#palme d'or nomination

[denastudio]

Love and Anarchy • 1973 • Lina Wertmüller

Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on an anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to assassinate Benito Mussolini. This film explores the depths of his emotions concerning love, his hate for fascism, and his fears of being killed.

Love and Anarchy was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and Giancarlo Giannini was awarded Best Actor.

#Mariangela Melato #Love and Anarchy #film stills #Giancarlo Giannini

[redhairedwolfwitch]

the story of us - Aitana Bonmatí x Reader - part 4

a/n: got stuck on this part for a while because i was not sure about the ballon d'or at all... but i figured it out and thus you get part 4...

///

“How heavy do you think the trophy is?” Jill laughed, but you were quick to open Whatsapp, asking Alexia how heavy the trophy was. Your former captain had won the award twice, so she would know if you would drop it.

“What if we drop it?”

“Do not drop it.” Poppi warned you, but she had a smile after that still left you nervous, so you began to rationalise.

“Not going to drop it, because I’m not going to win, thus everything is fine.”

“You keep flip-flopping between thinking you’re going to win and thinking you’re going to lose.” Jill deadpanned, but you let out a sigh.

“I’m being rational and analysing all outcomes, plus it means I’m either right, or pleasantly surprised and panicking because I have to go up there and make a speech in front of a lot of people, including my ex. I’m surprised she’s even attending, she didn’t go last year when she was nominated the first time.” You replied, tapping your fingers on the plastic table in front of you, your eyes drawn to the way the rain was pelting down the bus windows.

“Because it was obvious who would win last year?”

“How did we get nominated?” You began to spiral again, but you were cut off with a certain reminder.

“You won the world cup!” 

“It was a team effort!” You retorted, flinching as the rain got heavier, “are you sure we’re going to be able to fly?”

“Stop trying to get out of going to Paris, you picked out an amazing outfit and everything.” Jill replied, but you had stopped talking, your fingers tapping in more rapid succession than before.

“Everything is fine. Aitana will win, I just have to avoid her for the entire night then hope Wolfsburg never play Barcelona ever again.” You murmured, your fingers still tapping until Ewa reached over to stop you.

“Or anyone here could, y’know, you were the golden boot winner of the UWCL-”

“You won the World Cup and the golden boot at the World Cup.” Ewa pointed out, but you still slid down in your seat, “and the UWCL with Barcelona…” you flinched at that memory, how Barcelona was two goals down by half time, Patri and Rolfö eventually turning the tides to swipe the victory from the German team. The team you went to after you could no longer take being haunted in Barcelona for another moment.

You had texts from Jana and Alexia, but you couldn’t read them. Not when the bus finally reached the airport, or in the airport, or on the delayed plane due to the weather, or when you all finally landed in Paris.

“I think I’m going to be sick.” Your voice was quiet, staring at the outfit you were wearing for the event in the mirror.

“That colour suits you.”

“Thank you.” Meeting Jill’s eyes in the mirror for a moment, you hid your shaking hands by folding your arms, trying not to crease your outfit but the nerves were getting to you.

“You came this far, you won nearly everything last season. Don’t let your fear of her ruin your big moment.” 

“When did you become so wise? You get a PR crash course after that drama before the final?” You wished you had bitten your tongue instead of saying that as Jill flinched, but she knew what you were talking about, and what she had said back then had upset a lot of people.

“I know you just wanted to be with Jana.” As close to an apology as she would get, Jana was your best friend at Barcelona, so you knew the Dutchie well enough now too.

“We should meet up with the others. You know Jana misses you?” The Dutchie diverted the conversation.

“I miss her everyday. But I don’t miss Aitana.”

///

The red carpet was almost too much, the bright lights, the clicking of cameras. Your hands shook as you clenched them momentarily, you had no one to hold your hand, but you didn’t need anyone. You’d convinced yourself of that, you would never open your heart again after Aitana ripped it out of your chest and crushed it in her palm.

You avoided as many rumours as possible, but the possible head to head in points between you and Aitana made your stomach churn. You’d already gotten one glance of her, sticking close to your Wolfsburg teammates instead.

