My top 10 films of 2015
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1.
Youth
(2015)
A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday. (124 mins.)
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
“ Winner of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (for Michael Caine) awards at the European film awards. Jane Fonda was unsuccessfully nominated for a Golden Globe for her acting. At the Oscars, "Youth" was unsuccessfuly nominated for the best song. But the film offers much more! My detailed review is at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/03/188-italian-director-paolo-sorrentinos.html ” - JuguAbraham
2.
Land and Shade
(2015)
After having left a long time ago, a humble country sugar cane worker returns home to meet his grandson and deal with the hardships his family has been put into. (97 mins.)
Director: César Augusto Acevedo
“ Winner of the Golden camera award and three other awards at the Cannes film festival; the best film award at the Bratislava International Film Festival (Slovakia); the special jury award, the audience award and the Human Values award at the Thessaloniki film festival. My detailed review can be read at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/03/189-colombian-director-cesar-augusto.html ” - JuguAbraham
3.
The Pearl Button
(2015 Documentary)
The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space... (82 mins.)
Director: Patricio Guzmán
Stars: Patricio Guzmán, Raúl Zurita
“ Silver Bear awardee for the best script and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury winner at the Berlin film festival and the jury award winner at the Philadelphia film festival, and an award winner at the Jerusalem film festival. My detailed appraisal of the film is at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/04/192-chilean-director-patricio-guzmans.html ” - JuguAbraham
4.
Sweet Bean
(2015)
The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work... (113 mins.)
Director: Naomi Kawase
“ Best director awardee at the Valladolid film festival and Audience award winner at the Sao Paolo and Cork film festivals. Best actress award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards. My detailed review appears at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/04/191-japanese-director-naomi-kawases.html ” - JuguAbraham
5.
Francofonia
(2015 Documentary)
A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art. (88 mins.)
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
“ Winner of the Fedora award for the Best Euro-Mediterrenean film at the Venice film festival. ” - JuguAbraham
6.
Mr. Turner
(2014)
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life. (150 mins.)
Director: Mike Leigh
“ Won the Best Actor award and an award for Dick Pope's cinematography at Cannes film festival. Won Best Actor prize at the European Film Awards. My detailed review of this film is at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2015/05/178-british-director-and-screenplay.html ” - JuguAbraham
7.
Under Electric Clouds
(2015)
Episodic, spiritual and existentialistic look at the state the Russia is in in 2017, exactly one hundred years after the communist-led Russian Revolution. The future looks gloomy, since the world is on the brink of yet another world war. (138 mins.)
Director: Aleksey German
“ Silver Bear awardee for outstanding cinematography at the Berlin film festival. My first film of the director Alexei German, Jr., and he has impressed me. ” - JuguAbraham
8.
The Measure of a Man
(2015)
An unemployed factory worker is trying to make ends meet in working-class France. (91 mins.)
Director: Stéphane Brizé
“ Best actor award and the Prize of the Ecumenical jury winner at the Cannes film festival, Best actor award at the International Film Festival of India, ensemble acting award at the Denver international film festival, and the audience award at the Brussels international film festival. My detailed review of this interesting film is at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/03/190-french-director-stephane-brizes-la.html ” - JuguAbraham
9.
Embrace of the Serpent
(2015)
The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant. (125 mins.)
Director: Ciro Guerra
“ Winner of the Golden Peacock for the best film at the International Film Festival of India, CICAE award at Cannes film festival, and Best Film award at the Mar del Plata film festival. My detailed review appears at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/08/195-colombian-director-ciro-guerras-el.html ” - JuguAbraham
10.
Rams
(2015)
In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what's dearest to them - their sheep. (93 mins.)
Director: Grímur Hákonarson
“ Winner of "Un Certain Regard" section's Best Film award at the Cannes film festival, the Silver Frog award at Camerige, Golden Starfish award for best narrative feature at Hamptons film festival, Best film awards at the Thessaloniki and the Valladolid film festivals, Special Jury Award and audience award at the Transilvania film festival, and the best feature film at the Zurich film festival. My detailed review appears at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.in/2016/05/193-icelandic-director-grimur.html ” - JuguAbraham
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