 2015
 
  Geoffrey Macnab
  Independent (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  A creepy, terrific performance from Paul Giamatti as the controlling, manipulative Landy.
 
  December 6, 2021
 
  Loren King
  Newport This Week (RI)
  A terrifying but humane portrait of mental illness and a fascinating glimpse into the creative process of one of history’s greatest musicians.
 
  August 10, 2021 | Rating: B+
 
  Kip Mooney
  Central Track
  Both actors do a great job, the film does justice to the genius of the music and this sad story compelled me to delve into a world of Wilson research.
 
  August 10, 2021
 
  Alex Behan
  Stuff.co.nz
  Unfortunately, Love and Mercy makes little effort to grapple with the postwar social climate and conditions in America that produced such an extraordinary figure. This helps account for the movie’s relative thinness.
 
  August 11, 2020
 
  Joanne Laurier
  World Socialist Web Site
  I liked this movie.
 
  April 28, 2020
 
  Andrew Galdi
  Movie Bitches
  I liked that it was out of the box… It did try to do something different and it affected me.
 
  April 28, 2020
 
  Avaryl Halley
  Movie Bitches…

 

Plot
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of The Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian’s crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Paul Giamatti gives a “creepy, terrific performance” as Dr. Eugene Landy in Love & Mercy, according to one critic review.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
HBO Documentary Hit The Ground Running Films, Notorious Pictures,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
San Francisco, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Crime/Mystery & Thriller
 
Keyword(s)
Man from Reno, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, directed by Dave Boyle, starring Ayako Fujitani, Pepe Serna, Kazuki Kitamura, Yasuyo Shiba, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tetsuo Kuramochi, written by Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, Michael Lerman, produced by Ben Lyon, Ko Mori, Taro Goto, Shôhei Sano, Alex Verba, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Peter Howell, Scott Marks, Cary Darling, Michael O’Sullivan, Mick LaSalle, Jennifer Merin, Nikki Baughan, Debbie Lynn Elias, Daniel Barnes, Stephen Saito, box office gross of $92.9K, MPAA rating not specified, San Francisco, Japanese crime novelist, murder mystery, neo-noir, solid performances, sharp script, subtle twists
 

Cast & Crew

Ayako Fujitani

Pepe Serna

Kazuki Kitamura

Yasuyo Shiba

Hiroshi Watanabe

Aki

Paul Del Moral

Akira

Junko

Hitoshi

Ayako Fujitani – Aki
Pepe Serna – Paul Del Moral
Kazuki Kitamura – Akira
Yasuyo Shiba – Junko
Hiroshi Watanabe – Hitoshi
Tetsuo Kuramochi – Shinsuke

 

Dave Boyle

Dave Boyle

Ben Lyon

Ko Mori

Taro Goto

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Dave Boyle
 
Writer(s)
Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, Michael Lerman
 
Producer(s)
Ben Lyon, Ko Mori, Taro Goto, Shôhei Sano, Alex Verba

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 4 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Candice Frederick

Peter Howell

Scott Marks

Cary Darling

Michael O’Sullivan

Reel Talk Online

Toronto Star

San Diego Reader

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Washington Post

MAN FROM RENO
 All Critics (44) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (2)
 I’m always happy to see actors of color in film, but even more so I am happy to see them in good films.
 
 September 1, 2017 | Rating: B+
 
 Candice Frederick
 Reel Talk Online
 TOP CRITIC
 A story that yields its secrets slowly but sinuously, making the most of its language and cultural differences.
 
 July 30, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Peter Howell
 Toronto Star
 TOP CRITIC
 Boyle, known best for a string of winning romantic comedies (Surrogate Valentine, Daylight Savings) now finds himself making a successful leap to the dark side with this decidedly “hard-Boyled” genre picture.
 
 April 30, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Scott Marks
 San Diego Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 The moody Man From Reno,/i> is a slow-burn, atmospheric, low-budget thriller that also offers an intriguing blast of culture clash.
 
 April 30, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Cary Darling
 Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
 TOP CRITIC
 If you can hang on for close to two hours with almost no resolution, it’s worth the ride.
 
