Catherine deneuve, rod paradot, benoit maginel, sara forestier, diane rouxel. Cannes opens with emmanuelle bercots standing tall. Reviewed in the united states on february 23, 2015. As french language films about efforts to rehabilitate violent yet hunky blonde juvenile delinquents go, emmanuelle bercots muddled standing tall is at least less irritating and fetishistic than.
May, 2015 cannes opens with emmanuelle bercots standing tall. The film received eight nominations at the 41st cesar awards and won two, best supporting actor for benoit magimel and most promising actor for rod paradot. The appalachian trail conservancy is proud to present the next entry in the myatstory short film series. It can be said to be loosely based on the reallife story of sheriff buford pusser and utilized many elements from his life. Standing tall, the french movie with catherine deneuve. A number of aspects were changed, including the main characters name. Malony is a shit, and while there are temporary glimpses of an individual that is trying to be welladjusted, we rarely get the sense that he will succeed. The first film directed by a woman to open the cannes film festival and the first frenchlanguage. The french drama standing tall has a strong story at its core and a great, nonpretentious, message to boot even if it can feel like a hallmark movie of the week feel and the performances by catherine deneuve and rod paradot are both excellent. May, 2015 standing tall by emmanuelle bercot has premiered in the festivals coveted opening slot.
Standing tall also lays out its agenda through predictable situations and dialogue its in the few scenes when bercot strays away from her overtly traditional aesthetics that the film communicates something genuine about malony, something that doesnt denounce the lack of synchrony between the misery depicted on screen and the privilege of the ones architecting the filmic image. It stars french icon catherine deneuve, who plays the role of a judge overseeing the case of a troubled teenager. Good intentions take director emmanuelle bercots french drama about atrisk youth, standing tall, only so far. As frenchlanguage films about efforts to rehabilitate violent yet hunky blonde juvenile delinquents go, emmanuelle bercots muddled standing tall is at least less irritating and fetishistic than. Ironically, given the title, which literally means head held high, malony played by rod paraudot, keeps his head. Sep 14, 2016 standing tall features a dtsmaster audio 5. Malony, the 15yearold french truant and car thief at the center of standing tall, is surly, volatile and generally impossible. Walking tall is a 2004 american action film directed by kevin bray. Even though it didnt perform well at the box office, he can stand tall in the knowledge that he made one of the greatest science fiction films of our generation. Emmanuelle bercots film, with rod paradot as a violent boy, and catherine deneuve as a magistrate, examines frances approach to juvenile.
May 15, 2015 good intentions take director emmanuelle bercots french drama about atrisk youth, standing tall, only so far. Abandoned by his mother at the age of 6, malony is constantly in and. Standing tall, a film about a juvenile delinquent costarring catherine deneuve, screened wednesday ahead of its evening premiere as the festival got. This is decidedly in the mode of generic american drama about troubled youth, but standing tall doesnt succumb to the same simple moralizing that one would expect it to here. Standing tall stands tall for french social workers.
Cannes film festival opens with standing tall the new. There were so many french films that the committee wanted to choose. Let me know if this is going to be out on dvd and ill try and be the first. First seen at roughly age 6, malony ferrandot enzo trouillet sits warily in the office of a magistrate, judge blaque catherine deneuve, as his extremely young mother sara forestier abdicates. I saw this on regular television years ago and been waiting for it to come out on dvd. The vincent lindon vehicle, the measure of a man, took a harsh look at. Womensenews this weeks standout feature is standing tall, a compelling drama about a french judge catherine deneuve who fights against all odds to save a neglected, terribly troubled and pronetoviolence young boy rod paradot from institutionalization.
