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AFI Fest Review: Fish Tank
Filed under: Drama », IFC », Other Festivals »
The movies' penchant for wish fulfillment often requires them to make their triumphs monumental, but the new film Fish Tank makes a convincing case for modesty. The story of a teenage girl discovering herself in Great Britain's equivalent of a housing project, its very conception is steeped in understated humanity, but writer-director Andrea Arnold refuses to indulge melodrama at every turn, creating a film that feels like a less romantic counterpart to another recent coming-of-age story, An Education, but is just as substantial.
Katie Jarvis plays Mia, an embittered, hostile 15-year old who comes home one day to discover that her party-girl mom Joanne (Kierston Wareing) has a new boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender). Though initially standoffish, she slowly succumbs to his charms, especially after he encourages her to develop her burgeoning talents as a dancer. But as she advances closer to womanhood, attracting the attention of a young man her own age, Connor becomes increasingly protective of Mia, eventually drawing her into a relationship that tests the limits – as well as the boundaries - of their fragile, fledgling emotional bond.
'Moon' and 'Fish Tank' Lead BIFA Nods
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », Independent », Romance », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Awards », Mystery & Suspense », IFC », Sony Classics », Fantastic Fest », Oscar Watch »
Fall brings with it awards season, and among our first round of nominations are those of the British Independent Film Awards. According to Empire, Andrea Arnold's acclaimed Fish Tank took the lead with eight, while Duncan Jones' similarly lauded Moon came up with seven, including one for lead actor Sam Rockwell.I'm personally happy to see the savage political satire In the Loop getting due notice, especially its expletive-laden screenplay, since it'll likely go overlooked when it comes to Yank laurels (sad but true, although I'll be happy if it's not). Meanwhile, the multiple nods for An Education and Bright Star only parallel their warm reception Stateside and their likely contention in next year's Oscar race.
And after being quietly blown away by it at Fantastic Fest a few weeks back, I'm also glad to see Down Terrace get some love under the Raindance Award category. Enough of these awards, and maybe that puppy'll earn some distribution in our neck of the woods. (You listening, IFC?)
Artificial Eye Picks Up Andrea Arnold's Next Film
Filed under: Independent », Deals », Cinematical Indie »
If you're a fan of Red Road, and were itching for the next part of the trilogy, I'm sorry to say that this isn't it. (Is the trilogy plan even continuing?!) It is, however, the second feature for the film's director, Andrea Arnold. Variety reports that Artificial Eye has pre-bought the UK rights to her next film, Fish Tank.Unfortunately, the piece then goes on to talk about Eye's other projects and executive info, rather than the film. So, we've got this mysterious second picture. However, thanks to the Internet, I can fill in a tiny hole at least. According to MoveThat.com, Arnold was/is looking for her female lead for the film. "We're looking for young looking, white 16-19 year old girls who speak with strong London/South East accents who have attitude and who can street dance. Female breakers, poppers, lockers, and krumpers all very welcome."
UK readers out there, you'll have to fill us North American folk in on the slang, but I think it's safe to say that this is going to be some girl-headed film about dancing. Unfortunately, because of the language request, it'll probably also have really annoying English subtitles that don't match up with the words like Red Road.
That's all Google is allowing me to find right now, but please comment below if you've heard anything else about this feature.
Cannes Review: Red Road
Filed under: Drama », Thrillers », Cannes », Theatrical Reviews », Festival Reports »
Late in Red Road, a man and a woman are alone, late at night on the 24th floor of the council flat buildings found on the street that gives the film its name. All you can see from the window is the bruise-yellow glare of the streetlights and the grey of concrete and urban sprawl. You don't see nature, but you hear it -- the high, shrieking barks of the local fox population eking out survival in the hollows between the concrete. It's a keening, sad sound -- the instincts of wild beings constrained by the structure of the modern world -- and it's hard to tell if the foxes are crying out in defiance or in agony. The same could be asked of the man and woman listening.
In Glasgow, Jackie (Kate Dickie) works at the city's central CCTV station -- watching and monitoring the streets of the city and the lives of its citizens. She watches dispassionately; if anything of interest happens, she calls it in to the appropriate city service, dispatching an ambulance or summoning police as needed. It's a data-processing job, and she seems to do it well. But one day one of her many screens shows someone familiar, and that spurs her to a different kind of reaction: not professional, but personal. In time, Jackie's relationship to the man, Clyde (Tony Curran), becomes understood, but it hardly becomes clear.
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