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Category: Cinéma - Movies
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Published: Saturday, 11 June 2022 01:28
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Written by Gilbert Seah
ICFF Film Festival: Capsule Reviews of Selected films:
ENNIO (The Glance of Music) (Italy et al, 2021) ****
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
In ENNIO, Giuseppe Tornatore directs a nostalgic documentary of his film music composer for his first and most famous film, CINEMA PARADISO. Tornatore is the perfect director as his doc has the same feel, tone and atmosphere as his classic film. Both films pay tribute to the cinema. ENNIO also pays tribute to Ennio Morricone, one of the most, if not the most, influential film composers of all time. Everyone recognizes his composition of his iconic tune for Sergio Leone’s classic spaghetti western, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.
Read more: ICFF (Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2022)
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Category: Cinéma - Movies
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Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 10:00
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Written by Gilbert Seah
LUX AETERNA (France 2019) **
Directed by Gasper Noe
LUX AETERNA arrives in Toronto after VORTEX though it was made and released in France and premiered at Cannes before VORTEX. For commercial audiences, beware as this is an experimental film, which means that there is no head or tail and this is true for the film. It is a 2019 French independent experimental art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film makes heavy use of epileptic imagery, split-screen, and 1920s-esque documentary footage involving witchcraft. Though running at only an hour and 5 minutes, it is a hard watch.
Read more: Film Review: Lux Aeterna