The seating for the actual award ceremony was what scared you the most, in case they had you and Aitana nearby each other. Your fingers tapped rhythmically on the arms of the chair you were guided to sit in. Right at the front, in view of the cameras. You moved your arms down to your sides, almost sitting on your hands to hide the nervousness.

The entire ceremony sounded like white noise to you, your heartbeat in your chest running at a rate that would be alarming for any medical staff monitoring it. Taking a deep breath, you went over the mantra that kept you going after that dreaded day. You deserved better, something that hurt to recognise on any day, but Valentine’s day was a stab to your already breaking heart.

“The winner of the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or is…”

Hearing them say your name, the world around you came into focus, standing up to accept the award, you already knew what you wanted to say.

“I never thought that I would get this far, to be standing here surrounded by such amazing players, nominated for such a prestigious award. I would like to thank each and every person who believed that I could do this, who believed that I could achieve new heights in my career through the Champions League and the World Cup, and hopefully further now with Wolfsburg. But I also want to thank the people who didn’t think I could get this far, for providing me with the motivation to prove you wrong.”

///

Luckily you didn’t need to pretend you were busy after the ceremony, everyone wanted your attention as you stuck close to your Wolfsburg teammates, keeping an eye out for a certain person you had made a dig at during your speech. Standing alone in the crowded room, you focussed on not tripping over your feet and/or dropping the heavy trophy you had somehow won. 

It had been close between you and Aitana, but she was doing her best to avoid you, holding her pride like she had held you once. Maybe one day when recounting the story, you’d explain how you were losing your mind from the moment the nominations were published. Your heart still pounded in your chest, especially when you spotted your former teammates at Barcelona who had been nominated wanting to approach you.

But the congratulations never happened, as you were ushered away by Wolfsburg staff to head back, worried about delays due to the storm. 

Her face was blank as she watched your retreating figure, how you were holding the award close to you and trying to not look down at your feet, as you disappeared out of Aitana’s sight.

Barcelona had never heard a silence so loud as you walked away, but even though Barcelona had won nearly everything last season, the story of you and Barcelona still had a tragic ending, because Barcelona had lost you.

#aitana bonmati x reader #woso x reader #woso imagine #aitana bonmati imagine #barcelona femeni imagine #vfl wolfsburg frauen x reader #barcelona femeni x reader #barcelona femeni imagines #woso imagines #vfl wolfsburg frauen imagine #vfl wolfsburg frauen imagines #aitana bonmati imagines

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Taxi Driver (1976, Martin Scorsese)

28/01/2024

Taxi Driver is a 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader and starring Robert De Niro. Set after the Vietnam War in New York, it is about a vigilante with neo-noir and psychological detective elements.

The screenwriter Paul Schrader stated that he was inspired for the film's themes by European existentialism and in particular by Jean-Paul Sartre's Nausea and Albert Camus' The Stranger, as well as by the story of Arthur Bremer, who attempted in 1972 to assassinate Democratic US presidential candidate George Wallace. Particularly notable is the performance of Robert De Niro, defined by the American journalist Robert Kolker as "the last of the noir heroes in the noisiest world imaginable". The very young Jodie Foster won two BAFTAs in 1977 as Best New Actress and Best Supporting Actress (also for Bugsy Malone).

The film won the Palme d'Or at the 29th Cannes Film Festival in 1976 and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including the Best Film category in 1977. The American Film Institute placed it 52nd among the 100 best films of all time, while it ranked 17th on the list of the 500 best films in history according to the British magazine Empire. In 2012 it was placed in 31st place, ex aequo with The Godfather - Part II, in the ranking of the best films of all time drawn up by critics and published by the English magazine Sight and Sound, while in that drawn up by directors it found itself in fifth place. In 1994 it was chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry of the United States Library of Congress.

#taxi driver #film #1976 #martin scorsese #screenplay #paul schrader #robert de niro #vietnam war #new york city #vigilantism #neo noir #psychological thriller #existentialism #nausea #jean paul sartre #the stranger #albert camus #Arthur Bremer #george wallace #united states #jodie foster #British Academy of Film and Television Arts #1977 #bugsy malone #palme d'or #1976 Cannes Film Festival #academy awards #Academy Award for Best Picture #49th Academy Awards #American Film Institute

[oscarupsets]

Upsetless AGAIN! I'm tired of blindly deciding!