 April 16, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Michael O’Sullivan
 Washington Post
 TOP CRITIC
 Instead of building toward a climax, the film drifts off into nothingness, with a last scene that will send people shuffling out of the theater thinking, “Who cares?”
 
 April 9, 2015 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Mick LaSalle
 San Francisco Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 The daringly slow-paced and understated narrative is so full of surprises and interesting idiosyncrasies that it keeps you thoroughly engaged, while giving you time to meditate on the strange ironies of a woman’s success, love and loneliness.
 
 October 4, 2021
 
 Jennifer Merin
 AWFJ Women on Film
 It’s as visually stunning as it is narratively engaging.
 
 October 4, 2021
 
 Nikki Baughan
 AWFJ Women on Film
 Fresh and invigorating… a firm grasp on story and development. Tension builds brilliantly…Characters are extremely well-crafted with performances to match.
 
 December 14, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Debbie Lynn Elias
 Behind The Lens
 This subdued, almost ephemeral, bilingual murder mystery seems designed more for fans of detective fiction than for film noir nuts. That said, it still possesses a sly potency.
 
 May 22, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Daniel Barnes
 Dare Daniel
 As soon as one of the clues provided is a head of lettuce that falls out of the suitcase the man leaves behind, you know “Man From Reno” is far from your standard-issue procedural.
 
 November 15, 2018
 
 Stephen Saito
 Moveable Fest
 If you can handle the idea of numerous sections of subtitled dialogue, then Man from Reno is right up your fog-drenched alley. This is the noir film I’ve been waiting for.
 
 October 24, 2018 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Aaron Peterson
 The Hollywood Outsider…

 

Plot
In a small town south of San Francisco, Sheriff Paul Del Moral (Pepe Serna) is driving home through the fog when he accidentally strikes a pedestrian, a lone Japanese man. However, before an investigation can take place the man disappears from the hospital without a trace. At the same time, Japanese mystery author Aki Akahori (Ayako Fujitani) takes a trip to San Francisco in order to escape the press tour for her latest book
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels database for Man from Reno.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Chartoff-Winkler Productions,
 
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/Biography
 
Keyword(s)
Being Evel, documentary, biography, 1h 42m, directed by Daniel Junge, produced by Johnny Knoxville, Mat Hoffman, Brendan Kiernan, Justin Moore-Lewy, Jeff Tremaine, written by Daniel Junge, Davis Coombe, starring Evel Knievel, reviewed by Nell Minow, Bilge Ebiri, Glenn Kenny, Tom Long, Michael Rechtshaffen, Geoff Berkshire, Michael J Casey, Brent McKnight, Amie Simon, Pat Padua, Robert Roten, MPAA rating, Gravitas Ventures, box office performance, budget, daredevil, American hero, stunts, ambition, legacy, marketing, celebrity, courage, integrity, original language, English, release date, theaters, streaming, distributor, cast and crew, documentary filmmaking, tribute, Johnny Knoxville as narrator and host
 

Cast & Crew

Daniel Junge

Davis Coombe

Johnny Knoxville

Mat Hoffman

Daniel Junge

Daniel Junge

Writer

Davis Coombe

Producer

Johnny Knoxville

Daniel Junge – Director
Daniel Junge – Writer
Davis Coombe – Writer
Johnny Knoxville – Producer
Mat Hoffman – Producer
Daniel Junge – Producer

 

Daniel Junge

Daniel Junge

Johnny Knoxville

Mat Hoffman

Daniel Junge

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Daniel Junge
 
Writer(s)
Daniel Junge, Davis Coombe
 
Producer(s)
Johnny Knoxville, Mat Hoffman, Daniel Junge, Brendan Kiernan, Justin Moore-Lewy, Jeff Tremaine

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
 
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 1 nomination
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nell Minow

Bilge Ebiri

Glenn Kenny

Tom Long

Michael Rechtshaffen

Movie Mom

New York Magazine/Vulture

RogerEbert.com

Detroit News

Los Angeles Times

BEING EVEL
 All Critics (40) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (1)
 Knievel’s legacy, for better and worse, is more clearly tied to marketing and celebrity than to courage or integrity.
 
