Faces Places. As artists, Agnes Varda and JR, collaborate to traverse the French countryside making new friends and creating art and large format photos. Its a fantastic exhibition of their imaginations. The warmth which develops between them and those they meet feels genuine and magnetizing.
God's Own Country. This movie is set on a small farm in northern England. The family consists of the parents and a son, Johnny, who's a tough nut to like. A Romanian immigrant, Gheorghe, comes to the farm as a temporary worker but before long, he and Johnny strike up a friendship and more. This simple story and setting develop into an extraordinary film in the harsh and bleak, but beautiful, landscape.
Noviate. A young girl with an agnostic mother is drawn to Catholicism and eventually pursues a vocation as a nun. The girl (Margaret Qualley), the mother (Julianne Nicholson) [see predeeding post on this blog], and the Reverend Mother (Melissa Leo) all deliver compelling performances. A thoroughly engaging film.
Human Flow. Artist Ai Weiwei created this astounding documentary about the world-wide refugee crisis. So many of us are aware of the homeless issues and poverty extremes where we live, but this film, global in scope, takes us beyond to an expansive reality. It is dense and absorbing.
BPM (beats per minute). This film involves the HIV/AIDS battles in Paris in the early 90s. It focuses specifically on the ACT UP organization and its many attempts for recognition and medical treatment for those afflicted, but also on the religious and political establishments and their passivity and prejudices. A frustrating but exhilarting film.
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