In the past few months during quarantine, we’ve seen filmmakers creating a number of different short-form projects and self-releasing them on their own channels. Now, the biggest project yet is arriving from Netflix as they’ve teamed with nearly 20 filmmakers who each made their own new short. They will now be released next week as part of the anthology film Homemade.
Featuring films by Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart (who will team together for their next film) as well as Ana Lily Amirpour, Antonio Campos, Rachel Morrison, Naomi Kawase, David Mackenzie, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paolo Sorrentino, and more, it’s an eclectic batch of work from all over the world.
“For once in our careers, this wasn’t about money, agencies, lawyers or the Hollywood structure,” producer Juan de Dios Larrain tells Variety. “This was a simple idea of [conveying] one message in five to seven minutes, and the idea was...
Featuring films by Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart (who will team together for their next film) as well as Ana Lily Amirpour, Antonio Campos, Rachel Morrison, Naomi Kawase, David Mackenzie, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paolo Sorrentino, and more, it’s an eclectic batch of work from all over the world.
“For once in our careers, this wasn’t about money, agencies, lawyers or the Hollywood structure,” producer Juan de Dios Larrain tells Variety. “This was a simple idea of [conveying] one message in five to seven minutes, and the idea was...
- 6/23/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Before Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart team up for their Princess Diana biographical drama “Spencer,” the two will be lending their directing talents to Netflix’s short film anthology collection “Homemade.” The “Jackie” and “Neruda” filmmaker is behind the Netflix project alongside his brother, Juan de Dios Larraín, and Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of the Fremantle-backed company The Apartment. Variety first reported the news. “Homemade” is set to feature 17 short films helmed by directors from all around the world, including Larraín, Paolo Sorrentino, Ladj Ly, Naomi Kawase, Sebastián Lelio, Ana Lily Amirpour, Kristen Stewart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Each film in the “Homemade” anthology was made in quarantine using only the equipment each filmmaker had at his or her disposal. In the case of Larraín’s short film, that means using the Zoom app to create a conversation-based movie. Plot details for each film are under wraps, although Larraín told Variety that...
Each film in the “Homemade” anthology was made in quarantine using only the equipment each filmmaker had at his or her disposal. In the case of Larraín’s short film, that means using the Zoom app to create a conversation-based movie. Plot details for each film are under wraps, although Larraín told Variety that...
- 6/23/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Thompson on Hollywood
Before Pablo Larraín and Kristen Stewart team up for their Princess Diana biographical drama “Spencer,” the two will be lending their directing talents to Netflix’s short film anthology collection “Homemade.” The “Jackie” and “Neruda” filmmaker is behind the Netflix project alongside his brother, Juan de Dios Larraín, and Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of the Fremantle-backed company The Apartment. Variety first reported the news. “Homemade” is set to feature 17 short films helmed by directors from all around the world, including Larraín, Paolo Sorrentino, Ladj Ly, Naomi Kawase, Sebastián Lelio, Ana Lily Amirpour, Kristen Stewart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Each film in the “Homemade” anthology was made in quarantine using only the equipment each filmmaker had at his or her disposal. In the case of Larraín’s short film, that means using the Zoom app to create a conversation-based movie. Plot details for each film are under wraps, although Larraín told Variety that...
Each film in the “Homemade” anthology was made in quarantine using only the equipment each filmmaker had at his or her disposal. In the case of Larraín’s short film, that means using the Zoom app to create a conversation-based movie. Plot details for each film are under wraps, although Larraín told Variety that...
- 6/23/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
“Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain may be set to direct Kristen Stewart in Lady Diana film “Spencer,” but the pair will first collaborate in a new collection of short films for Netflix. (Watch the trailer above.)
Filmed during Covid-19 and across various states of global lockdown, “Homemade” unites 17 leading filmmakers in a compendium of short films — available to watch individually as five to seven-minute shorts or as one long feature — that captures the shared experience of quarantine. The project is helmed by Larrain, his brother and creative partner Juan de Dios Larrain under the pair’s Fabula banner, and Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of Fremantle-backed Italian outfit The Apartment, for which “Homemade” is its inaugural project.
“Personal Shopper” and “Charlie’s Angels” star Stewart marks her directorial follow-up to her 2017 short “Come Swim” with a short filmed in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Maggie Gyllenhaal contributes a film out of Vermont — the “Kindergarten Teacher” actor...
Filmed during Covid-19 and across various states of global lockdown, “Homemade” unites 17 leading filmmakers in a compendium of short films — available to watch individually as five to seven-minute shorts or as one long feature — that captures the shared experience of quarantine. The project is helmed by Larrain, his brother and creative partner Juan de Dios Larrain under the pair’s Fabula banner, and Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of Fremantle-backed Italian outfit The Apartment, for which “Homemade” is its inaugural project.
“Personal Shopper” and “Charlie’s Angels” star Stewart marks her directorial follow-up to her 2017 short “Come Swim” with a short filmed in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Maggie Gyllenhaal contributes a film out of Vermont — the “Kindergarten Teacher” actor...
- 6/23/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Capernaum, which roughly means chaos, is much more than a reductionist's vision of the vulnerability of children in a world of extreme poverty.
We have seen films about impoverished children right from Salaam Bombay to Slumdog Millionaire?to Liono?and a pack of Iranian films to boot. But this one, on the emotional quotient is very intense and almost unbearable to witness as it surpasses any other film seen earlier.
Narrated in a non-linear format and designed as a documentary, the director uses the courtroom trial as the framing device where a singularly focused, self-possessed Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), faces off for a crime he did and later sues his parents (Kawsar Al Haddad and Fadi Kamel Yousef) for neglect, abuse and for the crime of bringing him into this terrible world.
"I'm living in hell," that's how he describes his life to the judge.
Zain, a child close to adolescence,...
We have seen films about impoverished children right from Salaam Bombay to Slumdog Millionaire?to Liono?and a pack of Iranian films to boot. But this one, on the emotional quotient is very intense and almost unbearable to witness as it surpasses any other film seen earlier.
