mr . morgan ' s last love
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ske reps domestic distribution of “mr. morgan’s last love. ” foreign pre - sales are handled by bavaria film international .
last love
starts out promising enough, but alas, it doesn' t last .
the great michael caine brings a touching vulnerability to mr morgan' s last love, a maudlin melodrama set in a pretty - looking paris .
“ it’s strange. it’s a german - american - franco - belgian film about an american in paris played by an englishman, ” caine said of his latest movie mr. morgan’s last love .
locarno - - michael caine and clemence poesy make for an odd but sweet pair in mr. morgan’s last love, a dramatically unbalanced adaptation of francoise dorner ’s novel la douceur assassine .
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mr. morgan’s last love (dir. sandra nettelbeck, germany, belgium, france 2013) mr. morgan' s last love is the bittersweet tale of a lonely american widower in paris who learns to love life again after a chance encounter with a beautiful and vibrant young woman. they both spend a short but precious time together – a time that touches their hearts and changes their lives .
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of course, knowing the right people helps insure a seat at the table. mr. raymond, exxon' s chairman, sits on morgan' s board, for one thing. ferrell mcclean, who co - heads the group with mr. peacock, said mr. raymond had discussed the idea of an exxon deal with morgan' s chairman, douglas a. (sandy) warner 3d last summer. then, she said, mr. warner and mr. peacock met with mr. raymond to discuss where the oil and gas industry was headed .
los angeles, ca, november 14, 2011 –sidney kimmel entertainment will co - finance and co - produce “mr. morgan’s last love, ” starring two time academy award winner michael caine, it was announced by ske president jim tauber .
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from dark knight to mr. morgan, next year just may be the season of michael caine in every language .
adapted from françoise dorner’s novel la douceur assassine, mr. morgan’s last love follows the journey of a lonely american widower in paris who learns to love life again after a chance encounter with a beautiful and vibrant young woman. they both spend a short but precious time together – a time that touches their hearts and changes their lives .
mr. morgan’s last love shot for two weeks in paris then a week in st. malo before moving to brussels and then mmc studios in cologne. most of the exteriors were shot in france, while the interiors reserved for the german portion of the shoot .
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mr. morgan shot in some of the most beautiful albeit classic locations in paris including the palais royal, the arc de triomphe and the luxembourg gardens .
set in paris, “mr. morgan’s last love” is the bittersweet story of a retired, lonely american widower (caine) whose chance encounter with a free - spirited and vibrantly naive, beautiful young french woman brightens his life. together they share a precious moment, which not only touches their hearts, but changes their lives .
an outstanding cast does what it can to enliven “mr. morgan’s last love, ” a mostly mawkish melodrama from “mostly martha” helmer sandra nettelbeck starring michael caine as a crusty paris widower and clemence poesy as the sprightly dance instructor who brightens up his days. though the basic elements would appear to be here for a [ … ]
“ mr morgan is only the second time a german film is eligible for the trip, after the girl on the bicycle, which also shot with elezevir .
earlier i was impressed with clémence poésy in' birdsong' and again she was appeared in here as an angel. mr. morgan might have fallen in love with her, but it' s me who fallen a couple of second before him. she was very attractive and also succeed to capitalised her…
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the main problem of mr. morgan’s last love is a structural one, as it is really two films in one. in the first story, which roughly takes up the first half, mr. morgan wallows in his grief until he literally bumps into pauline on a bus and the two strike up an unexpected friendship. the screenplay, written by the director, is very observant here and neatly (if occasionally barely) devoid of clichés, something even echoed in the score of the first half - hour, a gentle theme from composer hans zimmer with a spark of youth and hope to it .
“ i adore paris. it’s the greatest love of my life, ” caine said. caine and the other love of his life, namely his wife, enjoyed their time off in between filming .
kreuzer has spent the past 10 years working in production, financing and tv distribution for bavaria film group in germany and italy. his producer / executive producer credits include sandra nettelebeck’s “mr. morgan’s last love, ” starring michael caine and gillian anderson, “death of a superhero, ” starring andy serkis, and the financing of various bavaria film group productions, such as the emmy - award winning tv event mini - series “the manns” and the feature film “buddenbrooks. ”
schulze’s credits include documentaries including philip gröning’s “into great silence” and baran bo odar’s first feature film “the silence. ”
mr. peacock is clearly uncomfortable talking about himself: he answers questions in short sentences and stresses the team effort at morgan. he mentioned, among others, jeremy wilson, a senior member of his group, and ms. mcclean, who said she was good friends with mr. peacock' s wife and had helped plan the peacock' s wedding reception. when asked about his favorite deals, he mentioned, not surprisingly, the last three deals he has worked on. that could be, in part, because of the huge fees that are likely to be earned by morgan for its effort .
