Director: Fouad Benhammou. Writers: Fouad Benhammou, Pascal Jaubert, and Lionel Olenga. Cast: Christa Theret, Bárbara Goenaga, Cyrille Thouvenin, Ornella Boulé, Axel Kiener, and Jonathan Cohen. Village of Shadows, or Le Village des Ombres for French speakers, is a moody thriller that spends much of its time in darkness. This is French director Fouad Benhammou's first film at the helm and Benhammou uses too little light in many scenes. Village of Shadows is well written, but horror and thriller fans might find the film's pacing on the slow side of the scale. This is one of only a few horror titles that has put this reviewer squarely on the fence on whether to recommend this film or not. The film begins with a scene from 1944. Two German soldiers are hidden in a barn with a force lingering outside. One man confronts a strange entity while another attempts suicide. This is no picnic.
- 8/2/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
As part of the Scary Movies 4 series that began last night, New York City’s Film Society of Lincoln Center is hosting the world premiere of the new French chiller Village Of Shadows (Le Village Des Ombres) this Friday, October 29 at 8:30 p.m. at the Walter Reade Theater (65th Street near Amsterdam Avenue), with director Fouad Benhammou appearing for a Q&A. In conjunction with the Film Society, Fangoria is offering five pairs of free tickets!
- 10/28/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Ruiflec PosterWell this is noteworthy; director Fouad Benhammou is showing off a new trailer for his feature Le Village Des Ombres aka The Village of Shadows. This film originally had the title Ruiflec, but has since been renamed and the good news is that this first clip is really selling this darkly themed movie. The only bad news is the fact that this French language film has currently not received North American distribution. Have a look at the first teaser trailer for the film inside, which seems to bend time and reality.
A synopsis for The Village of Shadows:
"A group of friends take two separate cars while on a trip to a small village called Ruiflec for the weekend. Upon entering the village the occupants of one of the cars disappears, leaving the remaining group clueless as to what happened. However, they will soon discover that's the least of their worries,...
A synopsis for The Village of Shadows:
"A group of friends take two separate cars while on a trip to a small village called Ruiflec for the weekend. Upon entering the village the occupants of one of the cars disappears, leaving the remaining group clueless as to what happened. However, they will soon discover that's the least of their worries,...
- 10/9/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Fouad Benhammou may have just outdone Juan Antonio Bayona at his own game. When Bayona burst on to the international scene with The Orphanage it wasn't the originality of his premise that attracted attention - the film was, at its core, a very standard haunted house story - but the atmosphere he layered into it.
Similarly, the first trailer has just arrived for Benhammou's Village Of Shadows (Le Village Des Ombres) and while the premise is familiar - a group of young people stumbles into a perplexing village - this one is all about the execution. And the execution is fantastic. The cinematography and sound design is impressive in the extreme and clearly this is a film to look out for. Check it out below.
Similarly, the first trailer has just arrived for Benhammou's Village Of Shadows (Le Village Des Ombres) and while the premise is familiar - a group of young people stumbles into a perplexing village - this one is all about the execution. And the execution is fantastic. The cinematography and sound design is impressive in the extreme and clearly this is a film to look out for. Check it out below.
- 10/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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