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Protagonizan el proyecto Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale y Andrew Scott. © Berlinale

Hoy se han dado a conocer las películas que competirán por el Oso de Oro en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín –más conocido como Berlinale– en su 75 edición, que se celebrará del 13 al 23 de febrero.

Entre las películas a concurso, la que más destaca es Blue Moon, la nueva película de Richard Linklater (Hit Man) con un reparto de lujo al frente: Ethan Hawke en su novena colaboración con el director, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale y Andrew Scott.

Escrita por Robert Kaplow, autor de la novela Me and Orson Welles, Blue Moon narra los últimos días de Lorenz Hart, miembro del dúo de compositores Rodgers & Hart. La película se desarrolla principalmente en el restaurante Sardi’s el día 31 de marzo de 1943, mientras su antiguo colaborador Richard Rodgers celebra el estreno de su exitoso musical Oklahoma!.

Last Party tells the story of Angela, Alexander, Lily, and Ethan who attend a graduation party at their common friend Romain’s house. There’s drugs and alcohol involved, of course, but the presence of a peculiar entity is what pushes these characters to confront what is actually troubling them. All of these kids try their best to enjoy the night, but given how they are about to start the next chapter of their lives, they don’t have any other option but to tackle their inner demons. I sat down for a virtual chat with the director of the film, Nicolas Dozol, who explained the process of making Last Party has been shot in one continuous take, his cinematic influences, and more.

What inspired you to make Last Party?

“I was a trainee at Swiss TV Rts when I had the idea of making this film. I had to...

There are two types of confusing movies. On one hand are those films that do confuse you while keeping you entertained so that even if you don’t “get it,” the viewing experience feels fruitful. Some examples that come to mind are Donnie Darko, Mulholland Drive, Memento, Predestination, Tenet, Coherence, and Nocturnal Animals. If you tell me to explain what was going on in these movies, I will probably fail miserably, but if you ask me if I am up for rewatching them again and again, I’ll say, “Hell yes.” That said, on the other hand, you have films that confuse you while forgetting to engage you in any meaningful way. I am talking about I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Under the Skin, Primer, Vanilla Sky, Lost Highway, and what I consider my arch-nemesis, Enemy. I’ve rewatched these films more than I have rewatched some of my...

Swiss Films previewed four films to industry guests at a special event hosted by Locarno Pro, the industry section of Locarno Film Festival, showcasing generational range and genre diversity. The selection included the new film by Carmen Jaquier, the director of “Thunder,” which was announced this week as the Swiss entry in the international feature film category of the Academy Awards.

Talking to Variety, Jaquier said: “I’m very honored about this news and excited to imagine how to work on the Oscar campaign for ‘Thunder.’ Then I’m also thrilled to prepare the release of the next project “Les Paradis des Diane” with my co-director Jan Gassmann. We are looking forward to having some interesting and maybe controversial discussions about the movie.”

“Les Paradis des Diane” tells the story of a woman who, suffering from postpartum depression, leaves her home, her new baby and family, and flees to Portugal.

Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.

Carmen Jaquier’s Thunder has been selected to represent Switzerland in the best international feature film category of the 2024 Oscars.

The announcement was made by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Culture at Locarno Film Festival this afternoon (August 4), where the film screens in the Panorama Suisse strand, and is the first title to be announced for the international feature film category of the Academy Awards.

Set in 1900, it follows a 17-year-old girl who is preparing to take her vows at a...