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clémence poésy ist unfassbar schön, wie auch die großartigen aufnahmen von paris .
mr. morgan' s last love
wirkt wie ein feingeistiges melodram, das durchaus zu verzaubern vermag. nur, als der sohn erstmals auftaucht, dachte ich durchgehend, lass es nicht so kommen, wie es fast schon naheliegt (ich möchte gar nicht spoilern). aber dann kommt es doch dazu, was ich sehr schade fand. trotz diesem schnitzer, ist der film gut gelungen .
a melancholic cross between venus and goodbye, mr chips, which could have been more enticingly entitled venus and chips .
he added: “it’s not paris in the springtime. it’s paris in the autumn. it’s a bit cold. it’s about an older man who isn’t in his springtime – he’s in his autumn. ”
with a possible $ 100 million fee to be divvied up between lawyers and bankers, champagne corks are popping at morgan. especially for rod peacock, the banker who co - heads morgan' s global natural resources and power investment banking group. mr. peacock is clearly enjoying his role at the center of morgan' s energy effort, where he not only led the teams which worked for both exxon and british petroleum, but also represented mobil in its $ 5 billion european joint venture with british petroleum in august 1996 .
and at least for the first half or so of the film, “last love” is an enjoyable and leisurely trifle. it’s not high art, and not much happens, but that’s just fine as caine and poésy make an easy pair to spend time with. their chemistry is a low - key fire, with the actors selling an unlikely but mutually rewarding friendship with ease, as nettlebeck and cinematographer michael bertl bask in their picturesque surroundings. and even hans zimmer seems swooned by the material, delivering a surprisingly subtle score that’s a complete turnaround from the more speaker rattling blockbuster stuff he’s been cranking out lately. it’s mostly unshowy stuff all around, and for a time, it seems like “last love” will fully embrace its euro flavour and step away from typically hollywood cinematic conventions. if only…
21 ways to ruin a marriage (dir. johanna vuoksenmaa, finland 2013) there are 21 ways to ruin a marriage and that' s enough to convince sanna that falling in love is folly. as her extensive studies show ‘divorce is a natural and probable consequence of falling in love. ’ love and sex are two different things, and she prefers the latter, in an intoxicated state if possible. marriage is a business agreement .
sold to most european territories and the u. s. , where image entertainment will release it in october, mr. morgan has also been making the festival rounds, powered by the arthouse - light bona fides of german director sandra nettelbeck (mostly martha, helen) and the star power of its international cast. it should appeal to older audiences .
gillian anderson and justin kirk co - star as the recalcitrant if theoretically grown - up children of caine’s matthew morgan, a princeton philosophy professor who’s retired and has been living alone in paris since the death of his wife (jane alexander, who occasionally appears as a vision). his offspring even cancels their plans for their annual visit but are forced to show up anyway when mr. morgan decides to end it all, something, oddly enough, triggered by meeting a wonderful young local woman, pauline (poesy), who teaches at a dance school .
a more meaningful chance encounter arrives in the form of pauline (poesy), whom matthew bumps into on the bus, then bumps into again a few days later. her hair reminds him of his late wife’s, he says; his beard reminds her of her late father’s. soon enough, he’s dancing the cha - cha - cha in her class and (in one of the pic’s typically clunky metaphors) literally letting some light into his musty apartment. not too much light, though. indeed, just when it seems that nettelbeck is about set the film on cutesy autopilot, things stay more or less rooted in a hazy, depressive funk — which might have seemed a bold choice if the movie actually seemed prepared to deal with issues of loneliness and depression in the elderly. but alas, “mr. morgan’s last love ” sticks to a flaccid middle ground lacking any real drama or pathos .
