Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Abdellatif Kechiche Stars: Lea Seydoux, Adele Exarchopoulos. Love and pain and the whole damn thing French style? This confronting romantic drama was the talk of Cannes last year, largely because of its unflinchingly explicit girl on girl sex scenes that leave little to the imagination. In this regard, Blue Is The Warmest Colour is very French in its approach to sexuality, sex …
THE TREE OF LIFE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Terrence Malick Stars: Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Brad Pitt, Hunter McCracken. Maverick director Terrence Malick is not exactly a prolific filmmaker, and this is only his fifth film in a thirty-year career. Malick is best known for films like Badlands and Days Of Heaven, which are memorable for their striking images, elegiac quality, and meditative tone. The Tree Of …
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Julia Leigh Stars: Emily Browning, Rachel Blake, Peter Carroll, Chris Haywood, Hugh Keayes-Byrne. This new Australian film is a haunting erotic fairy tale that caused something of a controversy when it screened at Cannes earlier this year. Many will be drawn to the film to check out what all the fuss was about. No doubt they will be disappointed. As will the raincoat …
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Stars: Thanapat Saisayamar. This slow-paced and quietly meditative Thai drama about death, mortality, spirituality and reincarnation is the first film from Thailand to be awarded the Palme D’Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival. Often the judges at Cannes have awarded their top prize to more obscure and pretentious art house films …