Based on one news outlet, reception, and performance at the Oscars, I decided with Mister Roberts. Was it the right choice? Who's to say.

Marty boasts the record for the shortest Oscar winner, but still manages to pack its 90 minutes with romance that's not cheesy or boring. It also had a relatively low budget and box office for a winner.

I love Marty. It's so simple, yet so endearing and sweet. After seeing Ernest Borgnine beat the shit out of a guy in From Here to Eternity, it was great to see him play such a soft role. He's just a happy, normal guy looking for love! And he does a wonderful job finding it!

Mister Roberts was the second highest-grossing film of 1955 behind the seemingly unknown Cinerama Holiday. It also had a much larger and recognizable cast, including William Powell (of The Thin Man) in his final acting performance. We'll see Jack Lemmon again soon in one of my favorite Best Picture winners.

I think I had higher hopes for this one. I genuinely enjoyed the humor throughout, which felt timeless and out of place for the 1950s, but the film seemed to lack a strong story. Also coming off of last year's The Caine Mutiny, I'm probably just tired of Navy films.

At the 28th Academy Awards, Marty walked away with 4 of the Big 5, missing out on a Best Actress nom and win. Marty is also one of only 3 Best Picture winners to also win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Mister Roberts took home one Oscar and one additional major award from the Writers Guild.

Both were recognized as Top 10 films of 1955, with Marty also winning Best Film from the NBR. Neither placed in either list of the AFI Top 100.

One new insight as we move into the latter half of the decade is the Director/Editing/Screenplay nom category. These three nominations were seen by all 5 of the films in the 1950s so far, with all 5 also winning for screenplay. Marty missed out on an editing nom, while Mister Roberts received zero of the three nominations.

Take the rest of the insights with a grain of salt, as I chose this film for the Upset. We will eventually see Best Picture Winners earning less at the box office than their peers, but I don't think we're quite there yet.

Unofficial Review: Marty is great. We're ramping up to a span of epics, so having a short, light comedy is really refreshing.

#oscars #academy awards #28th academy awards #marty #marty 1955 #mister roberts #mister roberts 1955 #1950s #film #1950s film #oscarupsets

[sheher-gayboy]

Reviewed Anatomy of Fall on Letterboxed for the first in my 2023 Oscars Best Picture Review series! Text copied below the cut-off

In Anatomy, Justine Triet shows her documentary background, the camera moves as a quiet interloper, sometimes we see through the eyes of the films characters but more often than not we are a member on the jury deciding on the guilt of Sandra (played phenomenally by Sandra Hüller) in the death of her husband Samuel.

Nominally, this is the film, a courthouse legal drama with a lot of open-ended questions that keeps us guessing on who is at fault, but past the gears of the plot and genre we find a film interested in discussing relationships and the dynamics within them, of power and gender. Sandra is a successful author, Samuel wishes he was as well, Sandra has sex with people other than Samuel, in court she says it wasn't that big of a deal, but we know through Hüller's performance that it very much was and she knew of his resentment, Samuel takes care of their blind son, Daniel, Sandra is interviewed by students. The film gives us much to doubt about the facts of the case, and it does not give any more clarity on the relationship. The film dances around the idea of objective truth, how focusing on emotional moments or forensic evidence creates a black hole, pulling us away from any definitive answer. This is most expertly done with how it handles its victim, we have one scene of him talking (Maybe two, but the second may not have even happened) and it cuts away from the visual of the scene at the most crucial of moments, we only have this small sliver of him to judge, but it is from this we must evaluate his whole life.

With our voyeur status as the audience, the film plays like a true crime documentary with the commentary and interviews cut out and in their place is left a sinking feeling, are we the audience with our own biases and ideas on how a woman and man should be dictating on the case fairly? I left feeling the film answered it's questions definitively, and was fascinated that wasn't a common perception by other critics, even more fascinated when taking into account the gender of the critics. Every male reviewers felt it was a taut, did-she-do-it style thing and the female reviewers thought it a wonderful examination of how we police women and their choices. I'd love to be in the living room of a couple just as they finish and begin discussing this film.