Narrated in a non-linear format and designed as a documentary, the director uses the courtroom trial as the framing device where a singularly focused, self-possessed Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), faces off for a crime he did and later sues his parents (Kawsar Al Haddad and Fadi Kamel Yousef) for neglect, abuse and for the crime of bringing him into this terrible world.
"I'm living in hell," that's how he describes his life to the judge.
Zain, a child close to adolescence,...
- 6/22/2019
- GlamSham
The Directors
From left to right:
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma (Mexico) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – Never Look Away (Germany) Hirokazu Kore-eda – Shoplifters (Japan) Nadine Labaki – Capernaum (Lebanon) Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War (Poland) The Questions
1. What more could we be doing to give foreign language cinema a bigger platform in the United States?
Cuarón: We definitely need a switch of paradigm. Audiences are definitely hungry for these films, but they just don’t get the promotion. They don’t have the spaces. They’re relegated to these small little theaters. You have Cold War competing with Mega Avengers 5, you know? And by the way, I enjoy tentpole movies. I want to do tentpole movies. But I want all movies to co-exist.
Henckel von Donnersmarck: I think it would have to start at the school level. Perhaps it wouldn’t be the worst idea to have schools take one day off every month...
From left to right:
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma (Mexico) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – Never Look Away (Germany) Hirokazu Kore-eda – Shoplifters (Japan) Nadine Labaki – Capernaum (Lebanon) Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War (Poland) The Questions
1. What more could we be doing to give foreign language cinema a bigger platform in the United States?
Cuarón: We definitely need a switch of paradigm. Audiences are definitely hungry for these films, but they just don’t get the promotion. They don’t have the spaces. They’re relegated to these small little theaters. You have Cold War competing with Mega Avengers 5, you know? And by the way, I enjoy tentpole movies. I want to do tentpole movies. But I want all movies to co-exist.
Henckel von Donnersmarck: I think it would have to start at the school level. Perhaps it wouldn’t be the worst idea to have schools take one day off every month...
- 2/15/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Roma wins best film and best director, The Favourite wins seven awards including best actress for Olivia Colman.
Roma took home best film at the 2019 Baftas, as well as best foreign film, best director and best cinematography.
The Favourite won the most awards in total, seven, including best actress for Olivia Colman.
The ceremony took place on Feb 10 at the Royal Albert Hall and was hosted by Joanna Lumley for a second time.
The full list of winners Best Film BLACKkKLANSMAN Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele The Favourite Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday Green Book Jim Burke,...
Roma took home best film at the 2019 Baftas, as well as best foreign film, best director and best cinematography.
The Favourite won the most awards in total, seven, including best actress for Olivia Colman.
The ceremony took place on Feb 10 at the Royal Albert Hall and was hosted by Joanna Lumley for a second time.
The full list of winners Best Film BLACKkKLANSMAN Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele The Favourite Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday Green Book Jim Burke,...
- 2/11/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight (10 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony starts at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Joanna Lumley hosting for a second time.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight (10 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony starts at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Joanna Lumley hosting for a second time.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
- 2/10/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Update, writethru: BAFTA has revealed its nominations for this year’s Ee British Academy Film Awards with Fox Searchlight’s The Favourite from Yorgos Lanthimos leading the list of contenders at 12. Also making strong showings are Netflix’s Roma, Warner Bros’ A Star Is Born, Fox’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Universal’s First Man with seven nominations each. See below for the full roster.
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma notably is also up here for Best Film Not In The English Language, Director, Cinematography, Editing and Original Screenplay, all of which could repeat at the Oscars.
Along with Roma and The Favourite, the Best Film category includes A Star Is Born, BlackKklansman (the latter from Focus with five nominations total) and Universal’s Green Book (eOne in the UK) which has a total four nods. Bohemian Rhapsody is in Oustanding British Film, but First Man made neither cut despite its big nods haul.
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma notably is also up here for Best Film Not In The English Language, Director, Cinematography, Editing and Original Screenplay, all of which could repeat at the Oscars.
Along with Roma and The Favourite, the Best Film category includes A Star Is Born, BlackKklansman (the latter from Focus with five nominations total) and Universal’s Green Book (eOne in the UK) which has a total four nods. Bohemian Rhapsody is in Oustanding British Film, but First Man made neither cut despite its big nods haul.
- 1/9/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Favourite” has scored 12 nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ movie awards, far outpacing the rest of the pack.
Behind it came “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “Roma” and “A Star Is Born” with seven BAFTA nominations apiece. “Vice” garnered six noms, “BlacKkKlansman” five, and “Cold War” and “Green Book” four each. Earning three nominations each were “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and “Stan & Ollie.”
All three main actresses in “The Favourite” – Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone – were recognized with noms, which were unveiled Wednesday. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga landed best actor and actress nods for “A Star Is Born,” and Cooper was one of the five nominees – all men – for best director.
“Roma” continued its awards-season run, landing nominations for both best film and best film in a foreign language, as well as a director nomination for Alfonso Cuaron.
Behind it came “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “Roma” and “A Star Is Born” with seven BAFTA nominations apiece. “Vice” garnered six noms, “BlacKkKlansman” five, and “Cold War” and “Green Book” four each. Earning three nominations each were “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and “Stan & Ollie.”
All three main actresses in “The Favourite” – Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone – were recognized with noms, which were unveiled Wednesday. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga landed best actor and actress nods for “A Star Is Born,” and Cooper was one of the five nominees – all men – for best director.
“Roma” continued its awards-season run, landing nominations for both best film and best film in a foreign language, as well as a director nomination for Alfonso Cuaron.
- 1/9/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on nine.
The nominations for the 2019 British Academy Film Awards were revealed today (Jan 9) at London’s Princess Anne Theatre.
The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
The Bafta ceremony will take place on Feb 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall and will be broadcast on BBC One. Joanna Lumley will once again host the event.
The nominations for the 2019 British Academy Film Awards were revealed today (Jan 9) at London’s Princess Anne Theatre.
The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
The Bafta ceremony will take place on Feb 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall and will be broadcast on BBC One. Joanna Lumley will once again host the event.
