THERE are three acclaimed films on offer from some of the south-west’s film societies this week.
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X+Y (rated M)
Screening at Hamilton Cinema on Thursday at 7.30pm & Friday at 2pm by Hamilton Film Group.
Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) stars as Nathan, a teenage mathematics prodigy who also has autism.
Based on the doco Beautiful Young Minds, X+Y shows Nathan’s journey to represent Great Britain at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
The comedy-drama is directed by Morgan Matthews (who also directed Beautiful Young Minds) and was critically acclaimed, particularly for Butterfield’s performance.
X+Y holds a 100 per cent fresh rating on critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
BIG EYES (rated M)
Screening at Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, on Friday at 1.30pm & 7.30pm by Port Fairy Film Society.
For many decades, Walter Keane claimed to be responsible for the popular large-eyed children’s portraits that were making him a millionaire.
The truth was that his wife Margaret was the real artist, but getting that truth out there was an uphill battle.
Director Tim Burton (Alice In Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands) tells this amazing true story, with Amy Adams winning a Golden Globe for her performance as Margaret and Christoph Waltz nominated for his turn as her manipulative husband.
While the film was one of the Burton’s lowest grossing in his career, it attracted generally positive reviews. Many critics called it a refreshing change of pace for the distinctive director.
THE PAST (rated M)
Screening at Mozart Hall, Warrnambool, on Wednesday at 7.30pm by F Project Cinema.
This intriguing French/Italian/Iranian co-production details a man’s attempt to finalise his divorce with his estranged soon-to-be-ex-wife, only to become entangled in her present relationship and the secrets in her past.
The film stars Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), who won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance.
The Past is rated at 93 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is described as “beautifully written, sensitively directed, and powerfully acted”.
It is directed by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won the Academy Award for best foreign film in 2011 for his previous movie A Separation.