I want to draw special note to this film's audio and its editing, while Sandra is our character of discussion, we as an audience most find ourselves in her son Daniel as his idea of his parents is challenged throughout the film. Daniel is blind as previously mentioned and we get a sense of how he is perceiving every scene that he is in, the bustle of a courthouse and the changes between French and English (I haven't touched on the use of language! Yet another way the film leaves you unsure if the truth is being represented). Extraordinary care was put towards making Daniels perspective known and it pays off.

As an ending, Triet received backlash from the French government when, during her Palme d'Or acceptance speech, she spoke out against Macron's ridiculous plans to increase the retirement age. It is rumored this is what led to her film not being put forward as France's pick for best foreign film at the Oscars. If this is the case, this film deserves best picture, if only to spite a country that doesn't know what its got in Triet.

4 1/2 ⭐

#film #oscars 2024 #movie review #anatomy of a fall

[maaarine]

Have you seen la sociedad de la nieve what do make of it? You mentioned anatomy of a fall would've won for best international film so I was wondering

no I haven't seen it yet, but my opinion is not based on the quality of the nominees

Anatomy of a Fall could have been in the same position as All Quiet on the Western Front last year, and Parasite a few years ago:

nominated for both best picture and best international, which boosts your chance of winning best international

it's baffling, France had a Palme d'Or winner in its pocket (Anatomy of a Fall), but chose another movie as their Oscar contender (The Taste of Things), which didn't even make it to the final list of nominees for best international

#questions

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki was born in 1974 in Baabdat, Lebanon. In 2007, Labaki's directorial debut, Caramel, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Her 2018 film, Capernaum, won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was chosen to compete for the Palme d'Or. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, making Labaki the first female Arab director to be nominated in this category. In 2022, she won the Variety International Filmmaker Award at the Red Sea Film Festival.

#directors #middle east #lebanon #film #cinema #lebanese #arab #middle eastern cinema #woman directors #Youtube

[aliveandfullofjoy]

i think the hardest category to predict at the oscars this year is best director.

nolan is winning, so his spot is secure. scorsese is next in line, with lanthimos after him. any of those three missing would be affleck/2012-level shockers.

the other two spots are between four directors imo, two men and two women, each with a lot of compelling pros/cons: gerwig (barbie), triet (anatomy), payne (holdovers), and glazer (zone of interest).

gerwig's a previous nominee and barbie's the highest-grossing film of the year. conventional wisdom says she's likely in. however, the directors branch gets weird sometimes, esp with moneymakers that aren't necessarily in the running to win best picture -- remember when denis villeneuve got snubbed for dune? i can absolutely see gerwig being the high-profile snub (which could potentially catapult her into winning adapted screenplay, lol).

payne is beloved by the old guard, and holdovers is guaranteed two acting nominations, but it might be too stacked of a year. it's not a very flashy movie, and his last nomination was ten years ago, and the academy has changed a lot since then. i'd place him seventh right now.

triet and glazer both fit the bill of the recent trend of international nominees (östlund, hamaguchi, vinterberg, pawlikowski). she's got the palme d'or winner (plus two golden globe wins), he's got best director wins from lafca and nsfc. neither are anything to sneeze at. zone of interest is the one to beat in foreign language film, which helps (anatomy is ineligible there), but anatomy also has surefire nominees in actress and screenplay. they both make a ton of sense.

i... think i'm leaning nolan/scorsese/lanthimos/triet/glazer, but i wonder if lanthimos could shockingly miss for gerwig. or maybe gerwig is safer than i think and only one of triet or glazer make it in! or maybe the worst case scenario happens and we get five men! idk!!!

[adrian-paul-botta]

1987 Cannes Film Festival

The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1987. The Palme d'Or went to the Sous le soleil de Satan by Maurice Pialat, a choice which was considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. The Whales of August directed by Lindsay Anderson, starring Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Ann Sothern, Vincent Price was selected to be screened out of competition. Gish's performance was received glowingly, winning her the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress. At the Cannes festival Lillian won a 10-minute standing ovation from the audience. Some in the entertainment industry were angry that Gish did not receive an Oscar nomination for her role in The Whales of August. Whales was her last movie.

