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Friday Noir: Robinson found guilty of being awesome in ‘Illegal’

13 January 2012 9:04 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Illegal

Directed by Lewis Allen

Screenplay by W. R. Burnett and James R. Webb

1955, U.S.A.

Few those familiar with the Hollywood of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, few names strike a chord like Edward G. Robinson. Shorter than most of his co-stars perhaps, what the actor lacked in physical stature he made up for with a lively personality and charm in bringing his roles to life, so much so that he made quite a name for himself playing especially tough characters in the early days of his career over at Warner Brothers in films the likes of Little Caesar (1931).  Remembering Robinson purely as a tough thug paints an incomplete picture for his roles were far more diverse, as exemplified in Lewis Allen’s courtroom noir, Illegal.

Illegal takes the notion of starting off a movie with a bang in the most literal sense possible, as a young woman »

- Edgar Chaput

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Benoît Jacquot/Diane Kruger/Farewell, My Queen: Berlin Film Festival 2012 Opening Night Movie

4 January 2012 2:42 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, Farewell, My Queen The world premiere of Les Adieux à la reine / Farewell, My Queen will open the 2012 Berlin Film Festival next February 9. Directed by Benoît Jacquot (Tosca, Villa Amalia, Deep in the Woods), Farewell, My Queen stars Inglourious Basterds' Diane Kruger (as Marie Antoinette), Midnight in Paris' Léa Seydoux, and Army of Crime's Virginie Ledoyen. Adapted by Jacquot and Gilles Taurand from Chantal Thomas’ novel, Farewell, My Queen is set during the first days of the French Revolution, as seen from the perspective of the servants at Versailles. The synopsis below is from the Berlin Film Festival website: Versailles in July 1789. Unrest is growing in the court of King Louis the XVI (Xavier Beauvois). The people are rebelling — a revolution is imminent. Behind the facades of the royal palaces, everyone is thinking of fleeing, including Queen Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger) and her entourage. »

- Andre Soares

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