The mythology around Japan as a nation of everyday ghosts — where the living and the dead share space, occasionally in view of each other — can lead certain western filmmakers into dubious territory: If you don’t recall how Gus van Sant floundered with the mawkish, condescending exoticism of “The Sea of Trees,” trust that it’s best forgotten. Centered on a long-grieving Frenchwoman who finally makes peace with her husband’s death over the course of a Japanese work trip, “Sidonie in Japan” risks similar pitfalls — but Élise Girard’s droll, bittersweet romance mostly dodges them with grace and good humor, plus a pointed awareness of the limitations of its outsider perspective.
Premiering in the Venice Days sidebar at this year’s Venice Film Festival, this is a sweetly unassuming affair that is given some vinegary oomph by the presence of Isabelle Huppert in the lead — which will doubtless secure...
Premiering in the Venice Days sidebar at this year’s Venice Film Festival, this is a sweetly unassuming affair that is given some vinegary oomph by the presence of Isabelle Huppert in the lead — which will doubtless secure...
- 9/4/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Second Chance Romance: Girard Haunts Huppert in Erstwhile Ghost Story
Isabelle Huppert conjoins two of her most recent recurring cinematic themes with Sidonie in Japan, which showcases the legendary French actress in a foreign country while also being haunted by the past. Headlining the third film from Élise Girard, Huppert becomes a stranger in a strange land while visiting Kyoto, Japan thanks to the republication of her first novel, L’ombre Portee (The Shadow Cast), which becomes more than just a metaphorical map to her current dilemma as a writer who no longer writes.
As Sidonie (Huppert) reluctantly travels to Kyoto, she is greeted at the airport by Kenzo Mizoguchi (Tsuyoshi Ihara), who also happens to be the publisher of her reprinted first novel, as well as devoted escort for the remainder of her trip.…...
Isabelle Huppert conjoins two of her most recent recurring cinematic themes with Sidonie in Japan, which showcases the legendary French actress in a foreign country while also being haunted by the past. Headlining the third film from Élise Girard, Huppert becomes a stranger in a strange land while visiting Kyoto, Japan thanks to the republication of her first novel, L’ombre Portee (The Shadow Cast), which becomes more than just a metaphorical map to her current dilemma as a writer who no longer writes.
As Sidonie (Huppert) reluctantly travels to Kyoto, she is greeted at the airport by Kenzo Mizoguchi (Tsuyoshi Ihara), who also happens to be the publisher of her reprinted first novel, as well as devoted escort for the remainder of her trip.…...
- 9/1/2023
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
§tElise Girard directs her third film about a woman mourning her husband in Kyoto while on her book tour.
Indie Sales has unveiled the new trailer for Elise Girard’s romantic drama Sidonie In Japan starring Isabelle Huppert and has signed deals in Germany, Switzerland and Italy ahead of the film’s premiere at Giornate degli Autori in Venice.
Out of the Box will release the film in Switzerland and Majestic Filmverleih is handling German distribution, joining the film’s French distributor Art House Films and Italy’s Academy Two.
Sidonie in Japan stars Huppert as a French writer mourning...
Indie Sales has unveiled the new trailer for Elise Girard’s romantic drama Sidonie In Japan starring Isabelle Huppert and has signed deals in Germany, Switzerland and Italy ahead of the film’s premiere at Giornate degli Autori in Venice.
Out of the Box will release the film in Switzerland and Majestic Filmverleih is handling German distribution, joining the film’s French distributor Art House Films and Italy’s Academy Two.
Sidonie in Japan stars Huppert as a French writer mourning...
- 9/1/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Marie Antoinette’s reign at PBS begins on March 19. The public broadcaster’s new series about the infamous French queen stars Emilia Schüle as the young Austrian archduchess who is married off to Louis, the dauphin of France (Louis Cunningham). It’s just the latest on-screen depiction of the legendary royal. Here are five movies about Marie Antoinette to watch before you binge the new show.
Kirsten Dunst starred in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’
At 15 she became a bride. At 19 she became a queen. By 20 she was a legend.
Sofia Coppola's punk-rock period drama "Marie Antoinette" was released 15 years ago today on October 20, 2006. pic.twitter.com/EkeLeSQ8N1
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) October 20, 2021
Kirsten Dunst played a young Marie Antoinette in Sofia Coppola’s lavish, occasionally anachronistic 2006 period drama Maria Antoinette. It covers some of the same territory as the new PBS series, including the young queen’s awkward early years at Versailles.
Kirsten Dunst starred in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’
At 15 she became a bride. At 19 she became a queen. By 20 she was a legend.
Sofia Coppola's punk-rock period drama "Marie Antoinette" was released 15 years ago today on October 20, 2006. pic.twitter.com/EkeLeSQ8N1
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) October 20, 2021
Kirsten Dunst played a young Marie Antoinette in Sofia Coppola’s lavish, occasionally anachronistic 2006 period drama Maria Antoinette. It covers some of the same territory as the new PBS series, including the young queen’s awkward early years at Versailles.
- 3/19/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Making movies at such a clip that it can be hard to keep track of which ones actually get a U.S. release, French filmmaker François Ozon is back this year with a reimagining of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Peter Von Kant, of course inspired by the 1972 classic The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, follows a successful, famous director, who lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema. Ahead of a September 2 release from Strand Releasing, a new trailer has now arrived.
David Katz said in his review, “From the sure evidence of his filmography—and, yes, his legendarily turbulent private life—Rainer Werner Fassbinder should be quite tickled by the thought of another,...
David Katz said in his review, “From the sure evidence of his filmography—and, yes, his legendarily turbulent private life—Rainer Werner Fassbinder should be quite tickled by the thought of another,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
He seems like a nice person, doesn't he? Strand Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for the French-German indie drama Peter von Kant, one of the latest features from prolific French filmmaker François Ozon. This first premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Based on the Rainer Werner Fassbinder cult play, The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, François Ozon’s unique retelling finds "Peter von Kant", a successful, famous director (obviously Rwf), who lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir get into the world of cinema. Beyond that, there's not much more to this. The cast features Denis Ménochet as von Kant, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stéfan Crépon, and Aminthe Audiard.
- 6/27/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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