- 1/9/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
For the first of two review round-ups to tackle this week, we’ve got a foreign film threesome to dive into! It’s also a bit of catching up, as two titles have opened already this past weekend. The trio here today happens to be the Lebanese outing Capernaum, the Polish film Cold War, and the Norwegian flick The Quake. These movies each offer something very different, though each do their jobs quite well. All three get the thumbs up from me today, to different degrees, but they’re each quality outings. Tomorrow will be a more mixed, if higher profile, bag, so stay tuned for that. For now though, we can dive into these three foreign titles… Here we go: — Capernaum To make an “issue film” is to proclaim that you have something to say. The danger here is that, sometimes, a movie can come off as preachy. Luckily,...
- 12/19/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The movie scores of 2018 have been as eclectic as the movies themselves, with any list of the year’s best forced to hop between the pep of “Paddington 2,” the swoons of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the bloody tumult of “Mandy,” and the regal triumph of “Black Panther.” Yes, for the first time in forever, the score for a Marvel movie was worthy of being discussed alongside work from the likes of Jonny Greenwood and Justin Hurwitz. In fact, there was too much great work this year to celebrate all of it, especially in under-the-radar films like “Mary Shelley” (Amelia Warner), “Nostalgia” (Laurent Eyquem), and “Madeline’s Madeline” (Caroline Shaw). And while attention is too seldom paid to the original music in foreign films, the likes of “Burning” (Mowg) and “Capernaum” (Khaled Mouzanar) boasted indelibly evocative scores, as well.
2018 also featured a number of memorable soundtracks full of original...
2018 also featured a number of memorable soundtracks full of original...
- 12/7/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards (The BIFAs) took place at Old Billingsgate in London this evening with The Favourite living up to its name and taking home 10 awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz.
Disobedience’s Alessandro Nivola took home Best Supporting Actor while Peaky Blinders’ Joe Cole won Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn. American Animals and You Were Never Really Here were winners and won two awards apiece and we said hello to Star Trek Discovery’s Jason Isaacs, Bart Layton, Joe Cole, Black Mirror & Been So Long’s Michaela Coel, The Happy Prince’s Rupert Everett, Yann Demange, Barry Keoghan and Bart Layton on the red carpet.
Attending the event were Emma Stone, Yorgos Lathinmos, Michael Pearce, Lynne Ramsay, Gemma Arterton, Steve Coogan, Jessie Buckley, Maxine Peake, Rachel McAdams, Charlie Plummer, Joaquin Phoenix, Dominic West, Evan Peters, Karen Gillan,...
Disobedience’s Alessandro Nivola took home Best Supporting Actor while Peaky Blinders’ Joe Cole won Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn. American Animals and You Were Never Really Here were winners and won two awards apiece and we said hello to Star Trek Discovery’s Jason Isaacs, Bart Layton, Joe Cole, Black Mirror & Been So Long’s Michaela Coel, The Happy Prince’s Rupert Everett, Yann Demange, Barry Keoghan and Bart Layton on the red carpet.
Attending the event were Emma Stone, Yorgos Lathinmos, Michael Pearce, Lynne Ramsay, Gemma Arterton, Steve Coogan, Jessie Buckley, Maxine Peake, Rachel McAdams, Charlie Plummer, Joaquin Phoenix, Dominic West, Evan Peters, Karen Gillan,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Favourite leads the way with 13 nominations.
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards are taking place now in London.
Scroll down to see all the winners revealed so far.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ period comedy The Favourite leads the field with 13 nominations. Bart Layton’s American Animals has 11 nominations, while Michael Pearce’s Beast has 10.
At the previously announced craft awards, The Favourite won five prizes.
Judi Dench and Felicity Jones will both receive honorary prizes during tonight’s ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Russell Tovey.
Refresh this page to reveal the latest winners.
Winners list:
Winners in bold
Best Actor...
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards are taking place now in London.
Scroll down to see all the winners revealed so far.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ period comedy The Favourite leads the field with 13 nominations. Bart Layton’s American Animals has 11 nominations, while Michael Pearce’s Beast has 10.
At the previously announced craft awards, The Favourite won five prizes.
Judi Dench and Felicity Jones will both receive honorary prizes during tonight’s ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Russell Tovey.
Refresh this page to reveal the latest winners.
Winners list:
Winners in bold
Best Actor...
- 12/2/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Capernaum (Chaos) Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for Shockya.com by: Harvey Karten Director: Nadine Labaki Screenwriter: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeilly, Michelle Keserwany, in collaboration with Georges Khabbaz and with the participation of Khaled Mouzanar Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad Screened at: Sony, NYC, 11/28/18 Opens: December 14, 2018 Next […]
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- 11/30/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
At the Academy’s Governor’s Ball this past weekend, Nadine Labaki, the director of Lebanon’s Oscar foreign language submission “Capernaum,” said she witnessed her child star Zain Al Rafeea sign his name for what would’ve been one of the first times in his life.
Zain is a Syrian refugee who was living in Lebanon for eight years when Labaki found him. He was 12 at the time of shooting “Capernaum” but then did not know how to read or write. Today, Labaki informs that Zain is safe and resettled with loving parents in Norway. And he finally put his newfound skills to good use when he got to visit Los Angeles and even see the Beverly Hills Hilton.
“He’s seen so much in his life, nothing really impresses him anymore. He’s very tough, a very wise child,” Labaki told Sharon Waxman Monday as part of TheWrap...
Zain is a Syrian refugee who was living in Lebanon for eight years when Labaki found him. He was 12 at the time of shooting “Capernaum” but then did not know how to read or write. Today, Labaki informs that Zain is safe and resettled with loving parents in Norway. And he finally put his newfound skills to good use when he got to visit Los Angeles and even see the Beverly Hills Hilton.
“He’s seen so much in his life, nothing really impresses him anymore. He’s very tough, a very wise child,” Labaki told Sharon Waxman Monday as part of TheWrap...
- 11/20/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jasmin Mozaffari’s “Firecrackers” and Crystal Moselle’s “Skate Kitchen,” a pair of bold and timely North American features, won best film and best debut at the 29th edition of the Stockholm Film Festival, whose awards were almost entirely scooped by female talents.