#lillian gish #the whales of august #1987 #cannes film festival

[kinonostalgie]

Happy 90th birthday to filmmaker Roman Polanski! Polanski was born Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling on August 18, 1933 in Paris, France. His Polish Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three English-language feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968). In 1969, Polanski's pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was murdered with four friends by members of the Manson Family. He then made Macbeth (1971), What? (1972), Chinatown (1974) and The Tenant (1976). Polanski was arrested and charged in 1977 with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, Polanski fled to Paris and has since been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Pianist (2002) which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019). His other notable directorial work include Pirates (1986), Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), Death and the Maiden (1994), The Ninth Gate (1999), Oliver Twist (2005), Carnage (2011), Based on a True Story (2017) and The Palace (2023). Aside from appearing numerous times in his own films, he has also appeared as an actor in the films The Magic Christian(1969), Blood for Dracula (1974), Back in the USSR (1992), The Revenge (2002) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or.🎂

[neonpajamas]

I wanted to announce that my new collection of strange tiny plays (or microfictions or prose poems) is out now! It's the first book released by X-R-A-Y & I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. Die-cut cover designed by David Wojciechowski, art by Isabella Cotier, with interior illustrations by Matt Schumacher. So excited to have this one out in the world. Please grab a copy and/or spread the word if you can!

Praise for Cardboard Clouds:

“I was occasionally reminded of Daniil Kharms and Lewis Carroll, but that won’t surprise you. These dark one act plays are strangely comforting and addictive.” — Alex van Warmerdam, Palme d'Or nominated writer/director of BORGMAN & THE NORTHERNERS

“So many cardboard boxes here, you may need to forklift your way out of this fabulous language theater.” — Vi Khi Nao, playwright & author of WAITING FOR GOD & FUNERAL (w/ Daisuke Shen)

“It is my fervent hope that these plays are some day staged, and that the performance never ends.” — Jeremy Radin, actor & author of DEAR SAL & SLOW DANCE WITH SASQUATCH

#book #prose poetry #prose poem #theater #play #stage play #microfiction #short story #flash fiction #new book #literature #short stories #surreal #surrealism #strange #weird #vi khi nao #alex van warmerdam #palme d'or

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 to the Man Who Started the 3 Great Film Franchises 🎥  Of His Acting Career and Among all the others he has starred in.  Happy Birthday to That Ragtag Scruffy Blaster Wielding Scoundrel, Whip Lashing, and Scifi Stud of them all.

Harrison Ford was born at the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on July 13, 1942, to former radio actress Dorothy (née Nidelman) and advertising executive and former actor John William "Christopher" Ford. His younger brother, Terence, was born in 1945.

He is an American actor. He has been a leading man in films of several genres and is regarded as an American cultural icon. His films have grossed more than $5.4 billion in North America and more than $9.3 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2000, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2002, an Honorary César in 2010, and an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2023, in addition to an Academy Award nomination.

After playing supporting roles in such films as American Graffiti (1973) and The Conversation (1974), Ford gained worldwide fame for his starring role as Han Solo in the epic space opera film Star Wars (1977), a role he reprised in four sequels over the next four decades. The multimedia franchise became a global cultural phenomenon. He is also known for his portrayal of the titular character in the popular media franchise Indiana Jones, beginning with the action-adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); he reprised that role in four sequels over the next four decades as well. He starred as Rick Deckard in the science fiction films Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and as Jack Ryan in the spy thriller films Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994), part of the Blade Runner and Jack Ryan franchises respectively.

Please Wish This Legendary Actor Whose Acting Career Has Spanned Over 5 & A Half Decades, A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

YOU KNOW HIM, ALL THE LADIES LOVE HIM & WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM

THE 1 &

THE ONLY

MR. HARRISON FORD AKA HAN SOLO, INDIANA JONES AND RICK DECKARD

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER

HAN SHOT 1ST LOL 😆 🔫

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU MR. FORD  #HarrisonFord #Hansolo #Indianajones #Rickdeckard #hanshotfirst

#Harrison Ford #hansolo #Indiana Jones #rick deckard #Spotify

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday filmmaker Gillian Berrie, born on September 8th 1967 in Glasgow.

