Each of the 10 or more major characters in the film is sharply etched, in that bothersome stagey way that never corresponds to anything in real life. This script is WRITTEN, big time. With the ...
"Creation of Gods I: Kingdom of Storms" (Courtesy of Fantasporto) “Testament” epitomizes one trend that Pacheco Pereira identifies, which is “old people asking: ‘Where is the world going?'” She adds: ...
Evidently, the French-Canadian writer-director Denys Arcand has a tremendous capacity for dividing the art-movie/film-fest crowd into enemy camps. Arcand’s fans see him as a vibrant wit with a supple ...
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Director Denys Arcand displayed just the right touch of passion, humility, and humor when speaking at the Variety Screening Series Q&A session Nov. 10 following “The Barbarian Invasions” showcase held ...
Evidently, the French-Canadian writer-director Denys Arcand has a tremendous capacity for dividing the art-movie/film-fest crowd into enemy camps. Arcand’s fans see him as a vibrant wit with a supple ...
The embrace and snarl of parent-child love-hate is one of humanity’s deathless issues, and true to his record, Canadian auteur Denys Arcand shadow-boxes his way around it, reveling in his footwork but ...
Instead of furthering the thoughtful examination of generational politics at the heart of his 2003 film The Barbarian Invasions, Canadian Denys Arcand reverts to facile satire in this glossy tale ...
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ (born June 25, 1941) is a French-Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer based in Montreal, who crafts deeply personal and thought-provoking films, earning ...
Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand’s satire “Testament” will open the 44th edition of Fantasporto, which runs March 1-10 in Portugal’s second city, Porto. Chinese fantasy epic “Creation of Gods I: ...