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Das Film-Festival de San Sebastian geht dem Endspurt zu, noch drei Tage bis zur Preisverleihung der gezeigten Filme. In den kommenden Tagen werden noch Highlights wie Black Mass (u.a. mit Johnny Depp und Kevin Bacon), Freeheld (mit Julianne Moore & Ellen Page) oder Regression (mit Ethan Hawke und Emma Watson) gezeigt. Heute ist der Freeheld-Regisseur Peter Sollett und Ellen Page zum Festival angereist, wie auch der beliebte spanische Regisseur Pedro Almodóvar, der für den am Festival gezeigten Film El Clan mitproduziert hat. Morgen Donnerstag wird Emily Watson erwartet, die dann am 26.9. im Kursaal mit dem Donostia-Award ausgezeichnet wird.
Zudem fand heute der Photocall mit dem Regisseur und Schauspielern von dem äußerst erwähnenswerten Film EL REY DE LA HABANA (Rezension unten) statt:
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EL REY DE LA HABANA (The King of Havana)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Regie: Agustí Villaronga
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Recently escaped from reformatory, young Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humour and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other’s arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.
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IRRATIONAL MAN
PEARLS
Regie: Woody Allen
Inhalt:
Philosophy professor Abe Lucas is at rock bottom emotionally and is unable to find any meaning or joy in life. Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards, a lonely professor, and Jill Pollard, his best student, who becomes his closest friend. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy, she finds Abe’s tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible as her fascination with him grows. But pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a conversation between strangers and become drawn in.
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TROIS SOUVENIRS DE MA JEUNESSE (My Golden Days)
PEARLS
Regie: Arnaud Desplechin
Inhalt:
Paul Dédalus remembers his childhood… his mother’s madness… the bond that united him and his brother Ivan… He remembers turning sixteen… his father, the inconsolable widower… His trip to the USSR that led him to offer his own identity to a young Russian… He remembers himself at 19, parties, betrayal… He remembers his student years in Paris… Above all, Paul remembers Esther. She was the heart of his life… „a fanatic heart“.
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ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
PEARLS
Regie: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Inhalt:
The amusing and moving tale of Greg, a student in his last year of high school who navigates the minefield of adolescent social life by steering away from all close relations. In fact, he describes his best friend Earl, his sidekick in the making of loopy short films, as being ‘more like a co-worker’. But when Greg’s mum insists that he spend time with Raquel – a girl in his class recently diagnosed with leukaemia – Greg discovers the importance of true friendship.
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EL DESCONOCIDO (Retribution)
VELODROME
Regie: Dani de la Torre
Inhalt:
Carlos, a bank executive, begins his typical everyday morning taking the kids to school. No sooner has he started the car than he receives a call from a person who, despite being a complete stranger to Carlos, turns out to know absolutely everything about him. The voice tells him there’s a bomb under his seat and that he’s only got a few hours to gather very large sum of money. Either that, or his car will be blown to pieces.
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SPARROWS
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Regie: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Inhalt:
A coming-of-age story about 16-year old Ari, who, after living with his mother in Reykjavik, is sent back to the far-flung Westfjords region to live with his father, Gunnar. There, he has to navigate a difficult relationship with his father as he finds that his childhood friends have changed. In these hopeless, desperate surroundings, Ari has to sharpen up and find his way.
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LE NOUVEAU (The New Kid)
NEW DIRECTORS
Regie: Rudi Rosenberg
Inhalt:
Benoit, 14, leaves the countryside for Paris. His first day at school turns out to be more difficult than expected, and he quickly becomes isolated. Until one day, Johanna, a new Swedish girl arrives in class. Benoit decides to throw a party at home but only three people show up… three nerds, Aglaée, Red Head and Constantin. Against all odds, they have the greatest night together. Finally accepted by the other upper class clique, he drops his three friends to become popular.
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HIGH-RISE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Regie: Ben Wheatley
Inhalt:
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighborly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building.The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea.
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SICARIO
PEARLS
Regie: Denis Villeneuve
Inhalt:
In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, Kate Mercer, an idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by Matt Graver, an elite government task force official to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by Alejandro, an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past, the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.
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