Weathering With You (Tenki no ko, Japan 2019)
I only recently caught Shinkai Makoto’s much lauded Your Name (Kimi no na wa, Japan 2016) whose gender-swapping premise, mixed with natural disasters, was a fascinating mix of teen pic and SF....
View ArticleThe Swallows of Kabul (Les hirondelles de Kaboul, France-Luxembourg 2019)
This is a candidate for the standout film of My French Film Festival. It is one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen and also one of the saddest and most desperate despite a more optimistic tone...
View ArticleJosep (France 2020)
Josep was a real treat for me. Showing in My French Film Festival this is a form of animation not unlike last year’s The Swallows of Kaboul (France-Luxembourg 2019) in representing the humanity found...
View ArticleHello World (Japan 2019)
This film presented a critical challenge for me. I’m increasingly bored by the idea of ‘superhero movies’ and I haven’t watched any for several years. But I’m always interested in anime of all kinds....
View ArticleCalamity (Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary, France-Denmark 2020)
My French Film Festival has often included an animated feature in its programme and this year it is Calamity which offers something slightly different to Josep (France 2020) and The Swallows of Kabul...
View ArticleSkies of Lebanon (Sous le ciel d’Alice, France 2020)
This unusual but rather wonderful film was one of several titles from My French Film Festival that have also been streaming on MUBI in the UK. It’s about to disappear from MUBI but is available from...
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