Filmfestivalen 2016

Based
on a script by Ingmar Bergman, Acolas puts Sophie Marceau in the part Liv Ullman was set to play. And
it’s a dream role for any actress, I’d wager. For this is no ordinary film.
Sure, there are costumes, set design, camera work. There are lines, lighting
and roles. There’s even special effects. But that’s not needed. This is a play,
a radio play even, with just one actor. And, quite possibly, one role. So,
while innovative and well executed, with an amazing performance by Marceau, one
has to wonder, what’s the point? Which might be part of the point.

Failed
the Bechdel test

3 costumes of 6

https://festival.giff.se/events/a-matter-of-the-soul

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4287014/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1

Entertaining,
indeed. Historically accurate, dubiously. Well acted, certainly. Forgettable,
definitely. I did like the bookends with a twist, though.

Failed
the Bechdel test

3 pistols of 6

https://festival.giff.se/events/satisfaction-1720

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3702758/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1

The
animation is as if Hergé had drawn Jules Verne. The storyline is as if Jules
Verne had teamed up with JK Rowling and George Orwell. And Hergé. So basically,
a great way to perfect this film would have been to get a time machine and send
a copy to my 12 year old self. Unfortunately, that is not yet possible, but
seeing that the production, as well as the characters, the story, the animation
and the acting all adds up to a film as enjoyable for grownups as it is for
young adults, that’s quite allright.

Passed
the Bechdel test

5 Eiffel towers of 6

https://festival.giff.se/events/april-and-the-extraordinary-world

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3422078/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1