Some brilliant NZIFF films return to our screens this week…so fill your boots if you missed out last year.
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Opening today:
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THE PAST……FILM OF THE WEEK
France, Italy | 130 minutes | Drama
Director: Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, Fireworks Wednesday, Beautiful City)
Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet
A dark secret is uncovered when Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran to finalise his divorce with Marie after four years of separation.
Kate absolutely loved this film at NZIFF, giving it 9.5/10. So how could it not be our FOTW?
Distributor: Madman
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HANNAH ARENDT
Germany | 113 minutes | Biography, Drama
Director: Margarethe von Trotta (Rosenstrasse, The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, The German Sisters)
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen
Examining the life of German Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann – her views on the war proving rather unpopular.
Another popular NZIFF flick returns on general release. Fab.
Distributor: Unknown
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PETER GABRIEL: BACK TO FRONT
UK | 97 minutes | Live Performance, Music
Director: Hamish Hamilton (Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show, The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001)
Featuring: Peter Gabriel
Filmed live at London’s O2, Gabriel reunites with his original 1986 touring band.
I love ‘So’…soooo…will definitely be watching this.
Distributor: Unknown
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THE MONUMENTS MEN
USA, Germany | 118 minutes | Comedy, Drama, War
Director: George Clooney (The Ides of March, Good Night, and Good Luck, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind)
Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett
The true story of seven museum directors, curators, and art historians who found themselves trapped behind enemy lines while trying to rescue masterpieces stolen by the Nazis.
The star-studded film has had middling review. But with that cast, and Clooney at the helm, how could you say no?
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
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What do you think of this week’s line up?
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