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Rendez-Vous With French Cinema a New York
- 22 lungometraggi in programma dal 5 al 15 marzo per la 25ma edizione dell'evento organizzato da UniFrance e la Lincoln Center Film Society
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The majority French production The Truth [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Hirokazu Kore-eda
scheda film] by Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda will open the 25th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York this evening, a mini-festival set to run until 15 March under the aegis of UniFrance and the Lincoln Center Film Society. The event will be far less glamorous than usual, given that - as a result of Coronavirus - the agency promoting French film abroad has decided to cancel the appearance of a great many French artists (filmmakers and actors) who were due to deliver the usual film presentations and take part in discussions with New York audiences.
Of course, the key ingredients, from a cinephile’s perspective, remain unaffected: the films. This year, 22 full-length works are featuring in the programme, including four titles set to enjoy their North American premieres: An Easy Girl [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rebecca Zlotowski
scheda film] by Rebecca Zlotowski (unveiled at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight), Isadora’s Children [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Damien Manivel
scheda film] by Damien Manivel (which scooped a prize in Locarno), School Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Zita Hanrot
scheda film] by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir (1.8 million admissions in France) and Spellbound [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Pascal Bonitzer.
Six American premieres are also on the agenda, namely The Specials [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (which closed the Cannes Film Festival and won over a total 2.1 million viewers in France), Joan of Arc [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bruno Dumont
scheda film] by Bruno Dumont (which scooped an award on the Croisette, within the Un Certain Regard section), Burning Ghost [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Stéphane Batut (crowned the Jean Vigo prize-winner in 2019), South Terminal [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche (unveiled in competition in Locarno), Who You Think I Am [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Juliette Binoche
scheda film] by Safy Nebbou and Spread Your Wings [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Nicolas Vanier.
Stealing particular focus among the 12 New York premieres topping the bill are Alice and the Mayor [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nicolas Pariser
scheda film] by Nicolas Pariser (which was well-received at the Directors’ Fortnight and just won Anaïs Demoustier the 2020 Best Actress César) and five films by female directors: Proxima [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alice Winocour
scheda film] by Alice Winocour (awarded prizes in Toronto and San Sebastian), Cuties [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Maïmouna Doucouré
scheda film] by Maïmouna Doucouré (awarded prizes at Sundance and in the Berlinale’s Generation line-up), Papicha [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mounia Meddour
scheda film] by Mounia Meddour (which took home the 2020 Césars for Best First Film and Best New Actress last Friday), The Dazzled [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Sarah Suco and Perfect Nanny [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Lucie Borleteau.
Also set to be showcased are three further feature films coming via Cannes (Deerskin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Quentin Dupieux
scheda film] by Quentin Dupieux, On A Magical Night [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Christophe Honoré
scheda film] by Christophe Honoré and The Best Years of a Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Claude Lelouch
scheda film] by Claude Lelouch), alongside Happy Birthday [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Cédric Kahn and Someone, Somewhere [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Cédric Klapisch.
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