Kicking off tonight, the 21st edition of Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival brings cinematic genre goodness to the heart of Switzerland.
The festival bills itself as "the Swiss event for fantastic film, Asian cinema & digital creation" and, having already seen (and reviewed) some of the films, as well as studying its complete lineup carefully, we here at Screen Anarchy must agree. Read more about the films screening today by clicking through the gallery below.
The international premiere of Léa Mysius’ Les Cinq Diables, shown at the new Open Air as part of the official opening ceremony, will start things right. Also known as The Five Devils, the film stars Adèle Exarchopoulos in a family story that strays between drama and thriller.
Per the official synopsis: "Vicky is a strange and solitary little girl. She has a gift: she can recreate smells at will, which she then encloses in carefully labelled jars. One day, her father’ sister barges into her life, and Vicky sets about recreating her smell. She unearths dark and magical memories that conceal secrets that have been haunting her village and her family for a long time. An enthralling, dizzying mystical drama."
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From South Korea, The Roundup is a sequel to The Outlaws (2017). Here's its official synopsis:
"Two South Korean detectives are sent to Vietnam to extradite a suspect where they uncover a series of connected murders and crimes against tourists."
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Our own Ard Vijn saw and reviewed Freaks Out when it played at IFFR earlier this year. He commented:
"For me, this was the most beautiful film I've seen at the festival, grand entertainment, and I recommend it highly." (Read his complete review.)
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Our own Dave Canfield enjoyed watching and reviewing the horror film from Austria recently at the Tribeca Festival, concluding in his review:
"[I] heartily recommend Family Dinner to anyone hungry for smart, empathy-driven horror."
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By now, we in North America have been spoiled by a wide release in theaters, but the magic of this film is just now spreading in Europe. Our own J Hurtado saw it at SXSW earlier this year and enthused in his review:
"Do yourself a favor, experience Everything Everywhere All At Once, you’ll come out happier than you went in."
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