When a film defies categorising, it often means one of two things – a bold original or a bit of a schemozzle. The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, the debut
6.2
Despite the utterly amazing performance from the film’s young star, Karla is rather patchy, austere and lacks resonance …
5.2
Sandy Keayes is magnetic ...
8
… a superb metatextual drama …
9
… inspiring and touching …
8
… weaves a dramatic narrative into a rich historical context, effectively merging two stories into one: the legacy of French influence in Vietnam and a deeply beautiful love story composed
6.5
… shades of Michael Haneke here – Amrum has a very similar feel to The White Ribbon.
8
Ending aside, Plischke’s film is riveting and unpredictable.
One of our greatest filmmakers wins the Chauvel Award and reveals a link with Chauvel’s masterpiece
9
A French Succession and perverse power game in the glossy beauty industry. Calling all Huppert fans, Francophiles, and fashionistas ….