 August 27, 2015 | Rating: B+
 
 Nell Minow
 Movie Mom
 TOP CRITIC
 There was a real darkness there – behind the American flags and the fringed jackets and the fireworks – and Being Evel, to its credit, isn’t afraid to face it.
 
 August 22, 2015
 
 Bilge Ebiri
 New York Magazine/Vulture
 TOP CRITIC
 It doesn’t illuminate the guy’s character beyond what’s obvious. Nor does it bestow much depth upon Knievel.
 
 August 21, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Glenn Kenny
 RogerEbert.com
 TOP CRITIC
 “Being Evel” treads a fine line, making it clear that its subject was a heroic symbol of his times and a clear sports innovator while also acknowledging – and there’s no getting around this – that the guy was a huge jerk.
 
 August 21, 2015 | Rating: B
 
 Tom Long
 Detroit News
 TOP CRITIC
 A savvy documentary that gives the granddaddy of extreme sports his due while gauging the national climate that welcomed his shrewdly timed arrival.
 
 August 20, 2015
 
 Michael Rechtshaffen
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Even if Daniel Junge’s documentary falls a bit short of its goal, it deserves points for trying.
 
 August 20, 2015
 
 Geoff Berkshire
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 Gravity won many of those battles, and death won the war, but the icon seems as relevant now as it was then.
 
 August 24, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Michael J. Casey
 Michael J. Cinema
 Evel Knievel is awesome. That’s undeniable, so no matter what, a documentary about his life, like Being Evel, is going to be at least a decent watch.
 
 July 5, 2020 | Rating: C+
 
 Brent McKnight
 The Last Thing I See
 Being Evel is the portrait of a man who built himself up into an American Hero by sheer ambition.
 
 March 2, 2019
 
 Amie Simon
 Three Imaginary Girls
 With all the great original footage available, the documentary doesn’t take any chances, relying on a talking head format that doesn’t make the stunts any less thrilling but also doesn’t sustain much tension.
 
 August 28, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Pat Padua
 Spectrum Culture
 Junge assembled some spectacularly dramatic and telling footage that evokes an era that is no so long ago, but feels so very far away.
 
 May 22, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Joe Bendel
 Epoch Times
 Directed by Daniel Junge and produced by stunt star and actor Johnny Knoxville, who also acts as a narrator and host (also a producer) this isn’t just a documentary, it is a tribute, even though it doesn’t shy away from showing Evel’s dark side.
 
 December 26, 2015 | Rating: B
 
 Robert Roten
 Laramie Movie Scope…

 

Plot
The real story behind the myth of American icon Robert ‘Evel’ Knievel and his legacy.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary was produced by Johnny Knoxville, who also acts as a narrator and host.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Almega Projects O2 Filmes,
 
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and language throughout
 
Year of Release
2014
 

 
Genre(s)
Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Jack O’Connell, directed by Yann Demange, written by Gregory Burke, action, R rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Luke Channell, David Sims, John Anderson, David Stratton, Paul Byrnes, Victor Pineyro, Alistair Lawrence, Brent McKnight, Debbie Lynn Elias, Katie Smith-Wong, Ryan Syrek, survival, Belfast, British soldier, riot, MRF Officer Sandy Browning, Sergeant Leslie Lewis, Eamon, Sean Bannon, Paul Haggerty, Gary Hook, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Roadside Attractions, English, 1h 39m
 

Cast & Crew

Jack O’Connell

Paul Anderson

Sean Harris

Richard Dormer

Barry Keoghan

Gary Hook

Sergeant Leslie Lewis

MRF Officer Sandy Browning

Eamon

Sean Bannon

Jack O’Connell – Gary Hook
Paul Anderson – Sergeant Leslie Lewis
Sean Harris – MRF Officer Sandy Browning
Richard Dormer – Eamon
Barry Keoghan – Sean Bannon
Martin McCann – Paul Haggerty

 

