All life and nothing but movie posters,high res movie posters image for life and nothing but. The film presents the topics of racial profiling, the 2016 election, and the challenges of being a single mother while working for minimum wage. In the french countryside during 1920, a major philippe noiret heads an operation set up to find and identify an estimated 350,000 soldiers reported missing in action. A family drama, captured like a documentary director antonio mendez esparza brings a static, theatrical approach to this story of a black single mother and the. Filmmaker esparza explores coming of age with no margin for. The film was named by variety as one of the 10 best films at the toronto film festival, and in. Set in a small, primarily africanamerican town in northern florida, the film follows the exploits of 17yearold andrew. Life and nothing but movie information cinema clock. It is considered the second film in kiarostamis koker trilogy.
For its dissection of an impoverished community and a troubled youth fighting to free himself from its constraints, antonio mendez esparzas life and nothing more makes a compelling companion piece to sollers point. This place happens to be near the location of where is the friends home. Life, and nothing more, more properly titled also as and life goes on. Oct 16, 2018 the consciously used lowercase letter h in the title emphasizes the lack of pretense in the region, and in the film. Join here this remarkably realistic narrative film, which won the independent spirit john cassavetes award, takes us into the daytoday lives of an african american family in florida as they cope with the reality of poverty and racism. His movie is a living testament to eberts belief that cinema, at its best, can serve as an empathygenerating machine. Major dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families descriptions. Life and nothing more trailer cfireleasing from california film institute on vimeo its a common predicament that esparza portrays with an intimate touch. Life and nothing but is a film directed by bertrand tavernier with philippe noiret, sabine azema, pascale vignal, maurice barrier, year. Cambridge study reveals how life could have started from nothing. The second round of europes collective suicide, of which only the deciding match has yet to be fought, has been over for two years now, france, with a.
It added much to my understanding of the film both from a personal and academic point. As for the films extras, esparza seemingly put his actors in the middle of some chaotic scene and starts rolling. For his second feature, spanishborn director esparza immersed himself. The earlier films retold the war years, whether in the trenches or the prisoner of war camps or the music halls. At the end of world war i, the aging major dellaplane philippe noiret has been given the soulnumbing job of matching 350,000 missing french soldiers with their families descriptions. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. Life and nothing but is a french film by director bertrand tavernier that is cinematically exquisite and philosophically engaging.
Oct 30, 2016 life tells the story of the sixmember crew of the international space station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history. The second film, the feature life and nothing more, opens in theaters. I highly advise cinephiles to be at the forefront of this movement by watching this movie through that lens. Life and nothing more 2017 directed by antonio mendez. Deemed a masterpiece by critic david thomson, life and nothing but is one of director bertrand taverniers most ambitious films.
Life and nothing but, bertrand tavernier 1989 october 8, 2010 joachim boaz 5 comments. Variety likely to draw comparisons with barry jenkinss moonlight. Life and nothing more collects astutely observed moments from one familys lives to offer a deeply relatable picture of life in. That said, this is a lost great of the war movie genre despite its setting completely in the postwar period. Copresented with the roxbury international film festival. Apr 26, 2014 cambridge study reveals how life could have started from nothing.
When young dockworker jude leaves liverpool to find his estranged father in america, he is swept up by the waves of change that are reshaping the nation. A griefstricken, misty attempt to illuminate unknown soldiers. Tmdb filmanic is using the movie database api tmdb for certain functions, but is in no way supported or certified by tmdb. Noiret and azema are superb in their roles and the director, bernard tavenier, has produced an outstanding, deeply moving and memorable film that brilliantly conveys the tragic loss of life in war but in the midst of this bleakness human feeling can still triumph, love can flourish and something good can come out of something so awful.
Like moonlight, from which its very different but with which it will invite inevitable comparison, life and nothing more is about lots of things about families, boyhood, the institutional. Oct 23, 2018 spanishborn filmmaker antonio mendez esparzas intimate, naturalistic and unvarnished drama life and nothing more, winner of 2018s independent spirit john cassavetes award. Ela bittencourt, hyperallergic if i try to imagine what a fiction film directed by the great documentarian frederick wiseman might look like, this lowbudget gem comes pretty close. Stressed by the mounting pressures of raising two children and fighting to get by on minimum wage, single mother regina regina williams longs for more to her life than constant work, while attempting to instill in 14yearold andrew andrew bleechington the values that she hopes will prevent him from winding up in prison like his father. Using nonprofessional actors, from whom he elicits stunningly naturalistic performances, his movie will inevitably be compared with moonlight. Race and representation in the film life and nothing more. Brusquely, delaplane offers her 50,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees.
Definitely check out this noiret and tavernier collaboration. As for the film s extras, esparza seemingly put his actors in the middle of some chaotic scene and starts rolling. A french army officer philipe noiret is left with the thankless. This article related to a french film of the 1980s is a stub. The grim postworld war i era in europe is grist for director bertrand taverniers mill in life and nothing but. Oct 24, 2018 the title of spanish writerdirector antonio mendez esparzas life and nothing more asserts to viewers that what they will witness over the next two hours wont be comprised of tidy contrivances. After earning film independents john cassavetes award during the spirit awards ceremony held this past march, life and nothing more is finally receiving a theatrical run in the u. Before the ordinance squad can be summoned, the dull thump of a lone explosion breaks the morning silence. Life and nothing more trailer film comment selects 2018. Life and nothing more doesnt take sides in this conflict, giving us sympathetic glimpses into both andrew and reginas lives, and withholding from passing any kind of moral judgment on roberts characterthough the conflict does lead to a dramatic and potentially tragic series of.