heart of a lion (dir. dome karukoski, finland, sweden 2013) teppo meets and falls in love with the beautiful blonde sari. but this is to be no ordinary love affair. teppo is a central figure in a neo - nazi group and when he meets sari’s son, he is in for a big surprise .
for a film that is supposedly about life going on after the death of someone you love ,
last love
has an uncannily undead sort of feeling, and that is partly due to caine, who still has some of his movie star charisma but holds himself entirely back and aloof from his character. matthew has several centerpiece monologues about his feelings on love, life and his late wife, and most actors of any age would tear right into them, but caine recites them in a laid back fashion that steps right up to the line of seeming frankly disinterested but never quite crosses it .
the movie has a stilted, airless feel, as if mr. morgan had already succeeded at offing himself and we were now drifting alongside him through some odd limbo. the actors deliver their lines in a slow hush amid a conspicuous lack of ambient sound, even in crowded public spaces. but paris looks indisputably lovely through the lens of cameraman michael bertl .
“last love” ambles into a finale that tries to resonate with something resembling tragic beauty, but never earns that right. the darker notes of the movie are almost an afterthought, and are presented without any consideration to the deeper psychological underpinnings that could be fuelling them. meanwhile, romantic developments are undercut by their simple convenience, and again, the narrative refusal to engage these characters beyond whatever they wind up serving as part the overall story arc. and it’s not so much disappointment that will greet viewers of “last love, ” but a feeling of condescension on behalf of the filmmakers. it’s a sentiment underscored by the presentation of pretty pictures and ultimately one dimensional characters, that attempt to wrap up the movie with falsely bittersweet echoes, and hoping that we won’t notice and simply go with it. [ d ]
“ it’s a tender scene. it explains how happy he once was in paris and how much he’s lost, ” nettelbeck explained .
ske has been aggressively pursuing production and co - financing deals throughout 2011, which, including “mr. morgan’s last love, ” may result in a total of five motion picture releases in 2012, including the january release of “one for the money, ” starring katherine heigl, produced with lakeshore entertainment, for release by lions gate entertainment; “gone, ” with heitor dahlia directing and amanda seyfried starring, produced with lakeshore entertainment and summit entertainment will open in february; the taylor hackford directed “parker, ” starring jason statham and jennifer lopez, produced with sierra / affinity, and incentive filmed entertainment to be released by filmdistrict in the fall, and “the place beyond the pines, ” directed by derek cianfrance, starring ryan gosling, bradley cooper and eva mendes will likely have a fall release .
the company' s energy bankers were in the executive suite with the exxon corporation' s chairman, lee raymond, advising him on yesterday' s announced $ 80 billion takeover of the mobil corporation. they were at the table with british petroleum executives when it agreed to buy amoco corporation for $ 42. 8 billion last august. and in their spare time, they advised the belgian oil concern petrofina s. a. in its $ 13 billion sale to total s. a. of france, which was announced yesterday, too .
on some basic level, the movie never decides what the stakes are for matthew and pauline — if theirs is just a surrogate father - daughter relationship, or if there’s an undercurrent of real desire (as there was for peter o’toole’s character in the superior “venus”). then, after a second, more serious suicide attempt, matthew’s two adult children (justin kirk and gillian anderson) arrive from america, along with their own predictable emotional baggage in tow (would you believe mr. morgan wasn’t the greatest dad in the world ?) and squabbling about what to do with their share of mom’s vacation home in saint - malo. audiences with a limited tolerance for movies about rich people’s problems are strongly advised to steer clear .
two - time oscar® - winner michael caine stars with clémence poésy, justin kirk and gillian anderson in this richly nuanced, emotion - charged story of lost souls, new - found hope and last love. matthew morgan (caine) is a widowed, world - weary professor living in paris. the cynical matthew sees no meaningful future for himself – until he meets pauline (poésy), a free - spirited young dance instructor. the unlikely bond they form ultimately leads them to rediscover the joy that only family and true friendship can offer .
when it comes to merger advice, j. p. morgan isn' t the brand name that first comes to mind. unless you' re rooting around in the oil patch .
mr morgan doesn' t speak a word of french but still lives in paris because it reminds him of his beloved late wife (jane alexander), who appears, ghost - like, from time to time. he' s grief - stricken and a bit of a curmudgeon, at least until he meets beautiful young cha - cha teacher pauline (clémence poésy). soon, he is hoofing away with all the other pensioners at her dance school .
