UPCOMING AT A GLANCE
BURNING 18 April 2019 **Release Date Confirmed**
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL From 5 March 2018
Palace Films releases screening within this year’s festival include: Pierre Salvadori’s The Trouble With You (Opening Night), Who You Think I Am (starring Juliette Binoche), A Faithful Man (directed by Louis Garrel and starring Lily-Rose Depp), Sorry Angel (from director Christophe Honoré), Family Photo (starring Vanessa Paradis), Claire Darling (starring Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni), and I Feel Good(starring Jean Dujardin).
NB: release dates subject to change, please refer to below descriptions for release scale and further details.
NEW ACQUISITIONS
WHO YOU THINK I AM
Release date: tbc 2019
Director: Safy Nebbou
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Nicole Garcia, François Civil, Charles Berling.
Official Selection – Berlin International Film Festival 2019 (Special Gala)
Claire (Juliette Binoche), a university lecturer and mother of two teenage boys, is contending with the approach of middle age and remains stung by the betrayal of her ex-husband (Charles Berling), who is building a new life with a much younger partner. Claire has a new lover too, the handsome Ludo, but is under no illusions as to his fidelity. Out of a mix of petulance and curiosity, she impulsively creates a fake Facebook profile in which to keep an eye on him: she’s ‘Clara’, vivacious, blonde… and 24 years old. Ludo doesn’t take the bait, but his close friend Alex (François Civil) does, and their online connection soon becomes flirtatious. Titillated by the opportunity of being “young again”, Claire’s deceptions lead both of her identities into increasingly dangerous territory. Part psychological drama, part thriller, this remarkable portrait explores contemporary issues in an intelligent and compelling manner.
Full synopsis, trailer and more: www.whoyouthinkiam.com.au
A FAITHFUL MAN
Release date: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2019
Director: Louis Garrel
Cast: Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp.
Abel (Louis Garrel) is a dashing young journalist whose girlfriend, Marianne (Laetitia Casta), informs him in the opening scene that she has fallen pregnant, and is leaving him to marry the baby’s father, who happens to be Abel’s best friend. So begins a tale that stretches over a number of years, filled with unexpected joys and heartbreaks; Marianne will remerge into his life, as will Eva (a radiant Lily-Rose Depp), the impetuous younger sister of the man he was abandoned for.
Full synopsis, trailer and more: www.palacefilms.com.au/afaithfulman
COMING SOON TO CINEMAS
BURNING
Release date: 18 April 2019
Release scale: National
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Cast: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jun Jong-seo
Winner – Cannes International Film Festival 2018, FIPRESCI Critics’ Prize for Best Film
Winner – Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2018, Grand Jury Prize
Official Selection (South Korea) – Academy Awards 2019, Best Foreign Language Film
Official Selection – 2018 New York, BFI London, Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Film Festivals
While working as a courier in Seoul, aspiring young writer Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) encounters the lively Hae-mi (Jun Jong-seo), a childhood friend from his hometown. After spending a day together, she asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa, and Jong-su is convinced of a burgeoning romantic relationship. On her return, she introduces Jong-su to an enigmatic young man named Ben (Steven Yeun,The Walking Dead, Okja), who she met during her trip. The three begin an awkward friendship, with Jong-su’s feelings for Hae-mi growing ever stronger, even if it’s apparent she has fallen under the spell of his rich and mysterious rival’s charms. Suddenly, after Ben makes a strange confession, Jong-su is led to question his motivations and he sets off on an increasingly desperate search to uncover the truth, even if the line between reality and imagination begins to blur.
Full synopsis, trailer and more: www.palacefilms.com.au/burning
NOW IN CINEMAS
LORO
Release date: 17 January 2019
Release scale: National
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio, Kasia Smutniak
Full synopsis, trailer and more: www.palacefilms.com.au/loro
COLD WAR
Release date: 26 December 2018
Release scale: National
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Cast: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza
Synopsis, trailer and more: www.coldwar.com.au
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