THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
Dir. by Sebastien Manier | 2022 | France |125 Mins | CTC
AT THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL FROM MARCH 8
AND THEN IN CINEMAS AUSTRALIA-WIDE MID 2023
Official Selection at:
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2023
Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival 2023
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family : an unknown and wealthy father,
his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.
Someone is lying.
Between suspicions and lies, a mystery grows and the evil spreads.
AT THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL FROM MARCH 8
AND THEN IN CINEMAS AUSTRALIA-WIDE MID 2023
Official Selection at:
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2023
Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival 2023
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family : an unknown and wealthy father,
his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.
Someone is lying.
Between suspicions and lies, a mystery grows and the evil spreads.
THE BLUE CAFTAN
THE BLUE CAFTAN
WINNER – Fipresci Prize – Un Certain Regard. Cannes Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, Golden Star – Marrakech International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize- International Feature – NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival NYC
WINNER – Audience Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Greek Film Critics Association Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Director | Silver Hugo – Chicago International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Actress – Vallladolid | Mexico | International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Audience Award – Panorama | Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Narrative Feature – Arab Film Festival 2022
IN NZ CINEMAS MAY 4, 2023
IN AUS CINEMAS MAY 18, 2023
Mina (Lubna Azabal – Incendies, Paradise Now) and her husband Halim (Saleh Bakri – Costa Brava, Lebanon) run a small business making and selling bespoke caftans in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. Halim is a master of his trade, and Mina a canny saleswoman, though their wares don’t come cheap and traditional dress is falling out of favour.
Woven with exquisite care, Maryam Touzani’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winning drama reveals a beautiful love triangle in a small Moroccan town (where gay relations are forbidden). Touzani explores a complex marriage with tenderness and grace in a sincere and superbly performed film that unfolds in unexpected and heartening ways.
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, Golden Star – Marrakech International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize- International Feature – NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival NYC
WINNER – Audience Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Greek Film Critics Association Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Director | Silver Hugo – Chicago International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Actress – Vallladolid | Mexico | International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Audience Award – Panorama | Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Narrative Feature – Arab Film Festival 2022
IN NZ CINEMAS MAY 4, 2023
IN AUS CINEMAS MAY 18, 2023
Mina (Lubna Azabal – Incendies, Paradise Now) and her husband Halim (Saleh Bakri – Costa Brava, Lebanon) run a small business making and selling bespoke caftans in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. Halim is a master of his trade, and Mina a canny saleswoman, though their wares don’t come cheap and traditional dress is falling out of favour.
Woven with exquisite care, Maryam Touzani’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winning drama reveals a beautiful love triangle in a small Moroccan town (where gay relations are forbidden). Touzani explores a complex marriage with tenderness and grace in a sincere and superbly performed film that unfolds in unexpected and heartening ways.
DRIVE MY CAR
DRIVE MY CAR
WINNER of Best International Film: OSCARS | ACADEMY AWARDS
WINNER of 9 Japanese Academy Awards including; Best Picture & Best Director.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: Golden Globes 2022.
WINNER of Best Foreign Language Film: Critics’ Choice 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: BAFTAS 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Fipresci Prize: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle 2021.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
WINNER of 9 Japanese Academy Awards including; Best Picture & Best Director.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: Golden Globes 2022.
WINNER of Best Foreign Language Film: Critics’ Choice 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: BAFTAS 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Fipresci Prize: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle 2021.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