Yann Demange

Gregory Burke

Robin Gutch

Angus Lamont

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Yann Demange
 
Writer(s)
Gregory Burke
 
Producer(s)
Robin Gutch, Angus Lamont

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
13 wins & 31 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Luke Channell

David Sims

John Anderson

David Stratton

All Critics

Top Critics

Fresh

Rotten

Little White Lies

’71
  All Critics (140) | Top Critics (55) | Fresh (134) | Rotten (6)
  There is a rich ethical murkiness that runs through this film on a near molecular level, and it strives to gets into the meat of what this kind of violent civil unrest and violence does to people.
 
  August 25, 2018
 
  Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  The Blue Lenses
  TOP CRITIC
  An impressive debut feature buoyed by a captivating central turn.
 
  March 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Luke Channell
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  ’71 makes so much effort to be suspenseful that it doesn’t have much time to get into nuance.
 
  October 14, 2015
 
  David Sims
  The Atlantic
  TOP CRITIC
  Everyone has a least favorite bad dream, and Hook’s may be yours: the nightmare of being hopelessly lost in a place where time has stopped and hope has vanished.
 
  March 27, 2015
 
  John Anderson
  America Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  O’Connell gives a compelling performance and the film, even when the details are confusing, is never less than gripping and, in its depiction of internecine warfare, tragic.
 
  March 27, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  David Stratton
  The Australian
  TOP CRITIC
  For those who know nothing of this bitter conflict, the movie is a good start.
 
  March 19, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Paul Byrnes
  Sydney Morning Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  For a “war” movie, there’s few gunshots, yet pure tension. ’71 has its best moments when it knows its simple story give space to good moments of adrenaline and chaos. [Full review in Spanish]
 
  June 17, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
 
  Victor Pineyro
  Seventh Art Studio
  Violent British wartime thriller has strong language, peril.
 
  March 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Alistair Lawrence
  Common Sense Media
  ’71 immerses the viewer in a brutal world where just talking to the wrong person or being seen in the wrong place can get you killed, placing you in the heart of the action, and never pulls punches.
 
  July 6, 2020 | Rating: A-
 
  Brent McKnight
  The Last Thing I See
  Focusing on realism…[Yann] Demange, working with a script by Gregory Burke, goes for the gusto with a gut-wrenching action thriller/ character drama that speaks to the conscience.
 
  December 8, 2019
 
  Debbie Lynn Elias
  Behind The Lens
  In ’71, [Yann] DeMange creates a well-paced, gripping feature.
 
  November 20, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Katie Smith-Wong
  Flick Feast
  You can keep your Liam Neeson action tripe and Jason Bourne-inspired shenanigans. We need more of the smart, savvy, sophisticated suspense that ’71 has in spades.
 
  July 30, 2019 | Rating: A-
 
  Ryan Syrek
  The Reader (Omaha, NE)…

 

Plot
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Jack O’Connell delivers a compelling performance as the young British soldier in ’71.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Paranoid Pictures,
 
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-PG
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
Court, drama, Marathi, Chaitanya Tamhane, Vivek Gomber, written by Chaitanya Tamhane, starring Vira Sathidar, Narayan Kamble, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi, Usha Bane, Shirish Pawar, directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, Zeitgeist Films, box office gross $16.5K, critic reviews, reviewed by Nigel Andrews, Tara Brady, Sophie Monks Kaufman, Mike McCahill, Deborah Ross, Kevin Maher, Kong Rithdee, Kanishk Devgan, Dustin Chang, Nicholas Bell, David Walsh, Siddhant Adlakha, MPAA rating, social activist, folk music, sewage worker’s suicide, lawyers, trial, Indian society, calling card, timely, penetrating, ideologies, rote, scrutinized, grimly compelling, devastating critique, justice system, Kafkaesque, incisive, authentic, judicial drama, censorship laws, broken courts
 

