Quote from: ebicon on May 20, 2025, 10:01:43 PMThis thread is a time capsule. You guys talking about the dvd when blu-rays weren't even invented and I'm here with the movie on 4K Dolby Vision paused to check info on this "camera bump."

You guys still alive? I feel like I'm from the future 😭

QuoteThe film follows sisters Nora and Agnes, who reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Trier wrote the film with his longtime writing partner Eskil Vogt. Starring are Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning. Neon has already picked the film up for U.S. distribution. Mubi has taken all rights in the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India. mk2 Films is on international sales.

Trier's last film, The Worst Person In The World, debuted at Cannes in 2023. Reinsve starred and won the festival's Best Actress award. The Worst Person In The World went on to nab two Oscar noms, including Best Screenplay for Trier and Vogt.

QuoteAlpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm

QuoteFour years after Julia Ducournau won the Palme d'Or with her jaw-dropping body horror car sex drama "Titane," the filmmaker is back on the Cannes Croisette with her "Alpha."

Ducournau's third feature which, like "Titane," will be distributed by Neon, centers on a titular teen whose life is upended after a mysterious decision. The film's official logline reads: "Alpha (Mélissa Boros) is a troubled 13 year old who lives with her single mom (Golshifteh Farahani). Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm." Tahar Rahim, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield, and Louai El Amrousy star.

"Alpha" is premiering in competition at Cannes, with Ducournau being one of seven female directors with new films in the main competition. Kelly Reichardt will also launch "The Mastermind," while Mascha Schilinski has "Sound of Falling," Lynne Ramsay has "Die My Love," along with Hafsia Herzi's "La Petite Dernière," Chie Hayakawa's "Renoir," and Carla Simón's "Romeria."