Released by Neon for a premiere at Cannes in 2021, The Year of the Everlasting Storm brings together seven auteurs of world cinema to reflect on the tumultuous year that was 2020 through works of fiction, documentary, and experimentation. Anthology films are always difficult to process as they live and die on how engaged we are with the material of…
Tag: International Cinema
La Piscine
On vacation at a villa on the French Riveria, Jean-Paul (Alain Delon) and Marianne (Romy Schneider) spend many an afternoon lazing about the sun-beaten deck and garden surrounding the luxurious swimming pool that is the centerpiece of the estate. Tensions and passions rise when Marianne invites an old flame, Harry (Maurice Ronet) to join the…
I Carry You with Me
I Carry You with Me is a Spanish-language romantic drama which follows an aspiring chef, Iván (Armando Espitia), and teacher, Gerardo (Christian Vazquez), as they develop a socially forbidden relationship in their Mexican farming town in the 1980’s. Iván eventually makes the difficult but necessary decision to cross the border to pursue his dream of becoming a chef, even…
The Marquee Topic 