Films to watch out for over the next 7 days - From a Laundry Room in Lausanne, to Environmental films, to a film set in Michigan
- Catherine
- Apr 18, 2013
- 3 min read
Still above from the film "Northern Light" set in remote Michigan in the U.S - photo courtesy Visions du Réel. The signs have been erected around the town for the upcoming Visions du Réel film festival and shops have decorated their windows in red as part of this year's "See the town in Red" festival slogan. This festival is one of the major documentary film events in Switzerland and attracts big audiences and film professionals from around the world.
and this year, as in previous years, Living in Nyon's writer's will being reviewing films on this site to help guide readers through the vast choice of films on offer. Look out for the handy programme which has been distributed across the town and can be picked up at the festival. See Visions du Réel for details of all films, maps of venues, ticket info etc
Still above from the film Northern Light - photo courtesy Visions du Réel Note:
Films vary in length from longer full length documentaries made by well known film makers, to first films made by young documentary film makers just out of film school. There are often discussions and debates held on site with the film maker after the screening of films, these can often be very interesting and just as interesting as the film itself! Living in Nyon spoke to Luciano Barisone, the festival director to find out about some of the films that are on the programme agenda this year. For those interested in environmental issues, the film "
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is a "must see" film. See explanation here - "A journey outside the comfort zone of the Western Civilization. A group of people heads for the rapidly melting ice massifs in North-East Greenland. Geologists, artists, sailors and scientists face the daily problems of an outstanding challenge. The film manages to capture the breathtaking beauty of the world while asking us what we are willing to do in order to save it".
Note: This film is a free screening and begins at 19:00 at the Théâtre de Marens. See map here. It will be followed by refreshments served offered by the town of Nyon. It is anticipated that there will be a big demand for this film so get there early to get a seat! There will be a second screening on Friday 19th at 14:00 at the Capitole 1 at the cinema in central Nyon.
Film - Northern Light - "In a remote corner of Michigan, in the north-eastern United States, work is hard to find. The men cling to their passion for racing snowmobiles or cars; the women are housewives, cheerleaders or… bodybuilders. Over the seasons, an intimate fresco of the American middle class emerges through an impressionist portrait of three families. A great fly-on-the-wall documentary with epic qualities". Screening on Sunday 21st April at 21:30 at the Salle Communale and on Monday 22nd at the Capitole 1 at 10:15. Link to purchasing tickets online here See trailer below
Film - The Laundry Room "A static journey of discovery into a rarely seen world inside Switzerland: the world of the socially excluded people. It is a rather black comedy set inside the laundry room of a Lausanne apartment block. The foundations of society itself are sketched out or perceived in this microcosm where dirty laundry is almost aired in public". Saturday 20th April at 14:00 at the Salle Communale
and Sunday at the Capitole 1 at 19:30
This film will be subtitled in English. Link to purchasing tickets here
Film - 10%
The film "10%" asks the question "What makes a hero? What type of individual maintains the integrity to fight for what is just under any circumstances? What compels someone to jump into a river, risking his own life to save a stranger? Why, during World War II, did some Germans put themselves at risk in order to save Jews? 10% attempts to penetrate and understand the very makeup of the human soul". Although this film tackles an important subject this we film maker Yoav Shamalso includes comedic touches to the film. This film will be show on
More information and link to purchasing tickets online here
See trailer below -
More suggestions for films coming up here soon.