British film in Dinard: movies under the shadow of Brexit
- The Breton seaside resort is hosting the 27th edition of its festival, boasting 25 features on the programme, plus tributes to Kate Dickie and Gary Lewis
Today, Whisky Galore [+see also:
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interview: Tom Geens
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interview: Daniel Wolfe
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This year, six titles will be duking it out for the Golden Hitchcock 2016, which will be handed out by a jury chaired by Claude Lelouch (who will also lead a master class) and including the UK’s James D'Arcy, Phil Davis and Colin Vaines, as well as France’s Jalil Lespert, Julie Ferrier, Florence Thomassin, Victoria Bedos and Eric Lagesse. The titles in competition are Prevenge [+see also:
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film profile] by David Blair (starring Juno Temple and Timothy Spall), Chubby Funny by and starring Harry Michell, the road-trip movie Moon Dogs [+see also:
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interview: Philip John
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Standing out among the well-stocked array of premieres is a gala screening for Altamira [+see also:
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Other notable films on the programme are Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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interview: William Oldroyd
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interview: Mercedes Grower
film profile] by Mercedes Grower (Special Mention at Edinburgh), Adult Life Skills [+see also:
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film profile] by Rachel Tunnard (which turned heads last spring at Tribeca), War on Everyone [+see also:
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film profile] by John Michael McDonagh (presented in Panorama Special at the 2016 Berlinale) and the vampire flick Eat Locals [+see also:
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Also of note are Tommy's Honour by Jason Connery, You're Ugly Too [+see also:
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interview: Mark Noonan
film profile] by Mark Noonan, The Hippopotamus by John Jencks, Stratton by Simon West, Hi-Lo Joe by James Kermack, Love Is Thicker Than Water by Emily Harris and Ate de Jong, Detour by Christopher Smith, and the documentaries Tourner pour vivre by Philippe Azoulay and Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach by Louise Osmond.
A number of master classes are also on the menu, with stuntman Rémy Julienne (who choreographed the car chases in many of the James Bond movies, among others), and one taking a look back at the career of production designer Ken Adam, who passed away just a few months ago. Lastly, we should point out that, for the first time ever, the Dinard Film Festival is organising a short-film competition, dubbed Shortcuts, the jury for which is chaired by Marianne Denicourt.
(Translated from French)
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