The Monk (La Moine) first published by movieScope “Satan has only the power we give him.” So says ‘model of rectitude’ Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel) in the opening scene of Dominik (Harry He’s Here To Help; Lemming) Moll’s The Monk (La Moine), when faced by his polar opposite, a licentious Debauchee (Sergi López) who has just…
The World Is Yours (Le monde est à toi) first published by EyeforFilm If the title of this comedy crime caper from director/co-writer Romain Gavras (Our Day Will Come, 2010) is suggestive of grand ambitions (or of the videogame sequel to the 1983 film Scarface) , its portly protagonist Farès (Karim Leklou) has set his…
First published by Real Crime Magazine Ariel Kleiman’s feature debut Partisan begins with a woman and child passing a man on the side of the road. The man is Gregori (Vincent Cassel), out scavenging for wood, and in the next scene shown using the gathered lumber to fashion a table. Shouldering heavy beams and engaging…