Florence, a childrens magistrate nearing retirement, and yann, a caseworker and himself the survivor of a very difficult childhood. Standing tall shows the misery and pain of youngsters in rebellion against the. Standing tall presents a complex situation, but it does so without complexity. Bercot played down the significance of this milestone. Irrespective of itself, standing tall is a pretty important movie. May, 2015 standing tall, a film about a juvenile delinquent costarring catherine deneuve, screened wednesday ahead of its evening premiere as the festival got underway beneath sunny french riviera skies. Malony is a shit, and while there are temporary glimpses of an individual that. Abandoned by his mother sara forestier at the age of 6, malony rod paradot is constantly in and. Cannes film festival opens with socially minded french. Just as america is experiencing its racial moment with films like selma, france is having a social moment at a time of high unemployment and eu tensions. As far as listening experiences go, standing tall is pretty standard dialogue locked to the center channel, music and sound effects tossed to the left and right, and minimal surround usage. The original title of standing tall, an inside look at frances enlightened treatment of disadvantaged atrisk youths, directed and cowritten by.
An adoptive family grows around this young delinquent. Apr 14, 2016 standing tall presents a complex situation, but it does so without complexity. Standing tall stands tall for french social workers, falls. With standing tall, cannes festival opts for lowglam. I know a lot of people are upset, but you did the right thing, so stand tall. One is left with the impression that the sincerity of the endeavor has outpaced its. Tall hd videos stunning tall babes, sexy tall goddesses. His pothead mother sara forestier cant handle him, and a. Standing tall 2016 tvpg 49m international movies from asia, africa and latin america, five women share extraordinary stories of strength and determination in the face of violence and inequality. Standing tall a troubled teen finds himself shuffled around the french system as selfless social workers attempt to help him find his path in life. Popular tall videos stunning tall babes, sexy tall goddesses in action related. While it doesnt exactly elevate the usually routine trappings of stories featuring delinquent teens struggling to find their way in the world, the french drama standing tall which premiered at cannes in 2015 makes up for its use of cliches by way of strong direction, well honed performances, and a.
It was selected to open the 2015 cannes film festival. Standing tall, starring catherine deneuve the gate. With standing tall, cannes festival opts for lowglam kickoff. Frail, blond with light eyes, he skips school to steal cars and doesnt fit the cliched immigrant profile. Abandoned by his mother sara forestier at the age of 6, malony rod paradot is constantly in and out of juvenile court. Standing tall region non usa region english subtitled french. Its rare for moviegoers to see public institutions depicted in a heroic light, which makes standing tall something of an unfashionable eyeopener. Standing tall, which is not in the official competition, is only the second film directed by a woman to open cannes, after a man in love, by the french director diane kurys, in 1987. This film chronicles the battle to save belview mountain, part of the iconic landscape of the roan highlands in north carolina. Apr 01, 2016 standing tall portrays the french system as much more tolerant, humane and costly than its american counterpart. Yet the movie is luminous enough to shed a ray of hope for malory. Abandoned by his mother at the age of 6, malony is constantly in and out of juvenile court. The figure quoted in the film is 800 euros a day for malonys rehabilitation.
Standing tall, a boys encounter with the law the new. No, its not that youre indifferent to the plight of a boy who was abandoned at age 6 by his mother and. Standing tall was shot in dunkirk in northern france, known for its gloomy overcast skies. Fox, the film is about a cowboy seeking revenge against a ranch owner for publicly whipping him years earlier and for breaking up his relationship with the ranch owners daughter. Apr 01, 2016 its rare for moviegoers to see public institutions depicted in a heroic light, which makes standing tall something of an unfashionable eyeopener. Standing tall, a french drama about the dogged efforts made by social services to salvage the life of a juvenile delinquent, opens with a scene thats meant to put us squarely on the kids side. It is the first femaledirected movie to do so in almost 30 years. Set in montana in the year 1934, a halfbreed rancher and his wife are harassed by a ruthless land robber, who forces them to stand tall and defend their land, life and dignity. Standing tall emmanuelle bercots sympathetic drama follows a young man who encounters a variety of wellmeaning allies, including a judge played by catherine deneuve. A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent malony from himself and his violent ways.
Cannes film festival opens with socially minded french drama. Standing tall portrays the french system as much more tolerant, humane and costly than its american counterpart. Standing tall, the french movie with catherine deneuve lostinsf. Tall man riding is a 1955 american western film directed by lesley selander and starring randolph scott, dorothy malone, and peggie castle. Phrase with special meaning functioning as verbfor example, put their heads together, come to an end. Summer french film series standing tall living bangor. With catherine deneuve, rod paradot, benoit magimel, sara forestier.
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