KAURISMAKI'S FALLEN LEAVES HAS A TRAILER
Aki Kaurismaki's Fallen Leaves has been on the MTFB TFF #50 watch list for some time. For moths it was rumored to be a choice for Cannes and that proved to be true as it was announced as a part of the Palme d'Or competition lineup back on April 13th.
The film is set to be screened in Cannes on May 22nd.
Sales agent The Match Factory has released a trailer for the film ahead of its screening at Cannes. Here it is from YouTube:
KUBRICK'S 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY TOPS WOR POLL
I wrote on Monday that I had participated in World of Reel's latest "decade" poll. This one called on a group of critics, bloggers and such to name the best films of the 1960s. Well, the results are in and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey topped the poll with 53 votes. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was #2 which was just outside the ten films I submitted.
Here's the top ten from World of Reel:
1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick) 53 votes
2) Psycho (Hitchcock) 50
3) Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick) 35
4) Lawrence of Arabia (Lean) 34
5) The Graduate (Nichols) 27
6) Bonnie and Clyde (Penn) 27
7) Persona (Bergman) 27
8) Rosemary’s Baby (Polanski) 22
9) 8 1/2 (Fellini) 21
10) The Apartment (Wilder) 20
And a reminder of my top ten:
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Apartment
Cool Hand Luke
Dr. Strangelove
The Graduate
The Hustler
Lawrence of Arabia
Midnight Cowboy
To Kill a Mockingbird
They Shoot Horses Don't They
MC QUEEN'S OCCUPIED CITY IS FOUR HOURS LONG
The program for Cannes screenings reveals that Steve McQueen's documentary about Amsterdam and the effect World War II had on that city-Occupied City- is listed as being 4 hours and 6 minutes long. That seems daunting but I can still see it as a TFF #50 selection.
Here's the IMDb description of the film:
"The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come."
McQueen has some Telluride history-Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave. The film is being distributed by A24 which certainly has had a presence at Telluride in recent years.
Additionally, McQueen's other project-Blitz- which is a feature film focused on the Blitz of London during WW II, may not be ready in time for TFF. Jordan Ruimy at World of Reel indicated as much in his Venice post on May 5th. Absent its availability for TFF/Venice/TIFF Occupied City may be a hot commodity for the fall fests.
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2 comments:
I could totally see this as the Day One screening
Me too.
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