“Firecrackers,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, marks the feature debut of Canadian helmer Mozaffari. The drama follows two best friends who plot a revenge against an abusing ex who violated one of them. But things spin out of control beyond a point of no return.
The festival praised “Firecrackers” for “its originality in portraying the love between two friends, in its urge for freedom, autonomy, loyalty in a violent world, and bringing us to situations in a way that we have never seen before.”
It’s “a perfectly directed film where all elements come together in a unique universe of its own,” the festival added.
“Firecrackers,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, marks the feature debut of Canadian helmer Mozaffari. The drama follows two best friends who plot a revenge against an abusing ex who violated one of them. But things spin out of control beyond a point of no return.
The festival praised “Firecrackers” for “its originality in portraying the love between two friends, in its urge for freedom, autonomy, loyalty in a violent world, and bringing us to situations in a way that we have never seen before.”
It’s “a perfectly directed film where all elements come together in a unique universe of its own,” the festival added.
- 11/16/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Other winners include ’Cold War’, ’All Good’, ‘Skate Kitchen’.
Jasmin Mozaffari’s debut feature Firecrackers has won best film at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2018.
The Canadian drama, which premiered in Toronto, is about two young women desperate to escape their repressive small town; a night of debauchery could derail their future plans. Screen spoke to Mozaffari about the film after its debut.
The jury praised the film’s “originality in portraying the love between two friends, in its urge for freedom, autonomy, loyalty in a violent world, and bringing us to situations in a way that we have never seen before,...
Jasmin Mozaffari’s debut feature Firecrackers has won best film at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2018.
The Canadian drama, which premiered in Toronto, is about two young women desperate to escape their repressive small town; a night of debauchery could derail their future plans. Screen spoke to Mozaffari about the film after its debut.
The jury praised the film’s “originality in portraying the love between two friends, in its urge for freedom, autonomy, loyalty in a violent world, and bringing us to situations in a way that we have never seen before,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
From the gritty streets of Lebanon to a fairly ordinary 56th Street in midtown Manhattan, Zain Al Raheeda was sitting patiently. He is the 12-year-old wunderkind star of “Capernaum.” Hard to pronounce (“Cah-per-neeum” is what Sony Pictures Classics likes) and even harder to watch in some places, but easily a candidate for award consideration.
On this day a light buffet and questions for the star, his director and the film’s composer (being married to the director makes it easier) were in the posh Whitby Hotel following a screening. The film — about a jailed boy suing his parents for giving birth to him — clearly had many fans in the room. Moderating this panel, I have to admit I am one of them.
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“Zain was a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon. One of the poorest neighborhoods,” explained director Nadine Labaki. Someone...
On this day a light buffet and questions for the star, his director and the film’s composer (being married to the director makes it easier) were in the posh Whitby Hotel following a screening. The film — about a jailed boy suing his parents for giving birth to him — clearly had many fans in the room. Moderating this panel, I have to admit I am one of them.
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“Zain was a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon. One of the poorest neighborhoods,” explained director Nadine Labaki. Someone...
- 11/15/2018
- by Bill McCuddy
- Gold Derby
The eighth annual Napa Valley Film Festival, which takes place Nov. 7-11, continues to have a lot going for it. Beyond top-notch meals and wine from 50 chefs and 75 wineries, the festival has 10 screening venues for 100 new independent films starring the likes of Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe and Helena Bonham Carter.
“It’s the party of the year,” says Brenda Lhormer, the festival’s co-founder/director, of the nearly week-long event that will be held at various Napa Valley landmarks including the Cameo Cinema, Charles Krug Winery, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Jam Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theater, Lincoln Theater, Native Sons, Uptown Theater, the Archer Hotel Napa, Las Alcobas Napa Valley and the Drive-In at the Napa County Fairgrounds.
“It’s really fun,” she says. “It’s a wonderful mix of great films and food and wine and culinary offerings.”
The festival will open with Jason Reitman’s...
“It’s the party of the year,” says Brenda Lhormer, the festival’s co-founder/director, of the nearly week-long event that will be held at various Napa Valley landmarks including the Cameo Cinema, Charles Krug Winery, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Jam Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theater, Lincoln Theater, Native Sons, Uptown Theater, the Archer Hotel Napa, Las Alcobas Napa Valley and the Drive-In at the Napa County Fairgrounds.
“It’s really fun,” she says. “It’s a wonderful mix of great films and food and wine and culinary offerings.”
The festival will open with Jason Reitman’s...
- 11/7/2018
- by Lindzi Scharf
- Variety Film + TV
The awards shows will continue until morale improves. That’s good news for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” which got off to a great start by winning both Best Actress for Olivia Colman and a Special Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and now leads all movies with 13 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. Following it are “American Animals” (11), “Beast” (10), and “You Were Never Really Here” (8); all are nominated for the top prize, as is “Disobedience.”
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Cannes Film Festival’s Jury Prize winner, “Capernaum,” is so “shocking” that its director Nadine Labaki was concerned “people will not be able to handle it.”
When TheWrap sat down with Labaki at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about “Capernaum” — the story of a 12-year-old boy, Zein, who takes his parents to court for giving him life in a world full of pain and suffering — she said she was reluctant to show everything that happens to these kids on the streets because the truth is just so horrible.
“It’s too shocking and people will not be able to handle it. People don’t handle the truth because it’s too much,” Labaki told TheWrap. “That’s what I’m seeing as a reaction to this film — people say it’s too much… and it’s nothing compared to what the reality is.”
Also Read: 'Capharnaum' Film Review:...
When TheWrap sat down with Labaki at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about “Capernaum” — the story of a 12-year-old boy, Zein, who takes his parents to court for giving him life in a world full of pain and suffering — she said she was reluctant to show everything that happens to these kids on the streets because the truth is just so horrible.
“It’s too shocking and people will not be able to handle it. People don’t handle the truth because it’s too much,” Labaki told TheWrap. “That’s what I’m seeing as a reaction to this film — people say it’s too much… and it’s nothing compared to what the reality is.”
Also Read: 'Capharnaum' Film Review:...
