Tag: michelfranco
MEMORY Review: Earnest, Heartfelt Relationship/Family Drama
Memory, the latest film by Mexican writer/director Michel Franco (Sundown, New Order, Chronic), is a performance- and character-driven relationship drama that also doubles as a family drama, with hints of the melodrama and thriller genres. Sylvia (Academy Award winner Jessica...
Review: SUNDOWN, Quietly Extreme and Surreal
Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in a drama directed by Michel Franco.
Opening This Week: CLEAN Seeks Redemption, IN THE FOREST Goes in the Woods, SUNDOWN Simmers
The all-virtual Sundance Film Festival has arrested the attention of our editors and writers over the past few days, and the all-virtual Slamdance Film Festival will kick off on Thursday, offering a shockingly reasonable (US$10.00) all-access pass to more than...
Friday One Sheet: SUNDOWN
We posted the superb trailer earlier this week, and now this excellent poster for Michel Franco's Sundown. I have said, time and time again, that I am a sucker for orange and pink posters, and this is no exception. I...
SUNDOWN Trailer Is a Masterclass in How to Cut a Preview
If you want a brilliant example on how to edit a trailer and artistically present the premise of a film, focusing on mood rather than spoilers, then Sundown has you covered. Superbly so. It is only 4 days into the new...