Nouvelles

19 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021 : Boys from county hell will be screened in official competition

    Horror fans are familiar with Bram Stoker and his novel Dracula, but what about Six Mile Hill in Ireland? It is said that Stoker visited Six Mile Hill in the mid-1890s, heard about the local legend of a humanoid bloodsucker who was buried under a pile of stones for centuries, and shortly afterwards wrote about a certain undead man from Transylvania - without citing Six Mile Hill as his inspiration. With Boys from County Hell, Irish filmmaker Chris Baugh continues his mischievous...

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19 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021 : Beauty water will be screened

    In a society as obsessed with physical appearance as today's South Korea, ugliness is a fate far worse than death. Yaeji is not very pretty, and on top of that, she is overweight. A quick solution to the problem suddenly presents itself, although it's a bit suspicious. Before long, she will regret this decision... much worse than death. Beauty is superficial, but scenes of body horror make us shudder to the bone! Director Cho Kyung-hun's animated horror film Bauty...

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19 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021 : Aya and the witch in the special session section

    Aya and the Witch (Earwig and the Witch) is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Gor? Miyazaki, based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. The original cast includes Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada and Kokoro Hirasawa. It premiered on NHK General TV on December 30, 2020. After graduating in forestry science from Shinshu University School of Agriculture, Gor? Miyazaki is involved in planning and...

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19 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021 : Archive will be screened

    Archive is a British science fiction film from 2020 written and directed by Gavin Rothery, in his early days as a director. It features Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando and Toby Jones. Set in 2038, the film follows a scientist who is trying to advance artificial intelligence further than human beings, while bringing his wife back from the dead. Originally an illustrator and cartoonist, Gavin Rothery has worked for the gaming industry...

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19 january 2021

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    Gerardmer 2021 : Anything for Jackson will be screened in official competition

    Anything for Jackson is a film directed by Justin G. Dyck based on a screenplay written by Keith Cooper. The cast includes Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings, Konstantina Mantelos, Josh Cruddas and Yannick Bisson. Justin G. Dyck earned in 2004 a BFA from Ryerson University before officially starting his career in film and television production. Since then, he has directed more than twenty films with a wide variety of genres, from romantic comedy (Christmas with...

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