two - time oscar (r) - winner michael caine stars with clémence poésy, justin kirk and gillian anderson in this richly nuanced, emotion - charged story of lost souls, new - found hope and last love. matthew morgan (caine) is a widowed, world - weary professor living in paris. the cynical matthew sees no meaningful future for himself - until he meets pauline (poésy), a free - spirited young dance instructor. the unlikely bond they form ultimately leads them to rediscover the joy that only family and true friendship can offer. (c) rj
last call for nowhere (dir. philippe de chauveron, france 2016) french border cop josé fernandez has just one last extradition to do before his long - awaited promotion to the crime bureau. but his detainee akim, victim of a judiciary glitch, is outraged to find himself saddled with the identity of a potential terrorist and put on a flight back to kabul, where he has never even set foot before !
black' s game (dir. oskar thor axelsson, island 2012) the last few years of the millennium marked a transformational period for the icelandic underworld. what had been a relatively innocent playground for petty criminals and “hobby pushers” progressed into the organized and violent industry that prevails today .
but clearly, if recent events are any indicator, talent in the once sleepy industrial sector is premium. mac heller, head of global mergers and acquisitions at goldman, sachs and who has a background in the oil and gas sector, was the lead banker on the team for mobil. and goldman recently offered partnerships to two recruits in the industrial sector: michael j. carr, who co - headed the mergers and acquisitions team at salomon smith barney, and more recently gordon e. dyal, who sat across the table from mr. peacock when mr. dyal represented amoco while an investment banker at morgan stanley dean witter .
love at first fight (dir. thomas cailley, france 2014) between his friends and the family business, arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful one. peaceful until he runs into madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque, a concrete block of tensed muscles and doomsday prophecies. he expects nothing; she prepares for the worst. given she hasn’t asked him for anything, just how far will he go along with her? it’s a love story. or a story of survival. or both .
history of love (dir. radu mihaileanu, france, canada, romania, usa 2016) new york, the 21st century. leo lives with the memory of the great love of his life. despite his painful history, he cheerfully navigates life’s ups and downs with indefatigable, crazy humour, alongside his best friend bruno. across town, in brooklyn, teenage alma is determined to find the ideal man for her mother to remarry .
the last king (dir. nils gaup, norway 2016) the year is 1204. norway is torn apart in a civil war. with the help of the birch legs, the norwegian king is fighting for survival against the church’s bishopsmen, who will use any means available to obtain victory .
the actress and director both love the genre, but as they told indiewire, they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .
after a brief stint as an analyst at british petroleum right out of college - - he graduated with a degree in engineering science and economics from oxford' s magdalen college in 1970 - - he was hired by morgan as an energy analyst. but in 1982, eight years later, mr. peacock traded in his spreadsheet for pin stripes and has since worked as an investment banker specializing in the oil and gas industries, with offices in both new york and london.'' it' s interesting to witness the complete restructuring of this industry at this time,'' he said .
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pauline laubie: why did you stop loving life? matthew morgan: well, you don' t love life itself. you love, uh, places, animals, people, memories, food, literature, music. and sometimes you meet someone... who requires all the love you have to give. and if you lose that someone, you think everything else is gonna stop too. but everything else just keeps on going. giraudoux said, you can miss a single being, even though you are surrounded by countless others. those people are like... like extras. they cloud your vision, they' re a meaningless crowd. they... they' re an unwelcome distraction. so you seek oblivion in solitude. but solitude only makes you wither. pauline laubie: so i' m an unwelcome distraction. i' m a cloud? matthew morgan: you are the only part of my life i haven' t figured out yet. see more »
in the twilight of his career, michael caine is already well past that earned point of gaining our respect, so much so that i need no further information about a film he' s in, because he' s in it. to see
michael caine
on a film' s poster or a cast listing on a film' s website, that gives me enough valid reason to deem the film worth seeing. in recent years he has almost exclusively limited himself to appearing in only christopher nolan movies, with the occasional venture elsewhere. in 2013 he has worked on both now you see me, and last love, the former of which he was completely wasted, and the latter rightly showcasing him as the star, which is the…
a widowed, elderly man living in paris meets a lovely young dance instructor… what will happen next? well, not what you’re thinking. at least early on, writer / director sandra nettelbeck ‘s “ last love ” is actually fairly refreshing. it’s the kind of intimate drama that’s becoming rarer, one that doesn’t hurry to meet plot points, but instead invests time in character and setting, so that at least for a little while, the audience falls into the world of the movie like wearing an old sweater. but that mood only lasts so long and unfortunately for all of nettelbeck’s smart choices early on, she can’t navigate out of them, and by time the third act arrives, the film turns harshly toward cliché, convenience and melodrama to disastrous effect .
