#GIFF14
Films I attended at Gothenburg International Film Festival 2014
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- DirectorPer FlyStarsEdda MagnasonSverrir GudnasonKjell BergqvistThe world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.#GIFF14 Draken hade guldbaggevisningar tre dagar i rad inför filmfestivalen. Jag och Linn var där en kväll (15 januari 2014). Det var också manusförfattaren Peter Birro som hade Q&A efteråt.
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsSophie NélisseGeoffrey RushEmily WatsonWhile subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.#GIFF14 Såg (gratis) på Lilla Filmfestivalen den 19 januari 2014 ensam.
- DirectorEster Martin BergsmarkStarsSaga BeckerIggy MalmborgShima NiavaraniA gritty story taking place in Stockholm, about the passionate love between the self-abusive Sebastian who wants to be a woman, and the easy-going Andreas who is certainly not gay.#GIFF14 Den 22 januari på Draken med alla volontärer på #GIFF14. Vi var de första i världen att se den på storduk. Även min första 2014-film.
- DirectorJoanna HoggStarsViv AlbertineLiam GillickTom HiddlestonAn intimate examination of a contemporary artist couple, whose living and working patterns are threatened by the imminent sale of their home.#GIFF14. Såg den 24 januari på Folkteatern tillsammans med Josefine och Johan (oplanerat). Efteråt var det Q&A med regissören Joanna Hogg.
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsToni ServilloCarlo VerdoneSabrina FerilliJep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.#GIFF14. Såg den på Draken den 24 januari.
- DirectorMani Maserrat-AgahStarsGustaf SkarsgårdAnna ÅströmRebecca FergusonThis is a story of IDA and KRISTER. It's about a relationship that goes to hell. They are both crazy in love but manage to strangle the supply of oxygen and adapt to each other in a way that will lead to catastrophic consequences.#GIFF14. Såg på mitt arbetspass på Biopalatset den 25 januari.
- DirectorBarbara Sarasola-DayStarsLuis ZiembrowskiAlejandro BuitragoMaría UcedoOn a tobacco plantation, Ernesto and Helena, who have been married for several years, receive a visit from Joaquín, her cousin, who has just come out of rehabilitation and creates a love triangle situation.#GIFF14. Såg på mitt arbetspass på Biopalatset den 25 januari.
- DirectorOskari PastilaStarsOlavi PaananenJarno KarjalainenPeppe BergströmOscar is 40 years old teacher whose Jekyll and Hyde lifestyle starts to cast a shadow on his family life. Just when he is starting to show signs of calming down following the birth of his firstborn, new mortgage and several visits to psychiatrist, his manager lures him back into his old life as rock'n'roll lunatic and to an apocalyptic three week tour in China.#GIFF14. Såg på mitt arbetspass på Biopalatset den 25 januari.
- DirectorRalph FiennesStarsRalph FiennesFelicity JonesKristin Scott ThomasAt the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.#GIFF14. Såg på Stora Teatern den 25 januari. Ralph Fiennes var där i egen hög person och presenterade filmen, samt höll en masterclass efteråt.
- DirectorLisa LangsethStarsAlicia VikanderDavid DencikAnna BjelkerudErika has it all: a good job, lots of friends and a secure relationship. Until the day it all falls apart. Suddenly this perfect life means nothing, and the feelings she once was able to control are no longer within reach. She starts going to group therapy and meets other people suffering from various forms of trauma. One day Erika and this eclectic group of four people decide to take matters into their own hands and heads off together in search of a way out. They start checking into hotels - a place of complete anonymity where one can wake up as a different person.#GIFF14. Såg på Stadsmuséet den 26/1.
- DirectorSvetoslav StoyanovThe Last Black Sea Pirates swim in testosterone and rugged tenderness in a land of wilderness and legends, far from civilization. For 20 years, Captain Jack The Whale and his crew have been drinking, dreaming and hunting for a treasure buried in the gully of Karadere, the pristine beach they call home. But someone else has got wind of Karadere's treasures. When news of imminent change begin to find its way to this remote oasis, the pirates' world begins to unravel. Doubts erode the foundations of trust, conflicts brew, tensions are on the rise. In this crisis, emerges a contemporary fairy tale about the treasures we hunt and those that we find.#GIFF14. Såg under mitt pass på Biopalatset den 26 januari.