In 1996 Gillian co-founded Sigma Films with director David Mackenzie, writing and producing serial award-winning shorts, 'California Sunshine' and 'Somersault'.

Alongside, Gillian gained experience in numerous film and television roles, ie Casting Director on Ken Loach's 'My Name is Joe' (for which Peter Mullan won the Palme D'or in Cannes) and Lynne Ramsay's legendary 'Ratcatcher'.

Casting experience on the aforementioned led Gillian to create the charity, 'Starfish' which then became 'Jumpcut', which morphed into 'Short Circuit', and 'Big Fish Casting' which segued into Kahleen Crawford Casting

Gillian then produced many of David Mackenzie's films including: Last Great Wilderness, Hallam Foe, Young Adam, You Instead (aka Tonight You're Mine), Perfect Sense, Starred Up and the biggest film ever to be make in Scotland, Outlaw King. She was also heavily involved in the post-production, festival, UK/US theatrical release and Oscar campaign for Academy Award Nominee 'Hell or High Water'.

Sigma's films regularly premiere at A-List festivals and have received over 150 awards internationally, including the Prix de Jury in Cannes for Red Road, and the Silver Bear in Berlin for Hallam Foe, as well as numerous BIFA and BAFTA nominations and awards.

At the Scottish BAFTA New Talent Awards in 2002 Gillian won the BAFTA for Outstanding Achievement.

In order to create a vibrant hub for the film community in Scotland, Gillian founded the 65,000 square ft state of the art, Film City Glasgow in 2004. Since then it has been a full house of productions and film-makers.

In 2012 she founded 'Jumpcut', the UK's one and only, intensive, mentor-led Summer School to provide a fast-track for youngsters into working in the film industry. This project was a runaway success. Over 75% of the participants went onto working in the industry. It ran for two years and won several awards.

She also co-produced the multi-prize winner 'Dear Frankie' and Jonathan's Glazer's 'Under the Skin' (which won 23 awards and received 110 nominations).

Gillian also produced several features for first time feature film directors, including David Mackenzie, Colin Kennedy, Andrea Arnold, Morag MacKinnon and Ciaran Foy, as well as numerous additional shorts including the lauded I Love Luci.

Gillian continues to contribute to the next generation of Scottish film-makers through Short Circuit, which is in its 3rd year and has so far given the first opportunities in film-making to hundreds of new-comers and produced dozens of short films and is developing a number of feature films.

Short Circuit is Scotland's hub for filmmaking talent, supporting the creative and professional development of new and emerging writers, directors, and producers.

Over three years, Short Circuit's film commissioning strand ‘Sharp Shorts’ will award over £400,000 in funding across 27 filmmaking teams, creating opportunities for Scotland's most exciting emerging new screen talent.

‘Sharp Shorts’ has become one of Scotland's most diverse creative initiatives, with an overwhelming majority of female filmmakers as well as significant representation across the LGBTQ+, non-white and disabled communities.

The first batch of short films are screening internationally at festivals such as SXSW, BFI Flare, EIFF, Dinard, LSFF, Berlin, with multiple awards. In particular, Sean Lionadh's short Too Rough has won 11 awards to date.

The ‘First Features’ strand, with a fund of over £300,000, will support 30 new writers, directors, and producers, enabling Scotland-based filmmakers to take a career-defining step towards making their debut feature.

Most recently, Berrie exec-produced the critically acclaimed Pilot and 2nd episode of the Disney/ FX series Under the Banner of Heaven for which Andrew Garfield was nominated for an Emmy (2022). She also produced Taron Egerton's feature, Tetris, which I watched a few weeks ago and was impressed with .

#scotland #scottish #happy birthday #filmaker #director #glasgow

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Poster for the film "Lenin in 1918" (1939) Art by A. Belsky 

A historical and revolutionary film about Lenin's activities in the first years of Soviet power.

