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Rocketman and The Best Years Of A Life
La Belle Epoque (Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Nicolas Bedos; Writer: Nicolas Bedos; Stars: Fanny Ardent, Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier)
Victor, sixtysomething, decides to relive the most memorable week of his existence, 40 years earlier, when he met the love of his life.
The Best Years Of A Life (Les Plus Belles Années D'Une Vie) (Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Claude Lelouch; Writer: Claude Lelouch; Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Anouk Aimée, Souad Amidou, Antoine Sire)
A sequel, set decades later, to Un Homme Et Une Femme.
Full Review See: Claude Lelouch in conversation on working with Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant, influencing Terrence Malick, not knowing the end, and his last film
, Claude Lelouch, Anouk Aimée and Monica Bellucci talk The Best Years Of A Life in Cannes
, Conversation with Claude Lelouch about La Bonne Année, Un Homme Et Une Femme, Un Et Une and Roman De Gare
, Focus on French Cinema conversation with Claude Lelouch
Diego Maradona (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Asif Kapadia)
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centres on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli in the 1980s.
Rocketman (Country: UK, US; Year: 2019; Director: Dexter Fletcher; Writer: Lee Hall; Stars: Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden, Stephen Graham, Jamie Bell)
A musical fantasy reimagining of Elton John's early success, addiction and rehab.
Full Review See: Taron Egerton, Richard Madden and Dexter Fletcher on Rocketman in Cannes
The Specials (Hors Normes) (Country: France; Year: 2019; Director: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano; Writer: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano; Stars: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Aloïse Sauvage, Mirabela Vian, Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Aloïse Sauvage, Mirabela Vian)
For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world — the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be caregivers for extreme cases.
The Specials The Specials
The Specials and La Belle Epoque
Too Old To Die Young (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Nicolas Winding Refn; Writer: Ed Brubaker, Halley Wegryn Gross, Nicolas Winding Refn; Stars: William Baldwin, Celestino Cornielle, Nell Tiger Free, Alexander Gomez, John Hawkes, Callie Hernandez, Jena Malone, Babs Olusanmokun, Miles Teller, Cristina Rodlo, Augusto Aguilera, Carlotta Montanari, Dereck Seven Smith, Hart Bochner, Kegn Matungulu)
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