Cast & Crew

Vira Sathidar

Narayan Kamble

Vivek Gomber

Vinay Vora

Geetanjali Kulkarni

Vira Sathidar

Vivek Gomber

Geetanjali Kulkarni

Pradeep Joshi

Usha Bane

Vira Sathidar – Narayan Kamble
Vivek Gomber – Vinay Vora
Geetanjali Kulkarni – Public Prosecutor
Pradeep Joshi – Judge
Usha Bane – Sharmila Pawar
Shirish Pawar – Subodh

 

Chaitanya Tamhane

Chaitanya Tamhane

Vivek Gomber

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Chaitanya Tamhane
 
Writer(s)
Chaitanya Tamhane
 
Producer(s)
Vivek Gomber

 

Film Festivals
Venice
 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nigel Andrews

Tara Brady

Sophie Monks Kaufman

Mike McCahill

Deborah Ross

Financial Times

Irish Times

Little White Lies

Guardian

The Spectator

COURT
 All Critics (61) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (1)
 The film’s semblance of casualness is winning. It seems to make itself up as it goes along. But this fly on this wall has keen eyes, keen hearing, a keen intelligence.
 
 December 28, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nigel Andrews
 Financial Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Just when you imagined that the courtroom drama had no particular place left to go, along comes Chaitanya Tamhane’s fiendishly clever debut feature.
 
 August 8, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Tara Brady
 Irish Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Perceptive and powerful.
 
 March 25, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Sophie Monks Kaufman
 Little White Lies
 TOP CRITIC
 Here’s a film-maker training a sharp, prosecutorial eye on those harsh homefront realities Bollywood has traditionally permitted audiences to escape.
 
 March 24, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Mike McCahill
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 Court is fascinating, affecting and completely engrossing while delivering a devastating critique of a system so antiquated and absurd that a woman is told her case won’t be heard today because she is wearing a sleeveless top.
 
 March 24, 2016
 
 Deborah Ross
 The Spectator
 TOP CRITIC
 Court is both a grimly compelling legal drama and a devastating attack on India’s seemingly outmoded justice system.
 
 March 24, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Kevin Maher
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 [It] speaks to us with range and depth…realistic, moving, humanist portraits of (pre-pandemic) India.
 
 May 17, 2021
 
 Kong Rithdee
 Bangkok Post
 Chaitanya Tamhane’s directorial feature debut (which he wrote too), proved to be a silent, observational, and devastating film.
 
 March 29, 2021
 
 Kanishk Devgan
 Film Companion
 All the performances are stellar, considering many of them are non-actors. In the heart of it all is Vira Sathida. A real life activist, his rhythmic, infectious, biting songs come to life whenever he performs. I would love to see him perform for hours.
 
 February 14, 2021
 
 Dustin Chang
 Floating World
 Compelling performances from both professional and non-professional cast members help paint an indelibly human face on the type of predicament generally referred to as Kafkaesque.
 
 August 25, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 A beautiful and brilliant film from India. The objectivity and confidence of his fictional work, which follows the various participants in their daily lives, is astonishing for a filmmaker only 27 years old.
 
 July 8, 2020
 
 David Walsh
 World Socialist Web Site
 An incisive upending of the nexus between legalese and tradition, Chaitanya Tamhane’s authentic judicial drama gets into the cogs of India’s censorship laws and their overlap with India’s broken courts (and the people who keep them broken).
 
 December 19, 2019
 
 Siddhant Adlakha
 The Juggernaut…

 

Plot
In Court, a social activist is arrested and put on trial for allegedly inciting a sewage worker’s suicide, leading to a scrutiny of the lawyers and ideologies involved in the case.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features a mix of professional and non-professional actors, including real-life activist Vira Sathidar.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Dublin, Ireland
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some action and mild rude humor
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, directed by Paul King, written by Paul King, Hamish McColl, comedy, adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Karen Han, Bilge Ebiri, Dan Kois, Nell Minow, Leonard Maltin, Maricar Estrella, Anne Brodie, Richard Crouse, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Alison Gillmor, Debbie Lynn Elias, PG, Weinstein Co., David Heyman, Dolby Digital, Henry Brown, Mary Brown, Mrs Bird, Mr Gruber, Mr Curry, Millicent Clyde, Paddington, Peruvian rainforest, earthquake, London, train station, Taxidermist, rare bear, orange marmalade, family-friendly, heartwarming, clean humor, charming, delightful, CGI, live-action, finding a place to belong, slapstick, accident-prone
 

