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Highly recommended flicks at film fest
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IN addition to the Tribute to Master Godard Movie Show and the 4K Classic Movie Show, organizing committee of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival also recommend 13 award-winning films.
‘Foxcatcher’ (USA)
Director: Bennett Miller
Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Vanessa Redgrave
Follow the story of Olympic wrestling champion Mark Schultz and his paranoid-schizophrenic millionaire coach John du Pont, who murdered Schultz’s brother, Olympic champion Dave Schultz in 1996.
‘Jimmy’s Hall’
(Britain/Ireland/France)
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Barry Ward, Francis Magee and Aileen Henry
Jimmy is back home in the Irish countryside after 10 years of forced exile in the US. Everyone is happy except for Father Sheridan, the local priest, the village squire, and Dennis O’Keefe, the chief of the fascists. The reason is simple: Jimmy is a socialist activist.
‘Deux Jours, Une Nuit’ (Belgium/Italy/France)
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée and Batiste Sornin
Sandra, a young mother, discovers that her colleagues have opted for a significant pay bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince them to give up the bonuses so she can keep her job.
‘Nightcrawler’ (USA)
Director: Dan Gilroy
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Papajohn, Marco Rodríguez and Bill Paxton
When Lou Bloom, a man desperate for work, muscles into the world of LA crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
‘Whiplash’ (USA)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons and Melissa Benoist
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.
‘The Theory of Everything’ (UK)
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones
It’s a look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
‘The Leviathan’ (Russia)
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Starring: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova and Roman Madyanov
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
‘A Most Violent Year’ (USA)
Director: J.C. Chandor
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain and David Oyelowo
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city’s history.
‘Still the Water’
(Japan/Spain/France)
Director: Naomi Kawase
Starring: Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga and Miyuki Matsuda
During the full-moon night of traditional dances, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko attempts to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.
‘Aferim’ (Romania/Bulgaria/France/Czech Republic)
Director: Radu Jude
Starring: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin and Alexandru Dabija
Policeman Costandin is hired by Iordache, a noble, to find Garfin, a gypsy slave who ran away from Iordache’s estate after having an affair with his wife. Costandin sets out to find the fugitive, beginning a journey full of adventures.
‘Clouds of Sils Maria’
(France/Switzerland/Germany/USA/Belgium)
Director: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart
An actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
‘Boyhood’ (USA)
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke
It’s a story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes.
‘Chasuke’s Journey’ (Japan)
Director: Sabu
Starring: Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Ito Ohno and Ren Ôsugi
Chasuke is in charge of making tea in heaven. He has feelings for a human woman named Yuri. He knows Yuri is condemned to die in a car accident, so Chasuke leaves heaven to save Yuri.
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