Cannes Film Festival 1939 - Palme d'Or nomination

In the role of Lenin - Boris Shchukin - one of the first Soviet actors, who embodied on stage and in film the image of Lenin and laid the tradition of performing this role.

Via George Ustinov

[byneddiedingo]

John Turturro and John Goodman in Barton Fink (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 1991)

Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi. Screenplay: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. Cinematography: Roger Deakins. Production design: Dennis Gassner. Film editing: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. Music: Carter Burwell. 

The Coen brothers are nothing if not audacious, and attempting something so outrageous and anomalous as Barton Fink at the beginning of their careers -- it was their fourth feature, after Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Miller's Crossing (1990) -- shows a certain amount of courage. It's a melange of satire, horror movie, comedy, thriller, fantasy, and fable that had many critics singing its praises. It was their first film to receive notice from the Motion Picture Academy, earning three Oscar nominations: supporting actor Michael Lerner, art directors Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh, and costume designer Richard Hornung. And it was the unanimous choice for the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival; Joel Coen also won as best director and John Turturro as best actor. Evidently it took everyone by surprise. But although it's a provocative and unsettling movie, there's not enough of any one element in the melange to suggest to me that it's more than the work of a couple of extraordinarily talented writer-directors riffing on whatever comes to their minds. Barton (Turturro) is a playwright whose hit on Broadway in 1941 gets him a bid to come work in Hollywood. There, studio head Jack Lipnick (Lerner) assigns him to write a wrestling picture for Wallace Beery. Stymied in his attempt to come up with a screenplay, Barton decides to pick the brain of a famous novelist who has also come to work in Hollywood, W.P. Mayhew (John Mahoney). The playwright, the studio head, and the novelist are all caricatures of Clifford Odets, Louis B. Mayer, and William Faulkner, respectively. Each caricature is well-done: What we see of Barton's play is a deft parody of the Odets-style leftist "little people" dramas like Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing! that Odets was known for. Lipnick is a rich, sentimental vulgarian with a mean streak, who like Mayer was born in Minsk. And Mayhew not only goes by the name "Bill," as Faulkner did among his friends and family, he also has a wife back home named Estelle, just as Faulkner did. Moreover, he is an alcoholic who is looked after in Hollywood by his mistress, Audrey Taylor (Judy Davis), who is clearly based on Faulkner's Hollywood mistress, Meta Carpenter. But then we have the turns into horror-fantasy when Barton tries to hole up in a Los Angeles hotel and makes friends with his next-door neighbor, an insurance salesman named Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Good-time Charlie is later revealed to be a serial killer named Karl Mundt -- another of the Coens' in-jokes: The real-life Karl Mundt was a right-wing dunce who represented South Dakota (neighbor state to the Coens' Minnesota) in Washington from 1939 to 1973. Clearly, Barton Fink is not without a certain baroque fascination to it. It's the kind of film you can spend hours analyzing and annotating. But this makes it, for me, little more than a fabulous mess.

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Brief Review: Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5. Films about social inequality have been made for decades, recent Best Picture winner Gisaengchung [Parasite] being one of the best to discuss the layers of the issue in a layered manner. Yet Triangle of Sadness, nominated in virtually all the same categories for which Parasite won (Picture, Director, and Screenplay, but not International Film), adds in some interesting flavours by integrating the male modelling world, social media influencers, and luxury cruises into its plot. Arguably, this film is not as polished as Parasite, the rawer scenes difficult to watch yet juxtaposed by the scenes of pure technical brilliance. Writer/director Ruben Östlund's use of a gimbal-based set and/or tilted angles for some scenes and an extended sequence involving a flare are executed so impressively, that the film wholly earns its Director nomination. Cinematographer Fredrik Wenzel's contributions sadly went unnoticed by most award groups, but given the heavy competition this year, that's somewhat understandable. The ensemble cast also performs the social inequality themes extremely well, though the environments created by Ostlund within which to act certainly suggest they had less work to do to inhabit their characters. Overall, this is arguably one of the most cinematic films of the year, yet with such cold brutality at its heart for its social commentary, it struggles to compete with more inspiring fare, despite its unforgettable message, so at least it won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival to avoid enhancing the film's own "triangle of sadness".

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