- 9/22/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum,” the winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has been selected by Lebanon as its candidate for the upcoming foreign-language Oscar race.
“Capernaum,” which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its world premiere at Cannes, features mostly non-professional actors and tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Zein, who takes his parents to court “for giving me life” in a world of pain and suffering.
“Capernaum” was written by Labaki, along with Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Kesrouani, Georges Khabbaz and Labaki’s husband, Khaled Mouzanar, who also produced the film and composed the music. The movie opens in Lebanon on Thursday. Sony Pictures Classics will release it in the U.S. on Dec. 14. Spc had previously handled “Where Do We Go Now?”, Labaki’s 2011 film.
In its review, Variety said “Capernaum” tackled its subject matter “with intelligence and heart,” and called Labaki...
“Capernaum,” which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its world premiere at Cannes, features mostly non-professional actors and tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Zein, who takes his parents to court “for giving me life” in a world of pain and suffering.
“Capernaum” was written by Labaki, along with Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Kesrouani, Georges Khabbaz and Labaki’s husband, Khaled Mouzanar, who also produced the film and composed the music. The movie opens in Lebanon on Thursday. Sony Pictures Classics will release it in the U.S. on Dec. 14. Spc had previously handled “Where Do We Go Now?”, Labaki’s 2011 film.
In its review, Variety said “Capernaum” tackled its subject matter “with intelligence and heart,” and called Labaki...
- 9/19/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
ReFrame, the coalition formed by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, and IMDbPro have added 22 more titles to the list of movies earning the ReFrame Stamp, which recognize standout, gender-balanced films. The program launched June 8 with 12 films on the list from a group comprising the top 100 domestic-grossing films of 2017, with Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman, Universal’s Girls Trip, A24’s Lady Bird and Fox’s The Post among them.
The stamp progam has since been expanded to studio and independent films that have U.S. domestic theatrical or streaming distribution. Newcomers unveiled today include Warners’ recent hit Crazy Rich Asians, IFC’s Mary Shelley and Spc’s Glenn Close starrer The Wife among 2018 releases, and Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Justin Baldoni’s Five Feet Apart among 2019 pics. (See the full list of new films below.)
The stamp is intended as a mark of distinction for projects that have...
The stamp progam has since been expanded to studio and independent films that have U.S. domestic theatrical or streaming distribution. Newcomers unveiled today include Warners’ recent hit Crazy Rich Asians, IFC’s Mary Shelley and Spc’s Glenn Close starrer The Wife among 2018 releases, and Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Justin Baldoni’s Five Feet Apart among 2019 pics. (See the full list of new films below.)
The stamp is intended as a mark of distinction for projects that have...
- 8/28/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Buyers flock to Lebanese director’s film exploring child neglect ahead of Cannes Competition premiere.
French sales powerhouse Wild Bunch has unveiled a raft of deals on Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s buzzy third film Capernaum ahead of its world premiere in Competition on Thursday (May 17).
Inspired by Labaki’s own research into child neglect, the feature revolves around a 12-year-old boy with a miserable life who decides to sue his parents for bringing him into the world. The director shot the film in Lebanon but says the picture she paints could unfold anywhere in the world.
Key deals include...
French sales powerhouse Wild Bunch has unveiled a raft of deals on Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s buzzy third film Capernaum ahead of its world premiere in Competition on Thursday (May 17).
Inspired by Labaki’s own research into child neglect, the feature revolves around a 12-year-old boy with a miserable life who decides to sue his parents for bringing him into the world. The director shot the film in Lebanon but says the picture she paints could unfold anywhere in the world.
Key deals include...
- 5/16/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Award-winning filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki has signed with CAA in all areas. She doesn’t get here until next week, but this has already been a strong Cannes for Labaki. Yesterday, her new film Capernaum sold in a seven-figure deal to Sony Pictures Classics before it is to premiere Thursday in competition for the Palme d’Or. Sales on the film are being brokered by CAA Media Finance and Wild Bunch.
Labaki is a Lebanese actress-turned-director who will be bringing her third film to Cannes. That started with her directorial debut Caramel, which she also wrote and co-starred in, and which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors’ Fortnight section. It was also Lebanon’s official Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Film. She directed and starred in her second feature, Where Do We go Now?, which also premiered at Cannes and won the Audience Award...
Labaki is a Lebanese actress-turned-director who will be bringing her third film to Cannes. That started with her directorial debut Caramel, which she also wrote and co-starred in, and which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors’ Fortnight section. It was also Lebanon’s official Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Film. She directed and starred in her second feature, Where Do We go Now?, which also premiered at Cannes and won the Audience Award...
- 5/11/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed North American and Latin American rights to Cannes competition title “Capernaum,” a drama from Lebanese director Nadine Labaki about a boy who sues his parents.
CAA Media Finance brokered the distribution deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Wild Bunch, which represents the international rights.
Sony Pictures Classics distributed Labaki’s previous film, “Where Do We Go Now?,” which world-premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and won a special mention in 2011.
“Capernaum” centers on 12-year-old Zein, who takes his parents to court “for giving me life” in a world of pain and suffering. It is written by Labaki, along with Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Kesrouani, Georges Khabbaz and Labaki’s husband, Khaled Mouzanar, who also produced the film and composed the music.
The movie stars Labaki, Zain Alrafeea, Yordanos Shifera and Treasure Bankole.
“It is wonderful to have the opportunity to collaborate once again with Sony Pictures Classics.
CAA Media Finance brokered the distribution deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Wild Bunch, which represents the international rights.
Sony Pictures Classics distributed Labaki’s previous film, “Where Do We Go Now?,” which world-premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and won a special mention in 2011.
“Capernaum” centers on 12-year-old Zein, who takes his parents to court “for giving me life” in a world of pain and suffering. It is written by Labaki, along with Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Kesrouani, Georges Khabbaz and Labaki’s husband, Khaled Mouzanar, who also produced the film and composed the music.
The movie stars Labaki, Zain Alrafeea, Yordanos Shifera and Treasure Bankole.
“It is wonderful to have the opportunity to collaborate once again with Sony Pictures Classics.