michael caine plays a widower who strikes up a friendship with clemence poesy' s young french dance teacher in sandra nettelbeck' s adaptation of a novel by francoise dorner .
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caine stars in the comedic melodrama as a retired and lonely american widower whose life changes when he meets clemence poesy ’s character, a naive free spirit. the film, directed by germany' s sandra nettelbeck, is based on francoise dorner’s novel la douceur assassine .
josephine, pregnant and fabulous (dir. marilou berry, france 2016) at last, josephine has found her perfect non - smoker - cat - loving - amazing - cook - perfect - man - soulmate. they’ve been in love for two years and everything is peachy. until she realizes she’s… pregnant. time for josephine to transform her life, mature into a responsible adult, not become like her mother, get a job, hold on to her man, refrain from falling out with her friends, and tell her sister, who' s been crashing at her place, that she' s got to move out. a bunch of overwhelming challenges that josephine will have to face in her own, special way .
matthew morgan is a retired american professor in his 80s, a widower. he lives in paris and speaks no french. since his wife' s death, he' s marking time. his curiosity is piqued when he meets pauline laubie, half his age, a dance instructor. she' s also a solitary person but wants the connection of family. she believes she' s found that in matthew, and she attends to him during a hospitalization. when his two adult children arrive from the u. s. to check on their father, they are certain pauline is a gold digger, and she' s confounded by the distance between father and children. the daughter heads home, the son remains. is there any way that pauline fits in ?
matthew morgan is a retired american professor in his 80s, a widower. he lives in paris and speaks no french. since his wife' s death, he' s marking time. his curiosity is piqued when he meets pauline laubie, half his age, a dance instructor. she' s also a solitary person but wants the connection of family. she believes she' s found that in matthew, and she attends to him during a hospitalization. when his two adult children arrive from the u. s. to check on their father, they are certain pauline is a gold digger, and she' s confounded by the distance between father and children. the daughter heads home, the son remains. is there any way that pauline fits in? written by
“ batman has very good actors in it, but it’s all about the special effects. a film like this is about the people. it’s more interesting as an actor. ”
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the film was based on the french novel and made a big change in michael caine' s role which was originally a french called armand but transformed into american as morgan. it was also the best michael caine' s movie as a lead after' harry brown'. an 81 - year - old won' t get a better shot than this to produce a better result. he utilised the opportunity and executed very well .
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the robber hotzenplotz (dir gernot roll, germany 2005)' i steal what i like, that´s what i´m known for', brags robber hotzenplotz, who willingly adds that he´s the biggest robber far and wide. if only he hadn´t stolen grandmother´s beloved coffee mill ...
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suburra (dir. stefano sollima, italy 2015) a gangster known as
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wants to turn the waterfront of rome into a new las vegas. all the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. but peace is not to last long .
morgan and goldman, sachs & company, which advised mobil, are mum about how much money they are likely to earn. but industry executives say all of the advisers - - including lawyers and bankers - - could earn $ 100 million in total. about half that, some industry executives estimate, could go to goldman and morgan. exxon was advised by lawyers at davis polk & wardwell, and mobil hired lawyers from skadden arps slate meagher & flom. by contrast, investment banks earned $ 115 million in fees when chrysler merged with germany' s daimler - benz earlier this year, according to the securities data company .
tom little and the magic mirror (dir. ernesto padrón blanco, spain 2015) in a magical world, small but brave tom little embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to release the kingdom from a spell and win the hand of a beautiful princess. but who is his true love: the king’s daughter or the courageous thief ?
caine' s heart - rending flourish aside, this often mawkish drama struggles to make a point .
though the story employs a facile shortcut to turn things into a neat triangle in which pauline and miles also need to spend time together, this subplot never convinces. there are also too few thematic parallels between the relationships the titular protagonist has with his son and surrogate - daughter of sorts, so it almost feels like the film splits into two separate stories in the second half. and some of the meatiest dramatic material, including the idea mr. morgan wants to end his life because he has met someone as nice as pauline, is only summarily explored .
so... kind of cute? but also really long and not easy to follow when you' re nodding off again and again. so the last half hour or so was completely lost on me. but i appreciated what i did see. cute. tragic but cute .
