Race and ethnicity in new french film images cinema. French director claire denis has a reputation for difficulty at least, for making wayward, elliptical films that take the circuitous route to get. May 17, 2010 set among a small circle of friends and neighbors in a parisian suburb, 35 shots of rum is a warm, funny and enchanting film from the great french filmmaker claire denis. Inspired by the women in front of and behind the camera currently on view at the museum, mca denver, in partnership with denver film, presents depth of field, a series celebrating female cinematographers. Masterful, subtle french drama 35 shots of rum indy week. In french director claire denis 35 shots of rum, the world becomes, in author sharon salzbergs phrase, transparent and illuminated, as though lit from within. Lionel, a driver on pariss rer suburban rail network, is a widower who lives for his only child and she, too, is. Films about families and their complications all too often pierce eardrums with shrieks of dysfunction. A must, the motion of both films run parallel with the actors. The tournees festival is a fiveweek series featuring popular modern french movies with english subtitles. Ive seen films where superheroes shift alliances, and i only yawned. Widely hailed as one of the best films of 2009, this masterwork comes from the renowned director of beau travail, trouble every day, chocolat, and nenette et boni. The audience were left with a question mark as to what the 35 shots of rum theory meant to the father early on in the movie, and when leaving the cinema were. Upon their return there is a wedding, and lionel takes his 35 shots of rum.
Gregoire colin and alex descas try to make sense of their. Claire denis on her new film, 35 shots of rum film the guardian. They live side by side, a little bit like a couple, refusing the advances and cares of others. Lionel and josephine are a frenchafrican father and daughter living together in a working class suburb of paris. As many critics have noted, claire deniss work has been drifting toward a musical abstraction for some time now. Having been inspired by yasujiro ozus late spring, the film follows a fatherdaughter relationship complicated by the arrival of an attractive young man. On monday, march 16, denver film will show 35 shots of rum by cinematographer agnes godard. It is a film of infinite tenderness in which the characters lives are delicately interwoven to build a tapestry of interconnectedness that signals lifes inevitable passages. What matters is not the scope of a story, its the depth.
Jul 11, 2009 film still from 35 shots of rum 35 rhums photograph. With 35 shots of rum denis most straightforward and narratively lucid film since nenette et boni this openness is used to render the complexities of family. The cinematography in this film remind me of another claire film i own, name beau travail if you havent seen it. Her perception and understanding seem to grow only richer over the years, and her newest film, 35 shots of rum, is surely one of her finest. Denis has long been interested in the former french colonies of west africa, and in those who came from there to france. Aug 05, 2009 scheduled to attend to introduce and discuss her new feature, the intimate 35 shots of rum, she was a lastminute cancellation, but the film itself may well be the most communicative and. Sumptuously filmed and featuring an evocative score by the tindersticks, 35 shots of. At the center of the interpersonal drama is the old subway engineer lionel alex descas, coffee and cigarettes, who lives alone with his daughter jo mati diop and who has an occasional affair.
Kent jones has compared her to ornette coleman, and jonathan rosenbaum to charlie parker, though i dont find much in her films as deliberately. Perhaps denis most warmly human film to date centers on the touching bond between a widowed parisian train driver and his devoted daughter as. The colors have a natural temperature, while the overall image has sharp resolution and a clean surface. Denis last feature, the intruder, pushed that elliptical style into outandout incoherence, but she finds her footing beautifully with 35 shots of rum, a film grounded a bit more in nutsandbolts character work than usual. Despite its borrowed premise 35 shots of rum, which opens sept. The antagonist is time itself, as aging father lionel alex descas cannot escape the constant reminder of his impending retirement and the prospect of living alone, while daughter josephine mati diop, now a grown woman, must look ahead to college graduation and possibly marriage. Its a story still told in pieces, without the narrative spoonfeeding that generally carries an audience through a. Denis is in britain to promote her latest film, 35 shots of rum, the slow, seductive tale of a train driver, lionel alex descas, and his student daughter, josephine mati diop, who live. The magic of claire deniss exquisite 35 shots of rum is that although so much is left unsaid, its one of. For 20 years, claire denis has been among frances foremost filmmakers with her acute yet subtle observations of the ebbs and flows within relationships. Oct 09, 2009 her perception and understanding seem to grow only richer over the years, and her newest film, 35 shots of rum, is surely one of her finest and thereby one of the best films of the year.
The antagonist is time itself, as aging father lionel alex descas cannot escape the constant reminder of his impending retirement and the prospect of living alone, while daughter josephine mati diop, now a grown woman, must look ahead to college graduation. Set among a small circle of friends and neighbors in a parisian suburb, 35 shots of rum is a warm, funny and enchanting film from the great french filmmaker claire denis. An homage to yasujiro ozus similarly themed late spring 1949, 35 shots is deniss warmest, most radiant work, honoring a family of twos extreme closeness while suggesting its. Having been inspired by yasujiro ozu s late spring, 1 the film follows a fatherdaughter relationship complicated by the arrival of an attractive young man. For example, why on earth would anyone want to take 35 shots of rum. Once again featuring music by stuart staples and his band the tindersticks, the melodies and rhythms accompanying the subtleties of denis sensitive handling of the central relationship, watching 35 shots of rum is to see one of the finest french directors at her best. Nenette and boni 35 shots of rum american cinematheque. Claire denis claire denis has created a sensual and contemplative body of films over the years, but nothing in her work prepares us for this deeply emotional yet lightoftouch story set among a small circle of parisians and their friends. Claire denis, an acclaimed french director, makes films that defy the rules of hollywood.
