Two of the four films opening this week are on our list of Must See Films of 2013 – so we had no choice but make them both FOTW.
Throw in an intriguing Kiwi period drama and a French period drama starring Audrey Tautou, and you have a stunning line-up to choose from.
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Opening today:
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MAN OF STEEL……JOINT-FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 143 minutes | Action, Adventure, Superhero
Director: Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300)
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Dylan Sprayberry
Superman’s return – not to be confused with Superman Returns (heaven forbid!). Here, Clarke Kent struggles with his sense of purpose after growing up a refugee on Earth. But his hand is forced when former Krypton strongman General Zod threatens Earth with destruction if the Man of Steel does not surrender to him.
After the last disappointment, will this be the film we’ve all been waiting for? It sure looks like it.
Distributor: Roadshow Films
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Opening tomorrow:
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THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES……JOINT-FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 140 minutes | Drama, Thriller
Director: Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Bruce Greenwood, Dane DeHaan, Ben Mendelsohn
A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks to provide for his ex-lover and their newborn child – a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.
From the director of Blue Valentine, so you know this won’t be a comedy. But it sure will be a riveting and tense drama – one that doesn’t pull any punches.
Distributor: Roadshow Films
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THERESE DESQUEYROUX
France | 110 minutes | Drama
Director: Claude Miller (Un Secret, Betty Fisher and Other Stories)
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche, Anaïs Demoustier, Catherine Arditi, Isabelle Sadoyan, Francis Perrin, Jean-Claude Calon
Based on the literary classic of the same name, an unhappily married woman struggles to break free from a wealthy oppressive family.
Period drama fans will love this. And who doesn’t love Audrey Tautou?
Distributor: StudioCanal
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WHITE LIES
New Zealand | 95 minutes | Drama
Director: Dana Rotberg (Otilia Rauda)
Cast: Whirimako Black, Antonia Prebble, Rachel House, Nancy Bunning, Te Waimarie Kessell, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Kohuorangi Ta Whara
Based on the novella Medicine Woman by Witi Ihimaera (author of The Whale Rider) comes the tale of a tribal healer and midwife, who a wealthy woman asks for assistance in hiding a secret – one which could destroy her position in European settler society.
Antonia Prebble’s stock continues to rise with this intriguing-looking drama – and by the looks of it, rightly so.
Distributor: Madman / South Pacific Pictures
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So which of these super films will you be watching?
