There is a consistently high quality to the movies featured in this week's film reviews on The Arts Desk, from delightful remakes to outstanding 19th century dramas to heart-wrenching documentaries.
French actor Daniel Auteuil has chosen to make his directorial debut by remaking the Marcel Pagnol film that first brought him acclaim, 'The Well-Digger's Daughter'. This family drama set in Provence about the fallout when the eponymous 18-year-old daughter gets involved with a young soldier is textually faithful to the original.
'Wreckers' is the promising debut feature from DR Hood and sees a happy young couple, David and Dawn, gradually grow apart. The film is bolstered by an impressive cast and leaves a lingering impression of relationships and ambitions turning sour. It happens when David's brother Shaun arrives, fresh from Afghanistan and evidently suffering from post-traumatic stress.
The late Ral Ruiz's 'Mysteries of Lisbon' is an epic period drama set in post-Napoleonic Portugal and is an extraordinary piece of cinema, based on Camilo Castelo's 1854 novel. It is filmed in deliberately muted tones with the odd surreal touch and is both intense and sombre.
Nick Hasted was left haunted by Carol Morley's documentary 'Dreams of a Life', which attempted to artistically reconstruct the life of Joyce Vincent. She was a 38-year-old woman whose mysterious death made headlines in 2006 when her remains were found in her London flat in front of the TV. The questions surrounding how this glamorous woman came to such a sad end were manifold, and no real answers were found.
With a critical overview, star rating and a link to the full reviews, The Arts Desk has put together a handy Film Guide listing the current movie releases on offer. From 'Harry Potter' to Andrei Tarkovsky, the writers have also compiled their round-up of the top film box sets released just in time for Christmas.
French actor Daniel Auteuil has chosen to make his directorial debut by remaking the Marcel Pagnol film that first brought him acclaim, 'The Well-Digger's Daughter'. This family drama set in Provence about the fallout when the eponymous 18-year-old daughter gets involved with a young soldier is textually faithful to the original.
'Wreckers' is the promising debut feature from DR Hood and sees a happy young couple, David and Dawn, gradually grow apart. The film is bolstered by an impressive cast and leaves a lingering impression of relationships and ambitions turning sour. It happens when David's brother Shaun arrives, fresh from Afghanistan and evidently suffering from post-traumatic stress.
The late Ral Ruiz's 'Mysteries of Lisbon' is an epic period drama set in post-Napoleonic Portugal and is an extraordinary piece of cinema, based on Camilo Castelo's 1854 novel. It is filmed in deliberately muted tones with the odd surreal touch and is both intense and sombre.
Nick Hasted was left haunted by Carol Morley's documentary 'Dreams of a Life', which attempted to artistically reconstruct the life of Joyce Vincent. She was a 38-year-old woman whose mysterious death made headlines in 2006 when her remains were found in her London flat in front of the TV. The questions surrounding how this glamorous woman came to such a sad end were manifold, and no real answers were found.
With a critical overview, star rating and a link to the full reviews, The Arts Desk has put together a handy Film Guide listing the current movie releases on offer. From 'Harry Potter' to Andrei Tarkovsky, the writers have also compiled their round-up of the top film box sets released just in time for Christmas.
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