“ choosing films is like real estate. it’s all about location, location, location. i’ve filmed in paris, but i’ve never done a movie that took place in paris entirely, ” the actor said. caine’s scenes in christopher nolan ’s inception, for example, were actually shot in a studio .
since then mr. peacock has been quite busy. he concedes he has few hobbies, having quit coaching his son' s soccer team a few years ago because he couldn' t commit the time he wanted to. but he still finds time to run. and he is demure about his age - -'' something in the late 40' s'' is all he' ll say - - and jokes that he never met the beatles even though he grew up in liverpool, england .
batman has very good actors in it, but it’s all about the special effects ,
he tells thr .
a film like this is about the people. it’s more interesting as an actor .
he' s a widower in paris who speaks no french; she' s a dance instructor less than half his age. can they become a family, or will his estranged adult children halt the friendship ?
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“ it’s a very mixed crew. it’s a real, real co - production, ” elzevir films’ denis carot said, adding: “it’s the best way to do a co - production – keeping the crew from beginning to end. a three - country crew doing the film from a to z is quite rare. ”
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nettelbeck took her trans - cultural sense of humor with her to the project and made sure that the film’s more funny moments weren’t lost in translation. while the story tackles heavy subjects like mourning and suicide, the director made sure to add a comedic touch. “i enjoy using the humor between the two languages. it’s very emotional, but it’s also very funny. there’s so much humor in tragedy. comedy is tragedy plus time. ”
simon and the oaks (dir. lisa ohlin, sweden, germany, denmark, norway 2012) «every family has a secret. » epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in sweden' s gothenborg in the forties and fifties of the last century. told from the perspective of young simon larsson, who learns that he' s an adopted child who has a jewish father from germany. after wwii simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life .
it' s caine who shines brightest with his gentle anger and newfound joy mixing into a bittersweet reconciliatory release .
the little ghost (dir. alain gsponer, germany 2013) the little ghost lives in the castle of eulenstein. it awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. despite the warnings of a friend, mr. tu - whit tu - whoo, the ghost would like to see the world by daylight once .
this movie was beautiful, love michael caine and although i have to admit to not knowing who clemence posey was she is a superb actress. i have since seen her in something called the tunnel which was also very good, but this movie was heartfelt and wonderful .
honey bunny (dir. frederic forestier, france 2017) how quickly they grow up! vincent may be 18, but he’ll always be his parents' little honey bunny. so when his first love breaks up with him, it feels like the end of the world !
audiences are rejecting this summer’s procession of tired sequels, and international grosses won’t be enough to keep studios afloat forever .
1001 grams (dir. bent hamer, norway, germany 2014) when norwegian scientist marie attends a seminar in paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale .
headhunters (dir. morten tyldum, norway 2011) save for a somewhat diminutive stature, roger is a man who apparently has it all; he’s norway’s most successful headhunter, he’s married to the exceedingly beautiful gallery owner diana, has a far too expensive villa and must, to keep his head above water financially, steal a little too much art .
it' s an unpretentious fine film, which can be seen with pleasure. interpreters are beautiful and the dialogues are very pleasant. as it is usual, authors have some difficult in finding an end for the movie, being possible a few of them. probably due to this, the last half hour is a bit inconsistent: pauline redirects her love from father to son a bit too quickly. also illogical is that people go from paris to st. malo and vice versa as if it was the next town in the map, or as if they had taken helicopters instead of driving or taking a taxi. michael caine exhibits his 80 years splendidly. i am astonished seeing that he will act at least in three films this year .
benefits from a typically strong michael caine performance, but it' s ultimately too mawkish and dawdling to make much impact .
