Oct 09, 2009 her perception and understanding seem to grow only richer over the years, and her newest film, 35 shots of rum, is surely one of her finest and thereby one of the best films of the year. As many critics have noted, claire deniss work has been drifting toward a musical abstraction for some time now. Aug 30, 2008 the warmth radiating from 35 shots of rum, smoother than the finest liquor, reminds viewers how rarely movies capture the easygoing love embodied in a functional family, with all its support. I like it when the movie title itself is capable of concisely threading together the themes of the movie and yet retains a unique symbolic connotation. Its the quiet, profound, beautifully observed story of how they figure themselves out. Part of the pleasure in claire denis 35 shots of rum is working out how these people are involved with the others.
Sep 16, 2009 35 shots of rum, a quiet and lovely new film by the french director claire denis, is partly concerned with measuring that distance, the bewildering chasm between huge and tumultuous. Though 35 shots of rum is suffused with emotion, denis avoids the broad strokes of explicit conflict, instead establishing the fatherdaughter relationship through small kindnesses and the subtle pleasures of their domestic routine. Sep 16, 2009 a pproximately an hour into 35 shots of rum, claire deniss ninth narrative feature in one of the more vibrant filmmaking careers in contemporary europe, comes a scene that startles with the immediacy of its emotional pulse. It stars alex descas, mati diop, nicole dogue, and gregoire colin. It premiered in north america at the toronto international film festival in 2008 and was shown outside the competition at venice before being released for general distribution. Gregoire colin, mati diop, alex descas, nicole dogue in 35 shots of rum. Sep 06, 2009 despite its borrowed premise 35 shots of rum, which opens sept. Widely hailed as one of the best films of 2009, the latest from the renowned director of beau travail, claire denis sublime 35 shots of rum is the moving story of a father and daughter whose closeknit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will.
Film still from 35 shots of rum 35 rhums photograph. A film to savour 35 shots of rum t his outstanding new film from claire denis, the director of beau travail and vendredi soir, demonstrates her fluency. Sep 16, 2009 set among a small circle of friends and neighbors in a parisian suburb, 35 shots of rum is a warm, funny and enchanting film from the great french filmmaker claire denis. Claire denis sublime 35 shots of rum is the moving story of a father and daughter whose closeknit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor. Taking a page from yasujiro ozu, 35 shots of rum concerns the relationship between a middleaged widower and a lovely, devoted daughter whos starting to inch past the age where she can enjoy a. The mans former girlfriend also lives in their building and plays a role in their closelyknit lives. This outstanding new film from claire denis, the director of beau travail and vendredi. Perhaps denis most warmly human film to date centers on the touching bond between a widowed parisian train driver and his devoted daughter. A small, subtle film whose very simplicity makes it a winner, 35 shots of rum describes a father and daughters love for each other, as the time for the girl to leave the parental nest. From renowned director of high life, claire denis sublime 35 shots of rum is the moving story of a father and daughter whose closeknit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor. Comparison is made with beau travail and neenette and boni. Rent 35 shots of rum 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Synopsis widely hailed as one of the best films of 2009, the latest from the renowned director of beau travail, claire denis sublime 35 shots of rum is the moving story of a father and daughter whose closeknit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor. When a neighbor starts to show interest in his little gir.
Subtle and personal, 35 shots of rum is a film that tells of the inevitable changes to come and its effect on a family and the unexpected future they will have to accept. Lionel, a metro conductor, lives with his beautiful university student daughter josephine in a bustling apartment complex. French director claire denis is one of the most magical filmmakers in the world, a moody, intuitive artist whose best moviesbeau travail and. Set in a suburb of paris, 35 shots of rum follows single father lionel and his daughter josephine as they navigate their changing relationship with one another as well as their relationships with the other tenants in their apartment building. Father and daughter, lionel and josephine, begin to realise that their. Claire denis 35 shots of rum has been acquired for u. The quartet of principal characters, an extended family of panracial tenants in a suburban paris apartment building. A widowed conductor, looking forward to retirement, lives with his grown daughter in a paris suburb.
Set among a small circle of friends and neighbors in a parisian suburb, 35 shots of rum is a warm, funny, and enchanting film from the great french filmmaker claire denis. Ive seen films where superheroes shift alliances, and i only yawned. Here is a movie about four people who have known one another for a long time, and how their relationships shift in a way that was slow in the preparation. A woman comes to terms with loneliness in a world where inperson contact is a rarity. The audience were left with a question mark as to what the 35 shots of rum theory meant to the father early on in the movie, and when leaving the cinema were probably rewarded with a sonorous answer which neatly highlights and summarises the point of the movie. Parisian neighbors with unfinished emotional business. Rent 35 shots of rum 2008 starring alex descas and mati diop on dvd and bluray. Blue k, custodian of the cinemas rating of the film 35 shots of rum blue k, custodian of the cinema a poignant film about a beautiful sensitive black french family who loves their rice cooker.
Lionel, a driver on pariss rer suburban rail network, is a widower who lives for his only child and she, too, is devoted to him. A widowed metro conductor, approaching retirement, lives with his beautiful grown daughter the object of a neighbors romantic interest. A must, the motion of both films run parallel with the actors. Her perception and understanding seem to grow only richer over the years, and her newest film, 35 shots of rum, is surely one of her finest and thereby one of the best films of the year. Oct 30, 2009 every scene is an essential ingredient for a film interested in mood, feeling, need, nourishment, and proximity that last one being the most powerful ingredient of all. On monday, march 16, denver film will show 35 shots of rum by cinematographer agnes godard. With alex descas, mati diop, nicole dogue, gregoire colin.
Starring alex descas, mati diop, gregoire colin and nicole dogue. The film, about a father and daughter whose relationship is strained by. Its such a straightforward drama that, again, couldve just been a total slog, but denis fills so many seemingly. The film makes us care for them, and so our attention is held. Jul 11, 2009 film still from 35 shots of rum 35 rhums photograph. Pr c laire denis was raised in francophone africa and most of her films are set there or involve. Widely hailed as one of the best films of 2009, this masterwork comes from the renowned director of beau travail, trouble every day, chocolat, and nenette et boni. The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.
Dec 16, 2009 within this distinction may lie the difference between a standard hollywood film, and one with a european or art house sensibility. Pr c laire denis was raised in francophone africa and most of her films are set there or involve people from the former colonies living in. Apr 16, 2009 claire denis 35 shots of rum has been acquired for u. The latest film from claire denis, 35 shots of rum, trains its lens on the tenants of a french apartment building. The cinematography in this film remind me of another claire film i own, name beau travail if you havent seen it. Inspired by the women in front of and behind the camera currently on view at the museum, mca denver, in partnership with denver film, presents depth of field, a series celebrating female cinematographers. The warmth radiating from 35 shots of rum, smoother than the finest liquor, reminds viewers how rarely movies capture the easygoing love embodied in a functional family, with all its support. Gregoire colin and alex descas try to make sense of their. Having been inspired by yasujiro ozus late spring, the film follows a fatherdaughter relationship complicated by the arrival of an attractive young man. At the center of the interpersonal drama is the old subway engineer lionel alex descas, coffee and cigarettes, who lives alone with his daughter jo mati diop and who has an occasional affair with the upstairs neighbor, a taxi. Both films center on a bottledup male protagonist in a small community and chart the process of their volcanic emotions gradually bursting to the. Presented on a 35mm film print on loan from cinema guild.