22-Nov-09 16:18, by encounters
0 CommentsCea mai fericita fata din lume (The Happiest Girl in the World, 2009), from director Radu Jude whose short Lampa cu caciula (The Tube with a Hat, 2006) screened at Encounters in 2007, is a part of the Shorts 2 Features strand of the festival. The Happiest Girl in the World was shown earlier this year in February at the Venice Biennale, where Creative Director, Mark Cosgrove, first saw the film.
21-Nov-09 20:01, by encounters
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Fast becoming of Britain's most respected directors, Andrea Arnold follows her feature debut Red Road and acclaimed Oscar® winning short film Wasp with an equally powerful drama of a female on the margins, featuring a remarkable performance from non-professional newcomer Katie Jarvis as 15 year-old Mia. Foul-mouthed and feisty, she lives with her single mother and dreams of being a dancer and leaving behind her council flat existence, but a dramatic change arrives in the form of her mother's charismatic new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender, Hunger) when the two form a strong but suspect bond. With intimate realism and subtle complexity, Fish Tank bravely explores the uncertainties of female adolescent sexuality. Arnold is breathing new life back into British realism with a lyrical jolt.
20-Nov-09 01:13, by encounters
0 CommentsAward winning short filmmaker Tom Harper (Cubs and Cherries) has recently travelled a journey few British short filmmakers ever make by directing his first feature film. Teenage friends David and Emily's plans for the future suddenly take a deeper and darker turn in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale starring Thomas Turgoose (This Is England, Somers Town) and written by playwright and Skins contributor Jack Thorne.
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