Cast & Crew

Hugh Bonneville

Sally Hawkins

Julie Walters

Jim Broadbent

Peter Capaldi

Henry Brown

Mary Brown

Mrs. Bird

Mr. Gruber

Mr. Curry

Hugh Bonneville – Henry Brown
Sally Hawkins – Mary Brown
Julie Walters – Mrs. Bird
Jim Broadbent – Mr. Gruber
Peter Capaldi – Mr. Curry
Nicole Kidman – Millicent Clyde

 

Paul King

Paul King

David Heyman

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Paul King
 
Writer(s)
Paul King, Hamish McColl
 
Producer(s)
David Heyman

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
14 wins & 50 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Karen Han

Bilge Ebiri

Dan Kois

Nell Minow

Leonard Maltin

Polygon

New York Magazine/Vulture

Slate

Movie Mom

leonardmaltin.com

PADDINGTON
  All Critics (164) | Top Critics (57) | Fresh (159) | Rotten (5)
  It’s just a sweet time for everyone.
 
  September 29, 2020
 
  Karen Han
  Polygon
  TOP CRITIC
  Paddington is absolutely, positively delightful.
 
  January 19, 2015
 
  Bilge Ebiri
  New York Magazine/Vulture
  TOP CRITIC
  Paddington is a wonder: warm, gentle, well-acted, funny without being stupid.
 
  January 17, 2015
 
  Dan Kois
  Slate
  TOP CRITIC
  True to the gentle humor and sweetness of the books.
 
  January 16, 2015 | Rating: B
 
  Nell Minow
  Movie Mom
  TOP CRITIC
  A good-hearted film… as witty and clever as it is charming…
 
  January 16, 2015
 
  Leonard Maltin
  leonardmaltin.com
  TOP CRITIC
  Paddington…comes off as a charming character. The kind of character that children around the world have fallen in love with…But even with all the bear’s charm, a plodding pace and a questionable plotline leave the film version less desirable to watch.
 
  January 16, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Maricar Estrella
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
  TOP CRITIC
  Paddington is an old fashioned live action / animated film that recalls the lushly realised “fairytale” films of the 80’s and 90’s, and features terrific actors for oomph.
 
  October 7, 2021
 
  Anne Brodie
  AWFJ Women on Film
  Offers up a message of tolerance. “In London everyone is different,” says Paddington, “so everyone can fit in.” It’s a big idea, washed down with a giant melting-pot of marmalade, but also a timely one.
 
  February 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  Visually artistic but comparably appropriate for undiscerning, easily diverted viewers.
 
  December 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  Paddington weaves together a whimsical yet believable world.
 
  September 1, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  Unexpectedly effective commentaries on immigration…
 
  December 23, 2019
 
  Alison Gillmor
  Winnipeg Free Press
  [P]erfectly captures the whimsy and fun of the books and this beloved lovable bear while sprinkling it with the sweet goodness of orange marmalade!
 
  December 14, 2019
 
  Debbie Lynn Elias
  Behind The Lens…

 

Plot
Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing goofy or funny or odd is said about the film in this Fresh Kernels page.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
AGBO Hotdog Hands Ley Line Entertainment,
 
Distributor
Kino Lorber
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Patagonia, Chile
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, Patagonian waterways, genocide, Patricio Guzmán, Renate Sachse, written by Patricio Guzmán, directed by Patricio Guzmán, reviewed by Bilge Ebiri, Nigel Andrews, Kate Taylor, Mark Kermode, Kate Muir, Geoffrey Macnab, Mattie Lucas, Nick Evan-Cook, Matthew Anderson, Max Nelson, Mary Palmer, Ernesto Diezmartinez, starring Patricio Guzmán, Raúl Zurita, produced by Renate Sachse, Kino Lorber, Spanish, 2015, 1h 22m, box office gross $39.6K, audience score 82%, Tomatometer 94%, documentary film, Chilean Patagonia, indigenous people, Pinochet regime, water landscapes, mystical understanding, dark historical stories, poetic, hypnotically absorbing, natural world, humanity’s place among them, geology, anthropology, tribes, tyrants, haunting, visual poetry, Malickian imagery, stunning scenery, distant and recent past, tough, prickly, matter-of-factness
 

