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film2 years ago•1 min saved

Steve McQueen's 'Occupied City' Trailer: A Powerful Fusion of WWII Amsterdam and Modern Extremism

Director Steve McQueen explores the connection between the past horrors of Nazi-era Amsterdam and present-day extremism in the trailer for his four-hour documentary, Occupied City. Inspired by a book written by his wife, Bianca Stigter, the documentary combines elegant portraits of modern-day Amsterdam with a matter-of-fact narration that hints at the ghosts of the past. The film, which premiered at Cannes, will be released in theaters on December 25th.

via Hollywood Reporter|

#amsterdam #documentary #extremism

film-festival2 years ago•8 min saved

"The Zone of Interest" earns critical acclaim at Cannes for its haunting portrayal of the Holocaust.

"The Zone of Interest" and "Occupied City" are two standout films at the 76th Cannes Film Festival that confront the horrors of Nazism in unflinching yet oblique ways. "The Zone of Interest" is a chilling portrait of a family living in Auschwitz, while "Occupied City" explores the fate of Amsterdam's Jewish population during World War II through a series of devastating accounts. Both films refuse to depict atrocities on screen and instead rely on meticulous sound and visual design to indict their characters and audience.

via Los Angeles Times|

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film-festival2 years ago•3 min saved

"Cannes 2023: Highlights from the Film Festival's Reviews, Fashion, and Star Appearances"

The Cannes Film Festival has begun with the opening-night movie Jeanne du Barry, and Deadline has compiled reviews of key films from the festival, including The Animal Kingdom, Anselm, Homecoming, Monster, Occupied City, and Strange Way of Life. Monster, directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, is a humanist family-centered film that represents the director's first movie without a screenplay credit since his 1995 debut feature Maborosi. Occupied City, directed by Steve McQueen, is a new kind of film about WWII and the Holocaust that calls for a new way of preserving memory and cautioning against a repetition of crimes against humanity driven by a racist ideology.

via Deadline|

#cannes #film-festival #jeanne-du-barry