LA GUERRE EST DECLAREE (DECLARATION OF WAR) |
In French with English subtitles. AWARDS - Best Actor, Jérémie Elkaïm, Best Actress Valérie Donzelli & Grand Prix Asturias, Gijón International Film Festival 2011 REVIEWS Declaration of War" has it all: comedy, romance, fantasy, musical interludes and a child with a brain tumor. Wait - what? Kyle Smith - New York Post True to its title, "Declaration of War" is a visceral, forthright visit to the front lines of battle, where superhuman courage is called for as life-or-death skirmishes turn into a long slog of survival. Ann Hornaday - Washington Post The subject matter is as serious as can be, yet the style is vibrant, energetic and engaging -- often tense, but without a trace of woe-is-me. Colin Covert - Minneapolis Star Tribune Sick children and their struggling parents rarely make for a lively film. But "Declaration of War" does just that in an unusual French mashup of stylized techniques and stinging blows of emotion. Amy Biancolli - San Francisco Chronicle An unexpectedly upbeat autobiographical drama made with French New Wave pizzazz about a young boy with brain cancer and the parents who pull together to fight for him. Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly |
This exuberant, heartbreaking yet cheerful film follows a young hip Parisian couple as they fight for the life of their seriously ill son. Drawing on the real life story of director/star Donzelli and co-star/co-writer Elkaïm, the film will bring tears to your eyes while dazzling you with its inventiveness and contagious vitality. Saturday, June 23 - 6:20pm |
