Posts Tagged ‘Force Majeure’
Film Review – Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund, writer/director of the masterful Force Majeure (2014), is back to once again question and deconstruct commonly held social beliefs. Instead of looking at the institution of marriage and the roles of husbands and wives, Östlund casts a wider net in Triangle of Sadness (2022). Winner of the…
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Film Review – Downhill
Downhill (2020) is a remake of the Swedish Force Majeure (2014). Of all the films that could have had an American retelling, Force Majeure would not have been the first one to come to mind. Part of the reasoning is that nearly half the dialogue…
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SIFF Film Review – Vanity
If you’re going to die – and who isn’t? – Switzerland sounds like a pretty good final stop. In addition to the alpine landscape, chocolate and high standard of living (*that you’d be leaving behind), the famously neutral nation has one of the world’s most…
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Top 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks
Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…
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Film Review – Force Majeure
People’s values and instincts are often at odds with themselves; we believe that in a dangerous situation we would do the right thing and yet we can never know until the situation presents itself. Director Ruben Östlund does something interesting in that he creates the…
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