borg / mcenroe (dir. janus metz, sweden, denmark, finland 2017) borg / mcenroe is a film of one of the world’s greatest icons björn borg and his biggest rival, the young and talented john mcenroe and their legendary duel during the 1980’s wimbledon tournament. it' s a story of two men that became legends and the price they had to pay .
this dull, dawdling film, adapted from françoise dorner' s novel
la douceur assassine ,
eventually succumbs to sentimentality .
balls (dir. josef fares, sweden 2010) three friends. jörgen is afraid of being left alone, juan' s worried about his pet labrador, but aziz is in top form. good looking, he' s also a brilliant cook and a man who knows what women want. soon he' s going to be the grandfather of a perfect little boy. he' s certain of it. but when he sets out to find himself a nice grandmother, nothing really goes according to plan .
racer and the jailbird (dir. michael r. roskam, belgium, france, netherland 2017) when gino meets bénédicte, it’s love at first sight, passionate, unconditional, fiery. she is working in the family business, and she also drives cars on circuits. gino is that kind of normal guy, cool, handsome... but he hides a secret. with the support of the creative europe programme - media
macadam stories (dir. samuel benchetrit, france 2015) a building in a housing project. one broken - down elevator. three encounters. six characters. will sternkowitz make it out of his wheelchair to pursue the love of a night nurse? will latchkey teen charly succeed in getting 80’s actress jeanne meyer a role? and what will become of astronaut john mckenzie, who fell to earth and was taken in by mrs. hamida
caine' s brave attempt to speak pigeon french with an american accent produces some unintentionally comedic moments. every time he says' merci', for example, you' ll think he' s spotted a horse. as in
mare, see !
in dorner’s original book, caine’s character is french, but nettelbeck and her producers wanted to give a more international perspective to the film. they chose to make the main character american, but kept many elements from the original novel, including its parisian scenery .
but the dynamics of the couple’s unusual friendship change when, after a suicide attempt, matthew’s adult children, miles (kirk) and joan (anderson) show up at the hospital. both don' t want to be there and are somewhat acid - tongued, with joan remarking :
an overdose is not my favorite excuse to come to paris but thanks for making an effort, dad
and a puzzled miles saying about pauline, who’s in her twenties :
she’s our future stepmother for all i know .
the house of branching love (dir. mika kaurismäki, finland 2009) family therapist juhani helin, 35, and business trainer paula helin, 34, decide to divorce in a civilized manner and move to separate addresses after selling their common house. but when paula invites her one night stand, marco, to the house and juhani takes revenge on her by hiring a prostitute, nina, from his half - brother and a pimp, wolffi, to play his new girlfriend in order to force paula to leave the house, the box of pandora of their marriage flies open and releases the plagues of love and hate .
story about a retired university lecturer who had love only for his wife of many years. after her death he' s lonely at his home in paris. enter clemence poesy. turmoil with his own family of grown up kids, this film is quaint and enjoyable for an evening watch. perhaps the origins of this movie is us but i feel cane should have had his origins in uk rather than us and emotions run a little deeper .
the line spoken by sir michael caine, which is a constant theme in the movie ,
there' s a crack in everything, that' s how the light gets in
, is lyrics from the leonard cohen song
anthem
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not much happens in sandra nettelbeck' s intimate family drama, but its well - drawn connections between lonely souls make an impact nonetheless .
a patriotic man (dir. arto halonen, finland 2013) toivo’s blood is exceptionally powerful. when the finnish ski team hears about toivo, they understand they have found a highly prized secret weapon. his blood can improve any athlete’s performance, fueling the skiers to success .
coming home (dir. zhang yimou, china 2014) lu yanshi (chen daoming) and feng wanyu (gong li) are a devoted couple forced to separate when lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner, just as his wife is injured in an accident. released during the last days of the cultural revolution, he finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife has amnesia and remembers little of her past. unable to recognize lu, she patiently waits her husband' s return .
when santa fell to earth (dir. oliver dieckmann, germany 2011) the last thing charlotte and ben expected is that santa crash lands onto their street in the middle of a thunderstorm just before christmas. this being only the beginning of what turns out to be a remarkable series of christmas adventures, including chases, fake santas and vicious nutcrackers to name just some of them ...