- 5/10/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Distributor handled Where Do We Go Now?
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum ahead of its world premiere in Cannes competition next Thursday and plans an awards-qualifying Us release in December.
Capernaum marks a return to Cannes for the Lebanese filmmaker, whose two previous films, Caramel and Toronto audience award winner Where Do We Go Now? premiered on the Croisette and reunites Labaki with Spc, who distributed Where Do We Go Now?
The film tells the story of a child who rebels against the life imposed on him and...
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum ahead of its world premiere in Cannes competition next Thursday and plans an awards-qualifying Us release in December.
Capernaum marks a return to Cannes for the Lebanese filmmaker, whose two previous films, Caramel and Toronto audience award winner Where Do We Go Now? premiered on the Croisette and reunites Labaki with Spc, who distributed Where Do We Go Now?
The film tells the story of a child who rebels against the life imposed on him and...
- 5/10/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum,” the studio announced Thursday.
The film is set to premiere next Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it is screening in competition.
The Lebanese director previously had two films, titled “Caramel” and “Where Do We Go Now?” premiere at the festival. “Where Do We Go Now?” won the Audience Award at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival and was also distributed by Sony Classics.
Labaki also wrote and also appears in “Capernaum,” which tells the story of a child who rebels against the life that’s been imposed on him and decides to bring a lawsuit against his parents.
The film is set to premiere next Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it is screening in competition.
The Lebanese director previously had two films, titled “Caramel” and “Where Do We Go Now?” premiere at the festival. “Where Do We Go Now?” won the Audience Award at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival and was also distributed by Sony Classics.
Labaki also wrote and also appears in “Capernaum,” which tells the story of a child who rebels against the life that’s been imposed on him and decides to bring a lawsuit against his parents.
- 5/10/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Capernaum, the Nadine Labaki-directed drama that is playing in competition for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Sources said Spc pays $1.3 million for a film it will get behind and launch in December for Oscar season.
The film, Labaki’s third to play Cannes after Caramel and Where Do We Go Now?, focuses on a 12-year-old boy (Zain Alrafeea) in a fictitious Middle Eastern village who sues his parents for bringing him into a world of such suffering. The film premiered in competition next Thursday.
Labaki, a Lebanese actress-turned-director, wrote the script to focus on powerless, disenfranchised and illiterate children and created a drama about one who tries to do something about it. Khaled Mouzanar produced. CAA Media Finance Group and Wild Bunch are handling the sales.
This becomes the second in the Cannes...
The film, Labaki’s third to play Cannes after Caramel and Where Do We Go Now?, focuses on a 12-year-old boy (Zain Alrafeea) in a fictitious Middle Eastern village who sues his parents for bringing him into a world of such suffering. The film premiered in competition next Thursday.
Labaki, a Lebanese actress-turned-director, wrote the script to focus on powerless, disenfranchised and illiterate children and created a drama about one who tries to do something about it. Khaled Mouzanar produced. CAA Media Finance Group and Wild Bunch are handling the sales.
This becomes the second in the Cannes...
- 5/10/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Rio, I Love You
Director: Stephan Elliott, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Paolo Sorrentino, Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Im Sang-soo, Nadine Labaki, Carlos Saldanha, Andrucha Waddington
Writer(s): Fellipe Barbosa, Im Sang-soo, Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzannar, Carlos Saldanha, Andrucha Waddington
Producer: Emmanuel Benbihy
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Rodrigo Santoro, Emily Mortimer, Jason Isaacs, Vincent Cassel, Harvey Keitel, Wagner Moura, Nadine Labaki
While we’re generally weary of anthology film, we can’t help but be impressed by the collection of talented filmmakers who’ve participated on the project namely those who aren’t actual residents from Brazil.
Gist: This is the third in a series following Paris, je t’aime and New York, I Love You.
Release Date: Not impossible for Brazil to splash in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar.
More Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2014 Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #139. Jean Baptiste Leonetti’s The ReachTop...
Director: Stephan Elliott, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Paolo Sorrentino, Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Im Sang-soo, Nadine Labaki, Carlos Saldanha, Andrucha Waddington
Writer(s): Fellipe Barbosa, Im Sang-soo, Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzannar, Carlos Saldanha, Andrucha Waddington
Producer: Emmanuel Benbihy
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Rodrigo Santoro, Emily Mortimer, Jason Isaacs, Vincent Cassel, Harvey Keitel, Wagner Moura, Nadine Labaki
While we’re generally weary of anthology film, we can’t help but be impressed by the collection of talented filmmakers who’ve participated on the project namely those who aren’t actual residents from Brazil.
Gist: This is the third in a series following Paris, je t’aime and New York, I Love You.
Release Date: Not impossible for Brazil to splash in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar.
More Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2014 Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #139. Jean Baptiste Leonetti’s The ReachTop...
- 2/11/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Oscars are a little over two months away, and with so many fantastic films released throughout this year, the anticipation surrounding the announcement of the nominations next month is running on high.
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indian composer A.R. Rahman is in the Oscar race once again for the original score at the 85thAcademy Awards. His composition for the film “”People Like Us” has found place in the long list of 104 composers vying for the nominations.
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
- 12/11/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. As noted by various online Oscar pundits, most noticeably missing is Moonrise Kingdom. A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. Click Here for the complete rules.
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
- 12/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As far as I'm concerned, the two most memorable scores of the year belong to Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild. That said, I made an egregious and unforgivable mistake when filling out my Critics' Choice nominations and forgot to include not one of them, but Both of them! Shame. I feel it. Now I have to hope my fellow Bfca members came through where I failed. However, we will discuss Critics' Choice nominations more on the upcoming episodes of the RopeofSilicon podcast, for now we're talking Oscar as the Academy has released a complete list of all 104 original scores competing for Best Original Score at the 2013 Oscars. I have not yet posted my predictions for Best Original Score and while I am making a fuss above concerning Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild, I think both of those stand a very strong chance at a nomination this year.
- 12/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 11, 2012
Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $45.99
Studio: Sony Picures Home Entertainment
Lebanon’s official selection for the 2012 Academy Awards, Where Do We Go Now? is a comedy movie mixed with musical moments.