- DirectorValeria Bruni TedeschiStarsValeria Bruni TedeschiLouis GarrelFilippo TimiA family is forced to sell their Italian home.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Draken den 26 januari.
- DirectorRoberta DurrantStarsHlayani Junior MabasaLinda SokhuluThapelo Mofokeng'Billy Elliot with sax meets Buena Vista Social Club in Cape Town, South Africa.' 13-Year-old Felix dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, Zweli, of the famous Bozza Boys Band. His mother, Lindiwe, hates jazz, which she blames for Zweli's death. Because of alcohol, he died before her youngest son was born. Felix's world is turned upside down when he wins a scholarship to a prestigious school. Wanting to prove himself, he auditions for the school concert, but he can't read music. Two aging ex-Bozza Boys give Felix a cash course on the saxophone and teach him about his musical roots and his father's past. Through Felix's determination, his mother Lindiwe is able to forgive her late husband and celebrate Felix's musical talent.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Biopalatset den 27 januari.
- DirectorJon S. BairdStarsJames McAvoyJamie BellEddie MarsanA corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.#GIFF14. Såg med Zarah på Chalmers 27 januari.
- DirectorHelgi FelixsonTitti JohnsonStarsKuaTearikiKua and Teriki will soon get married. They live on the distant Tureia island in the French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean and have just been told that something is wrong with their son Maokis heart. It is a consequence of living only 100 km away from the island of Moruroa, where France has tested 193 atom bombs for 30 years. Several of their family members are sick and Moruroa can soon collapse, which can lead to a tsunami likely to drown all of them. Vive La France is a personal and intimate story about harvesting the consequences of the French atomic program.#GIFF14. Såg under mitt pass på Biopalatset den 27 januari.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsLindsay DuncanJim BroadbentJeff GoldblumA British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage.#GIFF14. Såg med Zarah på Biopalatset 27 januari.
- DirectorJames FrancoStarsScott HazeTim Blake NelsonJim ParrackA dispossessed, violent man's disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på draken den 27 januari. (första dagen jag såg fem filmer)
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsLena EndreTord PetersonThomas W. GabrielssonJulia has lived with the guilt of her son's disappearance for 21 years. As she returns to her childhood home on Öland, old truths and lies are stirred up. Who can she trust, and what happened to her 5-year old son?#GIFF14. Såg på mitt pass den 28 januari.
- DirectorSimon SandquistStarsAnastasios SoulisAnna ÅströmHenrik Lundström1994. Three overage students go on a wild ride while crashing graduation parties.#GIFF14. Såg på mitt pass den 28 januari.
- DirectorGuillaume GallienneStarsGuillaume GallienneAndré MarconFrançoise FabianA young man named Guillaume finds out that own personality is not such a simple thing.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Chalmers den 28 januari.
- DirectorThierry RagobertStarsMartin SheenIsabelle DrummondLúcio Mauro FilhoAfter a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.#GIFF14. Såg med Oskar (från filmvetenskapsklassen) på Biopalatset 28 januari.
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.#GIFF14. Såg med Zarah, Linn och Erik på Draken den 28 januari.
- DirectorYasuhiro YoshiuraStarsYukiyo FujiiNobuhiko OkamotoShintarô ÔhataA young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Biopalatset den 29 januari.
- DirectorRok BicekStarsIgor SamoborNatasa Barbara GracnerTjasa ZeleznikRelations between the students and the new teacher of German are extremely tense. When one female student commits suicide, her schoolmates blame the teacher for her death. An awareness that things are not quite so black and white comes too late... (based on true events)#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Biopalatset den 29 januari.
- DirectorHitoshi MatsumotoStarsNao ÔmoriMao DaichiShinobu TerajimaA man in search of joy hires a bondage club to have dominatrices surprise him at random times.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Folkan den 29 januari.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsChristoph WaltzLucas HedgesMélanie ThierryA hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Biopalatset den 29 januari.
- DirectorDaniel BorgmanStarsDemos MurphyAngelina CottrellCatherine WilkinThe sensitive, bullied and lonely Adrian (10) is living with his grandmother and sick uncle. He finds a friendship with a new mysterious neighbor Nicole (10). Is she one of the abducted children that they keep talking about on TV?#GIFF14. Såg under mitt pass på Biopalatset den 29 januari.
