“Stop your cinema. Wake up.” Denis Villeneuve’s 1994 short film, Rew-ffwd, wants to jerk you violently out of your comfort zone. In a way this makes it a forerunner to the French Canadian director’s new thriller, Prisoners. Yet while the new film is a star-studded psychological thriller, with the mainstream participation of Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman, Rew-ffwd is an odd little experimental “psychodrama.” Its violent assault on the audience is at times rudimentary, but this only adds to its enigmatic and staunchly independent voice. The 30 minutes of Rew-ffwd are introduced as the content of a “black box,” the video record of a nameless photojournalist’s trip to Jamaica. The narrator runs the show, guiding the journalist through this video record of his own memories. Rather than simply letting the “tape” play, Villeneuve uses the “black box” gimmick as a tool to rewind and fastforward at will through this odd narrative. The...
- 9/22/2013
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Five Canadian films will be presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which will run from July 1 to 9.
The Canadian embassy had a role to play in bringing these Canadian films to Czech Republic. Moreover, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present a tribute to Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies).
World premieres
Among the five films that will be screened, four will have their world premiere. In the official competition, Canada will be represented by Martin Donovan's Collaborator and Ivan Grbovic's Roméo Onze.
The teen drama Laurentie will be presented out of the competition while Aaron Houston's Sunflower Hour, a mockumentary, will be screened in the Forum of Independents.
Denis Villeneuve
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's tribute to Denis Villeneuve will consist in screenings.
Four of his feature films will be presented: Un 32 août sur terre, Maelström, Polytechnique and Incendies, which was nominated...
The Canadian embassy had a role to play in bringing these Canadian films to Czech Republic. Moreover, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present a tribute to Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies).
World premieres
Among the five films that will be screened, four will have their world premiere. In the official competition, Canada will be represented by Martin Donovan's Collaborator and Ivan Grbovic's Roméo Onze.
The teen drama Laurentie will be presented out of the competition while Aaron Houston's Sunflower Hour, a mockumentary, will be screened in the Forum of Independents.
Denis Villeneuve
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's tribute to Denis Villeneuve will consist in screenings.
Four of his feature films will be presented: Un 32 août sur terre, Maelström, Polytechnique and Incendies, which was nominated...
- 6/29/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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