Inside Llewyn Davis – The Coen Brothers

Synopsis:

The life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles-some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, scaring up what work he can find, Llewyn’s misadventures take him from the basket houses of the Village to an empty Chicago club – on an odyssey to audition for music mogul Bud Grossman-and back again.
 
 
 
Only God Forgives – Nicolas Winding Refn (director of Drive)

Synopsis:

Julian, an American fugitive from justice, runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for his drug business.

His mother, the head of a vast criminal organization, arrives from the US to collect the body of her favourite son, Billy. Julian’s brother has just been killed after having savagely murdered a young prostitute. Crazy with rage and thirsty for vengeance she demands the head of the murderers from Julian.

But first, Julian must confront Chang, a mysterious retired policeman – and figurehead of a divine justice – who has resolved to scourge the corrupt underworld of brothels and fight clubs.

 
 
 
Behind the Candelabra – Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis:

Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and television. Liberace lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In summer 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive five-year love affair.
 
 
 
The Great Gatsby – Baz Luhrman (out of competition)

Synopsis:

The Great Gatsby follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Synopses taken from festival-cannes.fr

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For those who don’t know, and perhaps those who can’t remember, here is a quick overview:  Back to The Future starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Crispin Glover. The Sci-Fi hit movie – that was Michael J. Fox’s big break – tells the story of a teenager who is unintentionally sent back in time from 1985 to 1955, from where he meets his future parents in high school. Through a turn of events and arbitrary encounters with them, the future stands the risk of being altered and Marty McFly (Micahel J Fox) may perish if he doesn’t eradicate or alter these ‘past’ events… with the help of scientist Dr Emmet “Doc” Brown he has to find a way back to the future.

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale and produced by Steven Spielberg, Back to the Future was one of the most successful movies in its year of release, grossing more than $383 million worldwide. With great reviews this flick went on to win the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Saturn Award for best Science Fiction Film.
 

 

 

Words: Bianca Budricks

Sources: limeisbetter.wordpress.com, lostateminor.com, imdb.com

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