A good half of the year is already behind us, and with them also a bunch of good films. Everyone is talking about the likes of Wonder Woman (2017), Run! (Get Out, 2017) and Dunkirk (2017), but among them there are also many overlooked ones that still need your attention.
Just over a week ago, one of the biggest film festivals in Slovenia, the Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, ended. Of course, we worked diligently in both categories, but in the film category we found some interesting examples that can brighten up your evening, especially if you like something unusual.
Slovenian satirical comedy became the most watched Slovenian film in independent Slovenia. To date, she has made 209,859 viewers laugh.
The film festival Film na oko 2017 is approaching. This will be the 3rd international film festival for young people. It will take place in spring and autumn, namely in ten different locations. It brings viewers of all generations a selection of the best youth films from global film festivals such as Berlinale, Sundance and Tribeca.
After some easier or in not-so-deep roles, Bryan Cranston (Crooked Path, Why Him?, Power Rangers, Godzilla) once again played a slightly more complex character. Wakefield is an American drama by Robin Swicord, based on EL Doctorow's short story of the same name, about a successful lawyer who is fed up with his seemingly orderly life and disappears overnight.
The Mountain Boy (Schellen-Ursli, 2016) is a timeless story about the hero of the most famous Swiss children's picture book, a mountain boy named Ursli, who lives with his parents, animals and best friend Sereina just above a small town in the Swiss Alps.
Komedija solz is a Slovenian film directed by Marko Sosič about the angry, cynical, choleric and racist Albert, an old man in a wheelchair living in Trieste, whose head revolves around unresolved relationships with his family and his relationship with a woman from Istria who goes to clean for him and to cook.
Looking for a movie to inspire you? 100 Meters (100 meters) is an incredible true story about a Spaniard who, despite fighting with multiple sclerosis, decided to sign up for the toughest triathlon in the world and one of the most difficult physical tests for a human being, the Iron man competition. They told him he couldn't even last 100 meters, but then he shut up all the doubters.
When Love Is Gone is a sincere and poignant French film about Marie and Boris, who decide to divorce after 15 years of marriage and two children, but a problem arises because Boris can't afford a new apartment and you have to continue living together.
Demain tout commence is a French drama with elements of comedy that has all the charm of French film production. It's about a womanizer who unexpectedly gets a daughter a few months old. Unable to take care of her, he wants to return her to her mother, but since he can't find you, he has to find his way. Eight years later, he and his daughter have a beautiful and orderly life, which is suddenly interrupted by Kristin, who wants her daughter back.
In Slovenia, cinemas have started showing the Oscar-winning film Moonlight (Moolight, 2016), which in the dramatic finale of the awarding of the most prestigious film awards took the statuette out of the hands of the film La La Land. This made it the first film in history with an LGBT label and an all-black cast, and also the winning film with the lowest budget (US$1.5 million). Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim to win an Oscar for acting.
The 2017 Francophone Film Festival is approaching, which will begin on March 20, when we celebrate International Francophonie Day all over the world. It will run until March 26, 2017.