- DirectorStephan ApelgrenStarsLinus OscarssonTorkel PeterssonAnn Petrén11-year-old Eskil and his father Roger moves around the power plants in northern Sweden. When they're about to move again, Eskil doesn't care where. But this time, he meets two people that changes everything.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Capitol den 30 januari.
- DirectorHanne MyrenStarsAhmed MagedJulia WildschutPetrus WildschutA look at how a young woman's unresolved issues with her father impacts her relationship.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Folkan den 30 januari.
- DirectorMenno MeyjesStarsThekla ReutenDaan SchuurmansJacob DerwigTwo well-to-do couples with plenty to lose have dinner to discuss the gruesome act their teenage sons may or may not have committed together.#GIFF14. Såg under mitt pass på Biopalatset den 30 januari.
- DirectorClaire SimonStarsNicole GarciaReda KatebFrançois DamiensEvery day, Ismael (Reda Kateb) is dazzled, fascinated and exhausted by his favourite place: the Gare du Nord in Paris.#GIFF14. Såg på mitt pass på biopalatset den 31 januari 2014.
- DirectorPer GavatinAndreas ÖhmanStarsLisa HenniMartin WallströmLucas HazlettLisa's life is a movie. Everything she experiences she captures on film. Recording every memory, every step, everyone she meets. As Martin's and Lisa's relationship fall apart, the exhibitionist Lucas makes an entrance in the view-finder.#GIFF14. Såg med Linn på Bio Roy. Världspremiär. Andreas Öhman och de andra i teamet var där.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsKate WinsletJosh BrolinGattlin GriffithDepressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.#GIFF14. Såg med Philip på Chalmers den 31 jan.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.#GIFF14. Såg med Philip på Chalmers den 31 jan.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia RobertsA look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Chalmers den 1 feb
- DirectorTarik SalehStarsMoa GammelLykke LiOla RapaceA week before Christmas, Estelle lands at Arlanda Airport. A year earlier, she had left Stockholm on the run with her husband Tommy and their daughter, after Tommy had taken part in one of the biggest robberies ever in the history of Swedish crime. Estelle seeks out Tommy's former cronies and claims that Tommy is on his way home. And he wants his share of the take. Word spreads like wildfire through Stockholm's underworld. If Tommy returns, the city will explode. And if he doesn't ... something even worse might happen. TOMMY is the story of the woman behind the man behind the headlines. A modern myth about when the Queen returned and the city burned. About two sisters, two mothers, three daughters and their men.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Draken den 1 feb. Världpremiär. Q&A med regissören och hela gänget efteråt.
- DirectorWiktoria SzymanskaStarsMichael MeschkeElisabeth Beijer MeschkeIrène JacobAt the age of five, Michael Meschke and his family escaped from Nazi Germany to Sweden. From there, after graduation, he set off around the world, traveling with his puppet ensemble for over six decades.#GIFF14. Såg under mitt pass på Biopalatset. den 1 februari. Efteråt var det Q&A med regissören Wiktoria Szymanska.
- DirectorSteven KnightStarsTom HardyOlivia ColmanRuth WilsonIvan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Draken den 2 feb. Q&A med regissören efteråt.
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsRobert RedfordAfter a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.#GIFF14. Såg ensam på Draken den 2 feb.
- DirectorFrank PavichStarsAlejandro JodorowskyMichel SeydouxH.R. GigerThe story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.#GIFF14. Sista filmen jag såg på mitt pass på biopalatset den 2 feb.
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.#GIFF14. Såg med Linn på Draken den 2 feb.
- DirectorBenedikt ErlingssonStarsIngvar SigurdssonCharlotte BøvingJohann Pall OddsonA country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses' perception.#GIFF14. Avslutade festivalen på Draken med Linn den 3 februari då vi såg vinnaren av publikens val för bästa nordiska långfilm.
- DirectorRitesh BatraStarsIrrfan KhanNimrat KaurNawazuddin SiddiquiA mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.#GIFF14. Denna filmen förhandsvisades för festivalens plusmedlemmar på Bio Capitol den 23 april 2014.