The foreign film explores religious tension in a light-hearted way. It’s set in a remote village where the church and mosque stand side by side and the village’s blowhard men are threatening to start a religious war. Tired of losing sons, husbands and fathers because of previous flare-ups, the women unite to distract their men with ruses, from faking a miracle to hiring Ukranian strippers.
Co-written and directed by Nadine Labaki (Carmel), PG-13-rated Where Do We Go Now? was screened in a limited number of theaters, to much acclaim from audiences. Moviegoers gave the film an 80% approval, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Critics didn’t like it as much, giving the movie mixed reviews.
Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $45.99
Studio: Sony Picures Home Entertainment
Lebanon’s official selection for the 2012 Academy Awards, Where Do We Go Now? is a comedy movie mixed with musical moments.
The foreign film explores religious tension in a light-hearted way. It’s set in a remote village where the church and mosque stand side by side and the village’s blowhard men are threatening to start a religious war. Tired of losing sons, husbands and fathers because of previous flare-ups, the women unite to distract their men with ruses, from faking a miracle to hiring Ukranian strippers.
Co-written and directed by Nadine Labaki (Carmel), PG-13-rated Where Do We Go Now? was screened in a limited number of theaters, to much acclaim from audiences. Moviegoers gave the film an 80% approval, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Critics didn’t like it as much, giving the movie mixed reviews.
- 7/23/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Following on from Nadine Labaki’s critically-acclaimed directorial début Caramel, the young, talented film maker once again delves into the lives of Lebanese women, and once again creates a film that is as rich in poignancy as it is in affability, in the upcoming drama Where Do We Go Now?
Labaki herself stars in the film as Amale, one of many women desperately attempting to mediate between a growing feud between the Muslims and Christians in a small village in Lebanon. In a village where everybody knows everybody else residents have comfortably been living side by side for centuries despite the clash of religious beliefs separating them. Yet the country is in turmoil following the futile war between religious zealots, and the wives are desperate to steer their husbands and sons away from any potential violence.
Despite successfully hiding any national news coverage of the feud, throwing away newspapers and...
Labaki herself stars in the film as Amale, one of many women desperately attempting to mediate between a growing feud between the Muslims and Christians in a small village in Lebanon. In a village where everybody knows everybody else residents have comfortably been living side by side for centuries despite the clash of religious beliefs separating them. Yet the country is in turmoil following the futile war between religious zealots, and the wives are desperate to steer their husbands and sons away from any potential violence.
Despite successfully hiding any national news coverage of the feud, throwing away newspapers and...
- 6/22/2012
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This review was written for the festival screening of "Caramel".Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- The set-up is hardly new -- a beauty salon as nexus of female social life -- but it feels fresh in "Caramel", a relaxed comedy from first-time filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Warm-hearted and accessible, it could benefit from good word of mouth in a limited Art House run, particularly among audiences who like their rom-coms laced with foreign ingredients.
Labaki herself stars as Layale, the proprietor of a Lebanese salon. A handful of characters bustle around the slightly chaotic place, running the gamut from Rima, a (closeted?) lesbian hair washer, to a young bride-to-be and an actress past her prime. (A slightly cruel running gag has the latter using strategically placed adhesive tape as a poor face-lift substitute for auditions.)
Layale is suffering through an affair with a married man, but more promising hints of romance pop up throughout the film: the policeman who, despite the crush he has on her, is duty-bound to give Layale parking tickets she never pays; the dignified old gent who visits aging seamstress Rose; the stunning beauty with long, silken hair who develops a fondness for having her scalp massaged by Rima. Interestingly, while Labaki gets charming mileage out of each subplot, she makes a point of leaving each hanging in the air at the end, only tying up the one relationship we're confident about at the picture's start.
Performances are likeable across the board from women who, for the most part, have few if any other screen credits. The absence of pro acting experience it tough to believe in the case of Sihame Haddad, playing the Rose, who is especially strong in a poignant scene late in the film.
Labaki saves some drama for herself, as Layale struggles with what to do about her married lover and the wife who "coincidentally" comes by the salon for a waxing, but is generous with her co-stars, each of whom gets some time in the spotlight. A light-on-its-feet score by Khaled Mouzannar, mixing piano with violin and traditional instruments, complements the relaxed vibe perfectly, while gold-hued cinematography catches the salon and surrounding areas (Labaki dedicates the picture "to my Beirut") to good effect.
CARAMEL
Roadside Attractions
Les Films des Tournelles / Roissy Films / Les Films de Beyrouth / Sunnyland / Arte France Cinema
Credits:
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Director of photography: Yves Sehnaoui
Production designer: Cynthia Zahar
Music: Khaled Mouzannar
Costume designer: Caroline Labaki
Editor: Laure Gardette
Cast:
Layale: Nadine Labaki
Nisrine: Yasmine Al Masri
Rima: Joanna Moukarzel
Jamale: Gisele Aouad
Rose: Sihame Haddad
Lili: Aziza Semaan
Youssef: Adel Karam
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
TORONTO -- The set-up is hardly new -- a beauty salon as nexus of female social life -- but it feels fresh in "Caramel", a relaxed comedy from first-time filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Warm-hearted and accessible, it could benefit from good word of mouth in a limited Art House run, particularly among audiences who like their rom-coms laced with foreign ingredients.
Labaki herself stars as Layale, the proprietor of a Lebanese salon. A handful of characters bustle around the slightly chaotic place, running the gamut from Rima, a (closeted?) lesbian hair washer, to a young bride-to-be and an actress past her prime. (A slightly cruel running gag has the latter using strategically placed adhesive tape as a poor face-lift substitute for auditions.)
Layale is suffering through an affair with a married man, but more promising hints of romance pop up throughout the film: the policeman who, despite the crush he has on her, is duty-bound to give Layale parking tickets she never pays; the dignified old gent who visits aging seamstress Rose; the stunning beauty with long, silken hair who develops a fondness for having her scalp massaged by Rima. Interestingly, while Labaki gets charming mileage out of each subplot, she makes a point of leaving each hanging in the air at the end, only tying up the one relationship we're confident about at the picture's start.