Life and nothing more for lovers of moonlight, antonio mendez esparzas outstanding neorealist drama makes a powerful next step, depicting an africanamerican. With this gorgeously photographed antiwar epic, tavernier examines the emotional hurdles that separate rich. Antonio mendez esparzas excellent sophomore effort life and nothing more offers a workingclass reality seldom seen at the movies, writes critic sean burns. Philippe noiret, sabine azema, pascale vignal, maurice barrier, francois perrot, jeanpol dubois, daniel russo, michel duchaussoy.
Members are allowed to bring one guest to each screening. Philipe noiret portrays a french major who is supervising the gruesome task of. Mothers, wives, sweethearts search for a sign in crowded country hospitals of life, of death, even a maimed torso, or shellshocked brain that. After the earthquake of guilan, the film director and his son, puya, travel to the devastated area to search for the actors of the movie the director made there a few years ago, where is my friends house. Life and nothing more is a fullbodied, raw look at family, race and the working class in america today. He encounters two women looking for their lost husbands.
Life and nothing more could very well be a gamechanger for the way that we watch films, paving the way for a much more freeflowing viewing experience. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing life and nothing but near you. Life and nothing but 1989 directed by bertrand tavernier. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. Life and nothing more is a perfect example of a minimalist film that makes every small decision a thoughtful one. Jude falls in love with lucy, a rich but sheltered american girl who joins the growing antiwar movement in new yorks greenwich. A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Life and nothing more collects astutely observed moments from one familys lives to offer a deeply relatable picture of life in modern america. Oct 21, 2018 life and nothing more doesnt take sides in this conflict, giving us sympathetic glimpses into both andrew and reginas lives, and withholding from passing any kind of moral judgment on roberts characterthough the conflict does lead to a dramatic and potentially tragic series of events for andrew. Mines and unexploded detritus litter the countryside, men are scattered in temporary. Life and nothing more buy a series pass to receive discounted admission to all four reel representation programs. Nearly every scene is covered in a single shot, godardesque jump cuts sometimes employed to speed things along, yet no take feels particularly long. With this gorgeously photographed antiwar epic, tavernier examines the emotional hurdles that separate rich from poor, men from women, history from truth and regret from hope. Life and nothing but is a rather slowmoving, but provocative romantic war drama about a world war i french officer who helps two women search for their loved one despite the devastation that surrounds them. Life and nothing but is a 1989 french film directed by bertrand tavernier.
Will smith, martin lawrence keep up their chemistry. The setting is in and around the fields of verdun, and the time is after the last battle of world war i has been fought. Film independent membership card and id are required for admittance. Life and nothing but martha hanna university of colorado, boulder. I was pleased that there was an interview with both philippe noiret and director bertrand travernier with the dvd. Nov 09, 2018 spanishborn filmmaker antonio mendez esparzas second feature, life and nothing more, is a sensitive portrait of an africanamerican working class family struggling on the margins of. Fort saganne 1984, let joy reign supreme 1975, alexandra 2007, a soldiers tale 1989, sword of honour 2001.
Life and nothing but 1989, directed by bertrand tavernier. Rather than the brash action of the typical war film, life and nothing but traffics in the unappealing grind of rebuilding in the aftermath of war. Noiret is obsessed with the notion that, by doing his job above and beyond the call of duty, he can somehow make up for the carnage. This movie earned two french academy awards in 1990, in the best actor noiret and the best music categories. Sep 08, 2017 like moonlight, from which its very different but with which it will invite inevitable comparison, life and nothing more is about lots of things about families, boyhood, the institutional. In his sophomore feature effort, the filmmaker used his script merely as a blueprint, enabling each scene to be formed organically in the. Directed by bertrand tavernier deemed a masterpiece by critic david thomson, life and nothing but is one of director bertrand taverniers let joy reign supreme, round midnight most ambitious films. While in the process of doing his duty, delaphane meets irene sabine azema, whose husband is believed to be among the dead. Antonins stories and life and nothing but fiction and.
Life and nothing but 1990 at the end of world war i, major delaplane philippe noiret has a grim assignment ahead of him he must count the corpses left on the battlefields and determine. Set in october 1920, it tells the story of major dellaplane, a man whose job is to find the identities of unknown dead soldiers after world war i. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. In 1920 in northern france, haute parisienne irene azema and local teacher alice vignal search, respectively, for the husband and fiance they have. Oct 24, 2018 life and nothing more trailer cfireleasing from california film institute on vimeo its a common predicament that esparza portrays with an intimate touch. The understated masterpieces of the italian neorealists are clearly an inspiration for spanish writerdirector antonio mendez esparza, whose life and nothing more dramatizes the lives of an africanamerican mother and her 14yearold son. Therefore, the director of this movie decides to travel to this area with the purpose of finding out the fate of the two key characters in the. Antonins stories and life and nothing but fiction and film for.
The film was of such excellent quality that i ordered a copy for myself and a copy to give as a gift. Life and nothing but 1989 at the end of world war i, major delaplane philippe noiret has a grim assignment ahead of him he must count the corpses left on the battlefields and determine their identities. Director bertrand tavernier dares to show the true futility of warfare and the hypocrisy behind every call to arms by revealing how the socalled great war like every other war before or since didnt end with an armistice, except of course for the dead. A moving study of race, class, and familial bonds in america.