If nothing else, Esther May Campbell deserves praise for doing something different with an overused staple of British cinema. Given how inexpensive and popular among critics’ social realist cinema has become it would be tempting to make Light Years just another kitchen sink drama. With its domestic setting the film finds three working-class children neglected […]
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- 9/22/2016
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★☆☆☆ "What do you miss about mum?" Rose (Zamira Fuller), the youngest daughter of three, asks her father, Dee (Muhammet Uzuner). "I used to swim in her wake," he says. Premiering at last year's Venice Film Festival, British writer and director Esther Campbell's debut feature Light Years is a meditation on imminent loss, absence and coping. Living in a large house in the countryside surrounded by scaffolding, Dee is having difficulty keeping his attention on the kids. The mother (musician Beth Orton) is confined to a nursing home with Alzheimer's and Rose misses her dreadfully.
- 9/22/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A clip from Light Years, featuring singer and songwriter Beth Orton. Esther May Campbell’s drama about family relationships wilting in the late summer heat is Orton’s first big screen appearance since Southlander, a 2001 Us indie drama that starred the singer as a version of herself. The film will be playing in UK cinemas from September and audiences can book tickets and order the DVD now through crowdfunder.co.uk/lightyears
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- 7/19/2016
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
The festival circuit is gearing up to start and London has added a handful of other prominent awards players for the year.
Among the new additions to the festival are Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender in the lead role as the famed Apple head, which will be the festival’s closer. They have also announced that the premiere of Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan, will happen at the festival.
Opening & Closing Night
Suffragette, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep. Director Sarah Gavron returns to the Festival for a third time with a film that tells the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the fight for equality and the right to vote. Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle whose films Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 127 Hours (2010) previously closed the Festival.
Among the new additions to the festival are Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender in the lead role as the famed Apple head, which will be the festival’s closer. They have also announced that the premiere of Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan, will happen at the festival.
Opening & Closing Night
Suffragette, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep. Director Sarah Gavron returns to the Festival for a third time with a film that tells the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the fight for equality and the right to vote. Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle whose films Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 127 Hours (2010) previously closed the Festival.
- 9/1/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
The lineup for the 30th International Film Critics’ Week, the independent section running parallel to the 72nd Venice International Film Festival from September 2 through 12, features seven first-time directors' features and three special events. Competing are Min Bahadur Bham's Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen), Martin Butler and Bentley Dean's Tanna, Esther May Campbell's Light Years, João Salaviza's Montanha, Senem Tuzen's Ana yurdu (Motherland), Adriano Valerio's Banat (Il viaggio) and Green Zeng's The Return. And a Special Award will be presented to Peter Mullan. » - David Hudson...
- 7/23/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
The lineup for the 30th International Film Critics’ Week, the independent section running parallel to the 72nd Venice International Film Festival from September 2 through 12, features seven first-time directors' features and three special events. Competing are Min Bahadur Bham's Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen), Martin Butler and Bentley Dean's Tanna, Esther May Campbell's Light Years, João Salaviza's Montanha, Senem Tuzen's Ana yurdu (Motherland), Adriano Valerio's Banat (Il viaggio) and Green Zeng's The Return. And a Special Award will be presented to Peter Mullan. » - David Hudson...
- 7/23/2015
- Keyframe
Gazing into the crystal ball, Screen rounds up its Cannes predictions.
With the unveiling of Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection now exactly three weeks away buzz over the titles that Thierry Fremaux and his team will select for the 68th edition is hitting fever pitch.
Official teaser announcements have started to roll this week, led by the confirmation on Wednesday that George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road would premiere in an Out of Competition screening on May 14.
Earlier the week, Cannes unveiled its poster featuring Ingrid Bergman to mark the centenary of the late big screen’s birth and it was announced that Stig Bjorkman’s documentary Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words would show in Cannes Classics as part of the commemorations.
For the rest of the Official Selection, except perhaps the opening film which is traditionally revealed in advance, Cannes watchers will have to wait for the announcement press conference in Paris on April...
With the unveiling of Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection now exactly three weeks away buzz over the titles that Thierry Fremaux and his team will select for the 68th edition is hitting fever pitch.
Official teaser announcements have started to roll this week, led by the confirmation on Wednesday that George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road would premiere in an Out of Competition screening on May 14.
Earlier the week, Cannes unveiled its poster featuring Ingrid Bergman to mark the centenary of the late big screen’s birth and it was announced that Stig Bjorkman’s documentary Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words would show in Cannes Classics as part of the commemorations.
For the rest of the Official Selection, except perhaps the opening film which is traditionally revealed in advance, Cannes watchers will have to wait for the announcement press conference in Paris on April...
- 3/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
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