Cast & Crew

Patricio Guzmán

Raúl Zurita

Patricio Guzmán

Renate Sachse

Adrien Oumhani

Patricio Guzmán

Raúl Zurita

Patricio Guzmán

Renate Sachse

Adrien Oumhani

Patricio Guzmán – Voice/Narrator
Raúl Zurita – Self
Patricio Guzmán – Director/Writer
Renate Sachse – Producer
Adrien Oumhani – Executive Producer

 

Patricio Guzmán

Patricio Guzmán

Renate Sachse

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Patricio Guzmán
 
Writer(s)
Patricio Guzmán
 
Producer(s)
Renate Sachse

 

Film Festivals
Berlin, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
11 wins & 12 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Bilge Ebiri

Nigel Andrews

Kate Taylor

Mark Kermode

Kate Muir

Spirituality & Health

Financial Times

Globe and Mail

Observer (UK)

Times (UK)

THE PEARL BUTTON
  All Critics (47) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (3)
  This is a rapturous, unsettling movie about beauty, mystery, and unimaginable horror.
 
  March 24, 2020
 
  Bilge Ebiri
  Spirituality & Health
  TOP CRITIC
  This documentary holds every card in the pack, from geology to anthropology to the history of tribes and tyrants, and plays them like a master.
 
  December 28, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Nigel Andrews
  Financial Times
  TOP CRITIC
  This haunting Chilean documentary is more poetry than journalism as filmmaker Patricio Guzman compares the fate of the indigenous people of Patagonia with that of the disappeared of the Pinochet regime.
 
  April 8, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Kate Taylor
  Globe and Mail
  TOP CRITIC
  As always, Guzmán unearths details that establish resonant connections between diverse worlds (the “pearl button” of the title proves typically allusive) but at a brief 82 minutes this feels like too many streams gathering in one overcrowded pool.
 
  March 20, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Mark Kermode
  Observer (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The Pearl Button is a piece of visual poetry that meanders along the waterways, coastline and history of Chile, coming into sharp and horrifying focus on the atrocities of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.
 
  March 18, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Kate Muir
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Patricio Guzmán’s essay-style documentary is a deceptive but very moving affair.
 
  March 18, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Geoffrey Macnab
  Independent (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Through Guzmán’s unique lens, the history of the natives becomes a kind of ethereal reflection of the universe, irrevocably changed by colonialism and western invasion.
 
  August 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Mattie Lucas
  From the Front Row
  Far from conventional, this gorgeously soundtracked documentary is a treat for filmgoers willing to be engrossed by Malickian imagery…
 
  May 17, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Nick Evan-Cook
  One Room With A View
  An astoundingly beautiful visual essay which revels in the stunning scenery of Chilean Patagonia, it morphs into a harrowing depiction of the nation’s distant and recent past.
 
  April 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Matthew Anderson
  CineVue
  Guzmán’s predilection for naïve wide-eyed wonder weighs down his recent films, never eclipses the most striking feature of his work: the way in which dreamy musings and far-fetched speculations coexist with toughness, prickliness, and matter-of-factness
 
  November 14, 2017
 
  Max Nelson
  Cinema Scope
  A fascinating journey through Chile’s troubled past.
 