Its the quiet, profound, beautifully observed story of how they figure themselves out. Scheduled to attend to introduce and discuss her new feature, the intimate 35 shots of rum, she was a lastminute cancellation, but the film itself may well be the most communicative and. Sep 16, 2009 35 shots of rum, a quiet and lovely new film by the french director claire denis, is partly concerned with measuring that distance, the bewildering chasm between huge and tumultuous. More striking is the films depiction of blacks living secure middleclass lives in paris, something not often seen in french films at least those. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Not only is this evident in the characters mastery of the french language there are no traces of foreign accents, but they work and play inside a more integrated society. Sumptuously filmed and featuring an evocative score by the tindersticks, 35 shots of rum casts a lovely spell. Lionel is a train driver on pariss rapidtransit rail network. At the end of the film, there are many things left to guessing.
As my meeting with the french film director claire denis nears, i find myself unusually nervous. The latest film from claire denis, 35 shots of rum, trains its lens on the tenants of a french apartment building. Dec 16, 2009 35 shots of rum testifies to the fact that there has been significant progress in the degree of assimilation since denis first started exploring the subject in the 1990s. A small, subtle film whose very simplicity makes it a winner, 35 shots of rum describes a father and daughters love for each other, as the time for the girl to leave the parental nest. Film still from 35 shots of rum 35 rhums photograph. A widowed metro conductor, approaching retirement, lives with his beautiful grown daughter the object of a neighbors romantic interest. Jul 02, 2009 denis is in britain to promote her latest film, 35 shots of rum, the slow, seductive tale of a train driver, lionel alex descas, and his student daughter, josephine mati diop, who live. Widely hailed as one of the best films of 2009, the latest from the renowned director of beau travail, claire denis sublime 35 shots of rum is the moving story of a father and daughter whose closeknit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor.
And then i was french love story movie, hd, full length, free film. Part of the pleasure in claire denis 35 shots of rum is working out how these people are involved with the others. Screenings will take place at mca denver and the sie filmcenter. The audience were left with a question mark as to what the 35 shots of rum theory meant to the father early on in the movie, and when leaving the cinema were probably rewarded with a sonorous answer which neatly highlights and summarises the point of the movie. She also directed the 2019 film atlantics, for which she became the first black female director to be in contention for the cannes film festivals highest prize, the palme dor. Lionel, a metro conductor, lives with his beautiful university student daughter josephine in a bustling apartment complex. The film makes us care for them, and so our attention is held. The film evolves into a simple, intimate, acutely emotional portrait of a family reaching a painful crossroads. Pr c laire denis was raised in francophone africa and most of her films are set there or involve people from the former colonies living in. The french soundtrack is mixed in dolby digital with optional english subtitles.
Join the brighton community cinematheque on international womens day, as we celebrate the legendary french filmmaker claire denis by screening the rarely seen 35 shots of rum 35 shots of rum is a film written, directed and shot by women. French director claire denis is one of the most magical filmmakers in the world, a moody, intuitive artist whose best moviesbeau travail and. It stars alex descas, mati diop, nicole dogue, and gregoire colin. Claire denis on her new film, 35 shots of rum the guardian. Set among a small circle of friends and neighbors in a parisian suburb, 35 shots of rum is a warm, funny, and enchanting film from the great french filmmaker claire denis. Set in a suburb of paris, 35 shots of rum follows single father lionel and his daughter josephine as they navigate their changing relationship with one another as well as their relationships with the other tenants in their apartment building. Presented on a 35mm film print on loan from cinema guild. Apr, 2019 one of denis most poignant films, 35 shots of rum portrays a rare fatherdaughter relationship. Lionel, a metro conductor, lives with his beautiful university student daughter josephine in a. Honestly, try having a drinking game whilst watching. Her perception and understanding seem to grow only richer over the years, and her newest film, 35 shots of rum, is surely one of her finest and thereby one of the best films of the year.
One of denis most poignant films, 35 shots of rum portrays a rare fatherdaughter relationship. Is this some kind of french thing that never made it to the states. With an unhurried pace that denis uses throughout the movie, called 35 shots of rum, the characters are introduced individually, and as they are slowly brought together we begin wondering about. At the center of the interpersonal drama is the old subway engineer lionel alex descas, coffee and cigarettes, who lives alone with his daughter jo mati diop and who has an occasional affair with the upstairs neighbor, a taxi. Mati diop born 22 june 1982 is a french actress and film director who starred in the 2008 film 35 shots of rum.
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