Performances are likeable across the board from women who, for the most part, have few if any other screen credits. The absence of pro acting experience it tough to believe in the case of Sihame Haddad, playing the Rose, who is especially strong in a poignant scene late in the film.
Labaki saves some drama for herself, as Layale struggles with what to do about her married lover and the wife who "coincidentally" comes by the salon for a waxing, but is generous with her co-stars, each of whom gets some time in the spotlight. A light-on-its-feet score by Khaled Mouzannar, mixing piano with violin and traditional instruments, complements the relaxed vibe perfectly, while gold-hued cinematography catches the salon and surrounding areas (Labaki dedicates the picture "to my Beirut") to good effect.
CARAMEL
Roadside Attractions
Les Films des Tournelles / Roissy Films / Les Films de Beyrouth / Sunnyland / Arte France Cinema
Credits:
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Director of photography: Yves Sehnaoui
Production designer: Cynthia Zahar
Music: Khaled Mouzannar
Costume designer: Caroline Labaki
Editor: Laure Gardette
Cast:
Layale: Nadine Labaki
Nisrine: Yasmine Al Masri
Rima: Joanna Moukarzel
Jamale: Gisele Aouad
Rose: Sihame Haddad
Lili: Aziza Semaan
Youssef: Adel Karam
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- The set-up is hardly new -- a beauty salon as nexus of female social life -- but it feels fresh in Caramel, a relaxed comedy from first-time filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Warm-hearted and accessible, it could benefit from good word of mouth in a limited art house run, particularly among audiences who like their rom-coms laced with foreign ingredients.
Labaki herself stars as Layale, the proprietor of a Lebanese salon. A handful of characters bustle around the slightly chaotic place, running the gamut from Rima, a (closeted?) lesbian hair washer, to a young bride-to-be and an actress past her prime. (A slightly cruel running gag has the latter using strategically placed adhesive tape as a poor face-lift substitute for auditions.)
Layale is suffering through an affair with a married man, but more promising hints of romance pop up throughout the film: the policeman who, despite the crush he has on her, is duty-bound to give Layale parking tickets she never pays; the dignified old gent who visits aging seamstress Rose; the stunning beauty with long, silken hair who develops a fondness for having her scalp massaged by Rima. Interestingly, while Labaki gets charming mileage out of each subplot, she makes a point of leaving each hanging in the air at the end, only tying up the one relationship we're confident about at the picture's start.
Performances are likeable across the board from women who, for the most part, have few if any other screen credits. The absence of pro acting experience it tough to believe in the case of Sihame Haddad, playing the Rose, who is especially strong in a poignant scene late in the film.
Labaki saves some drama for herself, as Layale struggles with what to do about her married lover and the wife who "coincidentally" comes by the salon for a waxing, but is generous with her co-stars, each of whom gets some time in the spotlight. A light-on-its-feet score by Khaled Mouzannar, mixing piano with violin and traditional instruments, complements the relaxed vibe perfectly, while gold-hued cinematography catches the salon and surrounding areas (Labaki dedicates the picture "to my Beirut") to good effect.
CARAMEL
Roadside Attractions
Les Films des Tournelles / Roissy Films / Les Films de Beyrouth / Sunnyland / Arte France Cinema
Credits:
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Director of photography: Yves Sehnaoui
Production designer: Cynthia Zahar
Music: Khaled Mouzannar
Costume designer: Caroline Labaki
Editor: Laure Gardette
Cast:
Layale: Nadine Labaki
Nisrine: Yasmine Al Masri
Rima: Joanna Moukarzel
Jamale: Gisele Aouad
Rose: Sihame Haddad
Lili: Aziza Semaan
Youssef: Adel Karam
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
TORONTO -- The set-up is hardly new -- a beauty salon as nexus of female social life -- but it feels fresh in Caramel, a relaxed comedy from first-time filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Warm-hearted and accessible, it could benefit from good word of mouth in a limited art house run, particularly among audiences who like their rom-coms laced with foreign ingredients.
Labaki herself stars as Layale, the proprietor of a Lebanese salon. A handful of characters bustle around the slightly chaotic place, running the gamut from Rima, a (closeted?) lesbian hair washer, to a young bride-to-be and an actress past her prime. (A slightly cruel running gag has the latter using strategically placed adhesive tape as a poor face-lift substitute for auditions.)
Layale is suffering through an affair with a married man, but more promising hints of romance pop up throughout the film: the policeman who, despite the crush he has on her, is duty-bound to give Layale parking tickets she never pays; the dignified old gent who visits aging seamstress Rose; the stunning beauty with long, silken hair who develops a fondness for having her scalp massaged by Rima. Interestingly, while Labaki gets charming mileage out of each subplot, she makes a point of leaving each hanging in the air at the end, only tying up the one relationship we're confident about at the picture's start.
Performances are likeable across the board from women who, for the most part, have few if any other screen credits. The absence of pro acting experience it tough to believe in the case of Sihame Haddad, playing the Rose, who is especially strong in a poignant scene late in the film.
Labaki saves some drama for herself, as Layale struggles with what to do about her married lover and the wife who "coincidentally" comes by the salon for a waxing, but is generous with her co-stars, each of whom gets some time in the spotlight. A light-on-its-feet score by Khaled Mouzannar, mixing piano with violin and traditional instruments, complements the relaxed vibe perfectly, while gold-hued cinematography catches the salon and surrounding areas (Labaki dedicates the picture "to my Beirut") to good effect.
CARAMEL
Roadside Attractions
Les Films des Tournelles / Roissy Films / Les Films de Beyrouth / Sunnyland / Arte France Cinema
Credits:
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Director of photography: Yves Sehnaoui
Production designer: Cynthia Zahar
Music: Khaled Mouzannar
Costume designer: Caroline Labaki
Editor: Laure Gardette
Cast:
Layale: Nadine Labaki
Nisrine: Yasmine Al Masri
Rima: Joanna Moukarzel
Jamale: Gisele Aouad
Rose: Sihame Haddad
Lili: Aziza Semaan
Youssef: Adel Karam
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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