Film Review: La Nuit du 12

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Published: Saturday, 29 April 2023 21:20

Written by Gilbert Seah

LA NUIT DU 12 (The Night of the 12th) (Frame 2022) ****
Directed by Dominik Moll

THE NIGHT OF THE 12th (LA NUIT DU 12) has opened in the U.K. and has a limited American release in May in the U.S.    Detectives based in Grenoble, south-east France, investigate the death by burning of a young woman, Cara Royer (Lula Cotton-Frapier) walking home from a party. While there are suspects a-plenty, there’s no smoking gun or conclusive proof of guilt.  The case soon becomes an obsession for the newly appointed police captain, Yohan Vives (Bastien Boullion).  The film has already won 7 Cesars (the French equivalent of the Oscars) and won the most prestigious prizes of Best Film and Best Director for Dominik Moll.  Moll’s only film that have been released in Canada is HARRY, HE’S HERE TO HELP in 2000, his breakthrough film followed after 5 years by the Cannes opener LEMMING s brilliant sophisticated thriller that almost no one in Canada saw.  LA NUIT DU 12, based on a true crime book by Pauline Guéna, is a brilliant piece of filmmaking, sensitive, gripping, moody and taut from start to finish,   Hopefully some distributor will pick this film up for Canada.

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Film Review: Le Cinq Diables

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Published: Monday, 20 March 2023 04:51

Written by Gilbert Seah

LE CINQ DIABLES (The Five Devils) (France 2022) **½

Directed by Lea Mysius

Vicky (Sally Dramé), a strange and solitary little girl, has a magical gift: she can reproduce any scent she likes, and collects them in a series of carefully labeled jars. She has secretly captured the scent of Joanne (Adèle Exarchopoulos), her mother for whom she nurtures a wild, excessive love. When her father’s sister Julia (Swala Emati) bursts into their life, Vicky reproduces her smell and is transported into dark and archaic memories which lead her to uncover the secrets of her village, her family and her own existence.

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Hot Docs 2023

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Published: Wednesday, 05 April 2023 00:48

Written by Gilbert Seah

HOT DOCS 2023

The 2023 Hot Docs Film Festival begins on April 27th.  Check the website at:

hotdocs.ca

for the full schedule of films.

Special guests include Canada’s first female Jewish Supreme Court Judge Rosalie Abella; Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers; Canadian YouTube pioneer, comedian, author, and television host Lilly Singh; bestselling author Gretchen Rubin; pioneering Black model and activist Bethann Hardison; trailblazing chef, food writer and editor Ruth Reichl; legendary journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher; prominent Greenlandic Inuk lawyer Aaju Peter; members of Canadian alt-rock band July Talk; and more. The Festival will also host over 186 of the world’s top documentary filmmakers to introduce their films and participate in post-screening audience Q&As.

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Cinefranco 2023 - March Version

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Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2023 13:06

Written by Gilbert Seah

CINEFRANCO Returns March 2023 with A Special Program

Please see Cinefranco’s announcement below regarding their March lineup to celebrate Francophonie (world) month.  The celebration kicks off Mar 8 (International Women’s Day) with special screening, TO Premiere of SimonVeil A Woman of the Century at the Varsity.  

For more details, check the website at 

cinefranco.ca 

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