Prophecy and politics are intertwined in a realm where strange and beautiful imagery takes on dark meaning, and violence and male posturing rules all. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Ivory Coast hasn’t had much of a film industry over the past nearly 20 years of civil unrest, political upheaval, and outright war; I’m pretty sure I’d not previously seen an Ivorian film at all. But it is getting a bit of resurgence thanks to a single movie, Run, the first narrative feature from Ivorian filmmaker Philippe Lacôte, which debuted at Cannes last year in the prestigious Un Certain Regard section and was recently named as the nation’s submission for next year’s Best Foreign Language Oscars category; this is only the second time Ivory Coast has made such a submission, and...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Ivory Coast hasn’t had much of a film industry over the past nearly 20 years of civil unrest, political upheaval, and outright war; I’m pretty sure I’d not previously seen an Ivorian film at all. But it is getting a bit of resurgence thanks to a single movie, Run, the first narrative feature from Ivorian filmmaker Philippe Lacôte, which debuted at Cannes last year in the prestigious Un Certain Regard section and was recently named as the nation’s submission for next year’s Best Foreign Language Oscars category; this is only the second time Ivory Coast has made such a submission, and...
- 11/4/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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