Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024

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Published: Sunday, 02 June 2024 23:50

Written by Gilbert Seah

ANNECY FESTIVAL - (International Animation Film Festival - 2024)

Festival Presentation 

From 9th to 15th June 2024, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the global event dedicated to animation opens! For an entire week, the event gathers together the biggest names in the sector and celebrates the creative and diverse animation styles and techniques.

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Film Review: She is Conann

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Published: Thursday, 02 May 2024 00:56

Written by Gilbert Seah

SHE IS CONANN (France/Belgium/Luxembourg 2023) *
Directed by Bertrand Mandico

If one can remember the past Bertrand Mandico films AFTER BLUE and THE WILD BOYS, both sexual action fantasies, one can expect the same from his latest fantasy SHE IS CONNAN.  Be forewarned that his films are as weird as weird can be, made to look even weirder by his fondness of the use of saturated colour as well as black and white.

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Film Review: Le Retour de la Raison

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Published: Saturday, 18 May 2024 00:45

Written by Gilbert Seah

LE RETOUR DE LA RAISON (RETURN TO REASON)(France 2023) ***
Directed by Man Ray

Premiering at Cannes last year, LE RETOUR DE LA RAISON (RETURN TO REASON) is an anthology of four Man Ray short films, with original music by SQÜRL (Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan).  Included are the films, played in order: L'étoile de mer (1928), Emak-Bakia (1927), Le retour à la raison (1923) and Les Mystères du Château du Dé (1929).

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Film Review: Jeanne du Barry

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Published: Friday, 19 April 2024 23:40

Written by Gilbert Seah

JEANNE DU BARRY (France/Belgium/United Kingdom/Russia/Saudi Arabia 2023) ***½

Directed by Maïwenn

Co-written, directed by and starring Maïwenn with co-star Johnny Depp as Le Roi (King Louis XV the new French film JEANNE DU BARRY about the illegitimate affair between the King and a commoner is filmed entirely in French.  In case one is wondering, Depp is fluent in French an spoke for hours during his interview with Maïwenn.

Based on true historical events in France, regarding Royalty and the royal court, JEANNE DU BARRY tells the story of the woman and her life with King Louis XV.

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