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Category: Cinéma - Movies
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Published: Saturday, 19 February 2022 12:45
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Written by Gilbert Seah
Article to be updated as more shorts are seen.
This program opens at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on February 25th, 2022. An absolute annual delight of excellent global shorts.
OSCAR SHORTS 2022
ANIMATION:
AFFAIRS OF THE ART (Canada/UK 2021) ****
Directed by Joanna Quinn and Lee Mills
AFFAIRS OF THE ART is a film about obsessions - obsessions of Beryl’s family. Beryl is obsessed with drawings, her grandmother's pickling, and other obsessions. This animated short film has already won numerous awards at festivals worldwide and may be a shoo-in for an Oscar win. It is also my favourite. The animation is fresh and different, and the short feature is inventive, hilarious, insightful and totally entertaining. The film follows the thoughts of Beryl, a character who has previously appeared in Quinn’s (a British animator) other shorts. Beryl is pregnant with Colin’s child, Colin, who is equally interesting. Colin rescued an injured pigeon and became inseparable from it until it was killed by a cat, which Colin then killed with precision using his crossbow. The less said about this featurette, the better, as it is full of surprises at every turn. This one is worth watching multiple times - an instinct classic. The NFB is bringing all Canadians into the Oscar celebration with free streaming of AFFAIRS OF THE ART from February 8 to March 27 on NFB.ca.
Read more: Oscar Shorts 2022 (Reviewed)
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Category: Cinéma - Movies
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Published: Friday, 03 December 2021 13:32
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Written by Gilbert Seah
BENEDETTA (France/Netherlands 2021) **
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Premiering at Cannes this year, BENEDETTA is the much-awaited film from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven after the immense success of his previous film ELLE, the film that should have won Isabelle Huppert the Oscar for Best Actress.
Read more: Film Review: Benedetta