  May 10, 2017
 
  Mary Palmer
  Daily Record (UK)
  The most recent documentary by Patricio Guzmán explores and faces the past and the presen of Chile, looking at the heavens and turning down, towards the earth. Or, in this case, to the sea. [Full review in Spanish]
 
  March 8, 2017
 
  Ernesto Diezmartinez
  Cine Vértigo…

 

Plot
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán explores the connection between Patagonian waterways and genocide in the haunting and poetic documentary, The Pearl Button.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The critic reviews for The Pearl Button describe it as “rapturous,” “haunting,” and “visual poetry.”
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Svensk Filmindustri
 
Distributor
Reel Media International [us], Criterion Collection
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Nevers, Nièvre, France
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
1960
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
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Cast & Crew

Gael García Bernal

Rodrigo de la Serna

Mercedes Morán

Mia Maestro

Jorge Chiarella

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara de la Serna

Alberto Granado

Celia de la Serna

Chichina Ferreyra

Dr. Bresciani

Gael García Bernal – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara de la Serna
Rodrigo de la Serna – Alberto Granado
Mercedes Morán – Celia de la Serna
Mia Maestro – Chichina Ferreyra
Jorge Chiarella – Dr. Bresciani
Jean Pierre Noher – Ernesto Guevara Lynch

 

Alain Resnais

Marguerite Duras

Anatole Dauman

Samy Halfon

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Alain Resnais
 
Writer(s)
Marguerite Duras
 
Producer(s)
Anatole Dauman, Samy Halfon

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Jonas Mekas

James Berardinelli

Kate Muir

Michael Phillips

Robert Abele

Village Voice

ReelViews

Times (UK)

Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles Times

HIROSHIMA MY LOVE
 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (1)
 Resnais’ visual sense is matched only by such masters of images as Orson Welles or Von Sternberg.
 
 July 27, 2021
 
 Jonas Mekas
 Village Voice
 TOP CRITIC
 I was arrested by the way in which the film was shot and what it was saying, but I’ll admit to not caring much about the two people at the center of Resnais’ drama.
 
 July 12, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 James Berardinelli
 ReelViews
 TOP CRITIC
 Exquisitely beautiful and harrowing meditation on war and love.
 
 January 15, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Kate Muir
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 “Hiroshima Mon Amour” will always be too studied a masterwork for some tastes. But Riva’s performance, chief among its triumphs, remains electrifying.
 
 October 30, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Michael Phillips
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 That rare movie in which present and past meld in every frame to convey a sense of time obliterated, or a dream having a nightmare.
 
 October 16, 2014
 
 Robert Abele
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The first film to juxtapose disastrous erotic passion with the political disasters of the mid century.
 
 October 14, 2014
 
 Michael Atkinson
 Village Voice
 TOP CRITIC
 The first minutes of this movie are shocking. Emmanuelle Riva knocks us off with her beauty while her character reminds us that we’ll never really know Hiroshima. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 June 22, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Victor Pineyro
 Seventh Art Studio
 The makers wanted to tell the story and do, in fact, tell it through images and speech. It would be difficult to imagine a silent Hiroshima. The dialogue is never really explanatory, but rather a key component of the story.
 
 April 5, 2022
 
 Bernard Pingaud
 Positif
 A profoundly moving narrative which tackles themes such as grief and remembrance.
 
 January 3, 2022
 
 Rob Aldam
 Backseat Mafia
 A stunning piece of cinema, Hiroshima Mon Amour is also one of Resnais’ most emotionally affecting pieces, for one cannot help but be moved by these lovelorn people, struggling hopelessly against the onslaught of time and the doom of being forgotten.
 
 October 21, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 It employs a foredoomed romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect as a narrative thread that binds together a series of haunting reflections about life in the Atomic Age.
 
 November 15, 2019
 
 Clyde Gilmour
 Maclean’s Magazine
 Here — for the first time since Eisenstein — we have a cinematic intelligence so quick, so subtle, so original, so at once passionate and sophisticated that it can be compared with Joyce, with Picasso, with Berg and Bartók and Stravinksy.
 
 July 15, 2019
 
 Dwight MacDonald
 Esquire Magazine…

 

Plot
A French woman and a Japanese man have an affair while she is in Japan making a film about peace and the impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, The man, an architect, lost his family in the bombing. She recalls her lover during the war, a 23 year-old German soldier who later died. Despite the time they spend together, her attachment appears minimal and they go forward into the future.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
 

 
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