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Deauville Festival of American Cinema

3 September – 11 September 2021

Dylan Penn in Flag Day
Dylan Penn in Flag Day

This year Deauville celebrates its 47th edition of the festival celebrating US cinema. It opened with Stillwater on September 3. Dylan Penn - whose film Flag Day screened - received the Hol­ly­wood Rising-Star Award.

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  • We Are Living Things
    Review preview for We Are Living Things

    The film begins in a landscape of urban decay and it’s a long time before we see a horizon.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two immigrants to the US go in search of the truth about a shared UFO abduction.
  • Compartment No 6
    Review preview for Compartment No 6

    The everyday feel is acute – you can virtually smell the pickle jar vinegar and raw spirit and imagine a slight stickiness on the seats as Jani-Petteri Passi’s camera captures the scene with a looseness that rocks along with the rhythm of the train.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk, but is forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a Russian miner.
  • Red Rocket
    Review preview for Red Rocket

    The grooming of Strawberry may have some moments of levity but that, in many ways, makes it all the more uncomfortable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A washed-up ex-porn star tries to get his life back together in his hometown, sparking trouble for those in his orbit.
  • Her Way
    Review preview for Her Way

    It's not an easy watch, but it is a good one.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Marie worked as a sex work­er for 20 years. To ensure her son’s future, Marie wants to pay for his stud­ies. She needs mon­ey, quickly.
  • Catch The Fair One
    Review preview for Catch The Fair One

    It’s astonishing to realise that this is Reis’ first screen role.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.
  • The Worst Person In The World
    Review preview for The Worst Person In The World

    There is a lingering, half blossomed melancholy that lies underneath the often very funny, fast-paced moments of quotidian chaos.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
  • A Hero
    Review preview for A Hero

    Beautifully photographed as always, with a colour palette whose soft, shifting hues reflect its moral and narrative ambiguity, A Hero is one of Farhadi’s finest works.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When an ex-con's decides to try and rehabilitate himself by returning a lost bag of coins and exploiting the media attention, nothing goes to plan.
  • The Novice
    Review preview for The Novice

    This is a stunning first feature.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A queer college freshman who joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
  • The Card Counter
    Review preview for The Card Counter

    Tightly wrapped doesn't begin to cover it.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    William Tell, a for­mer ser­vice­man who became a pok­er play­er, leads a soli­tary exis­tence on the casi­no trail. His path cross­es with Cirk, a vul­ner­a­ble and angry young man obsessed with his plan for revenge and he tries to steer him away from violence.
  • Dune
    Review preview for Dune

    It is pretty.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A young man must survive on the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.

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