I've been able to preview three shows coming to the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, which opens a week from today. Here's what I thought of them: B+ Under African Skies You can find plenty of political music documentaries, but few that examine both sides of a difficult controversy. This doc, which examines the making … Continue reading Jewish Film Festival Preview
Day: July 11, 2012
Farewell, My Queen
B Historical drama Written by Benoît Jacquot & Gilles Taurand, from the novel by Chantal Thomas Directed by Benoît Jacquot What was it like in Versailles in the final days of the French monarchy? Was the court panicked? In denial? Did anyone realize that they would soon lose their heads? Benoît Jacquot creates…or imagines…an answer … Continue reading Farewell, My Queen
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