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Tribeca Festival · 2010

Tribeca Festival 2010

Spotlight

This noteworthy combination of narratives and documentaries from seven different countries includes features from critically acclaimed filmmakers, high-profile cast members and timely subjects.

Programme

9 films · 7 reviews

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Cairo Time

Romance blossoms in the Egyptian capital.

(Country: Canada, Ireland; Year: 2009; Director: Ruba Nadda; Writer: Ruba Nadda; Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Tom McCamus, Amina Annabi, Cynthia Amsden, Andrew Cullen, Mona Hala, Fadia Nadda) , Official site

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed

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For the most part it’s a clever, solid script with a quirky take on the femme fatale role.

Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
A claustrophobic thriller about a kidnap where all does not go according to plan.

(Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: J Blakeson; Writer: J Blakeson; Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston)

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Get Low

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Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Heatwarming tale of redemption, partially based on the true story of a hermit who threw his own funeral... while he was still alive.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Aaron Schneider; Writer: C Gaby Mitchell, Chris Provenzano, based on a story by Aaron Schneider, Scott Seeke; Stars: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Sissy Spacek, Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs, Andrea Powell, Shawn Knowles, Tomasz Karolak, Lori Beth Edgeman, Scott Cooper, Blerim Destani, Rebecca Grant, Jade Moser, Steven Stadler)

Full review See: San Sebastian Film Festival: Day Four Diary - Get Low, The Scouting Book For Boys and Mother

Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work

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What is most surprising about this film is not the dilligence with which Sundberg and Stern set about following the course of Rivers through a year of her life - although that is certainly in evidence - but how incredibly welcoming she is.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Honest and open portrait of the groundbreaking comedienne.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg; Stars: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers)

Full review See: Article on Joan Rivers at Sheffield DocFest

The Killer Inside Me

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Required viewing.

Nick Da Costa · 4 out of 5
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texan town - patient, polite and well liked... until he starts killing people.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Writer: John Curran, Michael Winterbottom, based on the novel by Jim Thompson,; Stars: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Simon Baker, Elias Koteas) , Official site , Trailer

Full review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Three

Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot)

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A riot of slapstick humour, bizarre gadgetry, spectacular stunts and unlikely adventures.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Satire on the arms trade, tracking one man's plan to blow up arms manufacturers.

(Country: France; Year: 2009; Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; Writer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant; Stars: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Michel Crémadès, Marie-Julie Baup, Urbain Cancelier, Patrick Paroux, Jean-Pierre Becker, Stéphane Butet, Philippe Girard) , Trailer

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Ondine

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Annie is played by newcomer Alison Barry, and she's amazing.

Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
A fisherman drags up a woman in his net, but she's not dead - is she a supernatural creature?

(Country: Ireland, US; Year: 2009; Director: Neil Jordan; Writer: Neil Jordan; Stars: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea, Emil Hostina) , Trailer

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Please Give

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It wouldn't matter so much if Holofcener was seeking to undercut some of this privilege but what the film appears to be saying is that it's okay to be materialistic, as long as you occasionally wring your hands about it first.

Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
Ensemble comedy drama explores the angst of middle-class New Yorkers.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Nicole Holofcener; Writer: Nicole Holofcener; Stars: Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Sarah Steele)

Full review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight

Soul Kitchen

Hapless young restaurant owner Zinos is juggling a working-class clientele alienated by his new gourmet chef, a larcenous brother, tax inspectors, health officers, and real estate sharks… but his biggest concern, aside from pleasing palates, is mending the broken heart he was left with when his girlfriend moved to Shanghai.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2009; Director: Fatih Akin; Writer: Fatih Akin, Adam Bousdoukos; Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birol Ünel, Anna Bederke, Pheline Roggan, Lukas Gregorowicz, Dorka Gryllus, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Demir Gökgöl, Monica Bleibtreu, Marc Hosemann, Cem Akin, Catrin Striebeck, Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen, Jan Fedder) , Official site