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1. The Big Fellas
One of the big films I can heartily recommend is Steven Soderbergh’s return to form, THE INFORMANT! (right) with Matt Damon outstanding in the title role, complete with unflattering hairstyle, clothes and ‘tache. Is this Damon’s best-ever comic performance? Probably. It’s hard to see anyone bettering his fantasist, who has read too many Michael Crichton and John Grisham thrillers, and absorbed far too much trivia, for his own good. And it’s all based on the true story of the biggest corporate whistleblower in US history. Honourable mention goes to the rest of the cast, with Melanie Lynskey perfect as the naïve, loyal wife.
2. Clooney Tunes
3. Going for Gold
If you want something epic and genuinely shocking, then Lu Chuan’s CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH (right) stands head and shoulders above any western rivals. Shot entirely in beautiful black and white, often using handheld cameras in the midst of the action, this is the story of the siege and massacre of Nanjing in 1937, and features gripping performances from Liu Ye and Hideo Nakaizumi. At the other end of the scale is the intimate ALEXANDER THE LAST, from mumblecore darling Joe Swanberg, which is a simple tale with semi-improvised performances by a tiny cast.
Now there’s a whopping eight films from Italy in the festival, including crime thriller THE DOUBLE HOUR, AS GOD COMMANDS, and VINCERE – about Mussolini’s mistress – it seems almost time for the French Revolutions strand to step aside – or simply merge with its neighbours in some European union.
So what about the rest of Europe? Try ANDER, WOMAN WITHOUT PIANO, or LITTLE INDI from Spain; Czech and Slovak films PROTEKTOR and OSADNE; Denmark’s HEADHUNTER; Ireland’s HIS AND HERS; Sweden’s BURROWING. And the Brits? MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN looks unmissable.
And the crackers from the rest of the world? COLD SOULS from the US (starring Paul Giamatti), BALIBO from Australia, South Africa’s SHIRLEY ADAMS, Japan’s KAMUI, and GIGANTE and ADRIFT from South America show that every corner of the globe can make films that are both thought-provoking and gripping.