“ i fell in love with the book and realized it’s a very character - driven piece with universal appeal, but we wanted to keep the parisian setting, ” producer ulrich stiehm of kaminski stiehm film said. stiehm spearheaded the project before senator came on as a co - producer and snagged the german - speaking rights to the film. stiehm added: “ we always felt that the spirit of paris as a city is a very strong element of the story. ”
caine, whose american accent is about as steady as his character’s relationship with his offspring, is otherwise an engaging presence. and though she' s not convincing as a dance teacher, the open - faced poesy (fleur delacour from the harry potter films) has nice chemistry with caine. kirk (angels of america) sleepwalks through much of the film while anderson relishes her glorified cameo with some of the film’s most bitingly witty lines .
“ we never thought of moving anywhere else, ” bavaria’s philipp kreuzer said, adding: “it triggers emotions that we needed for the movie. ”
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him. riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you. …
sidney kimmel entertainment is co - financing and co - producing with german production companies bavaria pictures, kaminski stiehm film, senator film and belgium’s scope pictures in association with france’s elzevir films. justin kirk, anne alvaro, jane alexander and gillian anderson round out the eclectic, international all - star cast .
exit (dir. peter lindmark, sweden 2006) an edgy thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns takes us behind the scenes of the financial and upper - class world. hunger for power and money but also loyalty, love and sacrifices are all questions that thomas (mads mikkelsen), suddenly has to face, in a game of life and death .
“ it’s a dream come true, ” nettelbeck said of the experience. “i work in europe, but i get to make an english - language film which i prefer since i get to work with amazing actors, but i don’t have to go to the u. s. to do it. ”
reprise (dir. joachim trier, norway 2006) reprise is a playful film about friendship, madness and creativity, about love and sorrow, great ambitions and the often unpleasant clash between youthful presumptions and reality. with its somewhat un - norwegian structure, reprise has a distinct style and narrative technique which moves the story forward in a rich and enthusiastic manner ...
“ my wife does the shopping and i get to enjoy the food in the evening, ” caine said, adding: “it’s a holiday with work. ”
timetrip - the curse of viking witch (dir. mogens hagedorn, denmark 2008) trouble begins when siblings valdemar and sille are home alone and valdemar crashes his dad´s brand new car. the next day he meets physicist benedict who lurks valdemar to test the time machine he has invented. suddenly, valdemar finds himself in the year 963, the time of vikings in denmark, where he learns that benedict has become immortal after being enchanted by a witch. but eternal life is deprived of friends and love, and benedict’s only wish is to live a normal life. to earn money for the car repairs, valdemar and sille travel back in time to unearth a cross that can lift the curse .
“ it’s a truly european movie and i’d like to see more of this culture of european cinema. ” it is starting to happen, but it isn’t enough .
roger ebert' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th, 1994, being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
in good company (dir. paul weitz, usa 2004) veteran ad salesman dan' s (dennis quaid) new boss carter (topher grace) is half his age - - a business school prodigy who preaches corporate synergy. dan has two teenage daughters and is shocked when his wife tells him she' s pregnant ...
the model (dir. mads matthiesen, denmark 2016) when emerging fashion model emma gets a chance to pursue her dream of becoming an international top model, she leaves her everyday life in denmark behind, and moves to paris. at a photo shoot in her new hometown, she meets the attractive photographer shane white and they fall in love. but their relationship soon turns into a dangerous obsession for emma .
help, i shrunk my parents (dir. tim trageser, germany 2018) felix' s school is haunted again, only this time it' s not the benevolent spirit of school founder otto leonhard and the nuisance he caused, but the hated and long - since dead director hulda stingbeard. with the support of the creative europe programme - media
mr. morgan 's last love ( also known as last love ) is an 2013 film based on françoise dorner 's french novel la douceur assassine . it is written and directed by sandra nettelbeck and stars michael caine and clémence poésy . 
mr. morgan's last love (also known as last love) is an 2013 film based on françoise dorner's french novel la douceur assassine. it is written and directed by sandra nettelbeck and stars michael caine and clémence poésy.
mr. morgan's last love (also known as last love) is an 2013 film based on françoise dorner's french novel la douceur assassine. it is written and directed by sandra nettelbeck and stars michael caine and clémence poésy.