Empire Australasia - May 2018

SFF.ORG.AU

Sebastián Lelio’s Oscar-winnerA Fantastic Woman
(SFF2017)showedthathe’saperceptivechronicler
ofdesireandsexuality.Hisnewfilmisaboutthelove
affair between two women (Rachel Weisz and Rachel
McAdams)inanOrthodoxJewishcommunity.

Three terrifying tales unfold in this anthology by Jeremy

Dyson (TheLeagueofGentlemen) and Andy Nyman

(Dead Set).MartinFreemanfeaturesinthiswickedly

cleverfrightfestthat’llsetyourskincrawling.

Ziad Doueiri’s (The Attack, SFF 2013) thrilling, Oscar-

nominated legal drama explores festering historical,

political and religious divisions in his native Lebanon.

Whatbeginswithapettyargumentleadstoahighly

publicised trial that captivates a nation.

DISOBEDIENCE GHOST STORIES THE INSULT

THE MISEDUCATION
OF CAMERON POST PIERCING AMERICAN ANIMALS

Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior,SFF2014)won
theSundanceGrandJuryPrizeforherlatestfilm,a
movingcomedy-dramasetina“gayconversion”camp.
Starring Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass), Sasha Lane
(AmericanHoney)andForrestGoodluck(The Revenant).

The tables get turned in an attempted murder. Nicolas

Pesce follows his monochrome nightmareThe Eyes

of My Mother(SFF2016)withacolour-saturatedtale

of deviant desire and unspeakable urges starring Mia

Wasikowska.

Bart Layton’s (The Imposter,SFF2012)firstfeatureis a

wildly entertaining docu-fiction hybrid about four young

men who attempt one of the most audacious art-heists

in history. An energetic, boundary-pushing thriller based

on real events.

A detailed reconstruction of the Clutter family murders,
which inspired Truman Capote’s bestseller In Cold
Blood, considered the fi rst book in the true crime genre.
A fascinating recreation of the case, directed by Oscar
nominee Joe Berlinger.

David Stratton presents a retrospective program of 10

classics by the great Finnish fi lmmaker Aki Kaurismäki,

showcasing key work by one of the most distinctive and

off-beat directors in cinema. Crucial viewing for fi lm

fans, featuring nine specially imported 35mm prints.

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COLD BLOODED:
THE CLUTTER FAMILY MURDERS

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