Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Incredible film. Mike Leigh does it again! Marianne John-Baptiste is remarkable. I had the unique experience of watching this film and crying a lot and then immediately meeting her afterwards and trying to be normal as I was producing a live Q&A. Everyone sleeping on MJB needs to wake the fuck up!!!
A masterpiece. By the time the opening credits rolled, I was already thinking about when I could watch it again. Adrien Brody IS László Tóth. The image of him sobbing when he hears about Erzsébet’s letter is etched in my mind. His comedic delivery is also on point. I also loved the synchronicity of the sound design with the camera and the framing devices of the letters and archival footage. It all feels very organic but purposeful.
This film is…