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THE MOVIE TELLER (TIFF 2023) – Review by Emma Badame

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Emma Badame Alondra Valenzuela, Antonio de la Torre, Atacama Desert, berenice bejo, Daniel Brühl, Hernán Rivera Letelier, La Contadora de Películas, lone scherfig, Sara Becker, The Movie Teller, TIFF 2023

Cinematic love letters to the art and magic of movies are common enough and more often than not, are told from the perspective of a young boy, eager to experience all the technicolor adventures on the big screen have to offer. With The Movie Teller (La Contadora de Películas), Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig has not only gifted to audiences a moving, captivating ode to both movies and the power they have to create and bind communities, but one told–for a change–from the perspective of an imaginative young girl with a talent for storytelling herself.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 21, 2020: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

February 16, 2020March 1, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Andrea Riseborough, betsy bozdech, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittermore, lone scherfig, loren king, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, Sheila Roberts, susan wloszczyna, the kindness of strangers, Zoe Kazan

Help comes from unexpected places when needed the most in The Kindness of Strangers, Lone Scherfig’s heartfelt drama about a handful of people whose lives intersect amid the bustling anonymity of New York City. Centering on the plight of a woman who flees an abusive marriage with her two young sons, the narrative shows how circumstances — and life itself — can turn on a dime.

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS – Review by Cate Marquis

February 12, 2020February 16, 2020 Cate Marquis 0 Comments Andrea Riseborough, Bill Nighy, kindness of strangers, lone scherfig, motw, Movie of the Week, Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan and a fine ensemble of actors play characters on the margins of life in Manhattan in Danish writer/director Lone Scherfig’s The Kindness of Strangers. The narrative has a stream of dark comedy as it follows the lives of a mixed bag of struggling strangers.

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

February 11, 2020February 16, 2020 Susan Wloszczyna 0 Comments Andrea Riseborough, lone scherfig, motw, Movie of the Week, the kindness of strangers, Zoe Kazan

The Kindness of Strangers‘ capable cast of actors is topped by Zoe Kazan as Clara, a young mother who runs away from Buffalo to New York City to save her sons from their father, an abusive cop who gets off on violence. With little means to support herself and no safe haven that she can afford for her kids save for libraries, she does what the title says – she reaches out to average citizens who just happen to be do-gooders.

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS – Review by Sheila Roberts

February 11, 2020February 16, 2020 Sheila Roberts (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments Andrea Riseborough, lone scherfig, motw, Movie of the Week, the kindness of strangers, Zoe Kazan

Written and directed by Scherfig, the New York City drama features an impressive ensemble cast that includes Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Bill Nighy, Caleb Landry Jones, Jay Baruchel and Tahar Rahim. Scherfig attempts to write an authentic story that will resonate with audiences, including those that may have never experienced such bleak situations in their own lives.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Best Femme-Helmed, Femme-Centric Films of 2017, To Date

August 2, 2017October 29, 2017 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments anne brodie, atomic blonde, band aid, beguiled, Cate Marquis, gal godot, Gillian Robespierre, Girl with All the Gifts, Jenny Slate, landline, leba hertz, liz whittemore, lone scherfig, maryann johanson, nell minow, Pam Grady, Sheila Roberts, sofia coppola, susan wloszczyna, their finest, wonder woman, zoe lister jones

Focusing on films directed by women and those featuring strong female lead characters in female-centric stories, Team #MOTW has endorsed exceptional films during 2017, to date. Midway through this year’s release schedule, we’re pausing to review films we’ve considered for #MOTW and are asking Team #MOTW members to pick their favorites. To discover who likes what, and why, continue reading…

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THEIR FINEST — Review by Martha K. Baker

May 3, 2017June 8, 2020 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments gemma atherton, lone scherfig, their finest

“Their Finest is a nicknamed title for this movie history. It whispers of Winston Churchill’s history, entitled Their Finest Hour,

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK March 24 – 31, 2017: THEIR FINEST

March 20, 2017May 24, 2020 Betsy Bozdech 0 Comments anne brodie, betsy bozdech, Bill Nighy, cynthia fuchs, elizabethwhittemore, jennifer merin, leba hertz, lone scherfig, nell minow, Sheila Roberts, susan wloszczyna, their finest

Opening March 24, THEIR FINEST is AWFJ’s #MOTW. Lone Scherfig’s delightful British World War II dramady is about a talented young woman hired to write patriotic screenplays to bolster the spirits of Brits as they stiff upper lip-it through air raids and rationing. Story and script are super, and the satiric reveal about propaganda and the movies plays particularly well today.