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Deauville Festival of American Cinema

30 August – 8 September 2013

Nic Cage, who attended the festival, in Joe
Nic Cage, who attended the festival, in Joe

The Deauville Festival of American Cinema featured retrospectives that focused on the work of Cate Blanchett, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, with all three stars attending.


The festival ran from August 30 to September 8.

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  • Dancing In Jaffa
    Review preview for Dancing In Jaffa

    The story told is generally more interesting than the telling of it.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about a man trying to bring Israeli and Palestinian children together through ballroom dancing.
  • Joe
    Review preview for Joe

    Cage takes commanding ownership of the somewhat familiar material and milieu.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    When an ex-con meets a teenager who looks to him for inspiration, he has to decide, once and for all, what to do with his life.
  • 20 Feet From Stardom
    Review preview for 20 Feet From Stardom

    This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Backing singers tell their stories.
  • Blue Ruin
    Review preview for Blue Ruin

    Visually arresting, impressively taut and enjoyably idiosyncratic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Unexpected news transforms an easy-going vagrant into a man bent on revenge.
  • All Is Lost
    Review preview for All Is Lost

    It's a courageous performance in more ways than one.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    One man must battle to survive after his boat sinks in the ocean.
  • Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors
    Review preview for Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors

    Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A boy with Asperger's syndrome goes riding on the New York subway for days as his distraught mother searches for him.
  • Our Nixon
    Review preview for Our Nixon

    A fascinating watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Super-8 film shot by Nixon's aides documenting the presidency.
  • Seduced And Abandoned
    Review preview for Seduced And Abandoned

    Deeply tedious and bereft of purpose.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A documentary about filmmakers' attempts to raise money to make a film.
  • Blue Jasmine
    Review preview for Blue Jasmine

    Blue Jasmine has all the wit and insight of classics from Allen's autumnal period.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A troubled woman travels to San Francisco to spend time with the sister she hardly knows.
  • We Are What We Are
    Review preview for We Are What We Are

    Ambyr Childers conveys the pressure the world-weary Iris is under brilliantly, while Julia Garner shines as the otherworldly Rose.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A cannibal family faces an uncertain future following a bereavement.

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