Retro Holmes, lobsters and the riddle of Leprens at the British Film Festival. Not everyone gets to hire

MOSCOW. The festival "New British Cinema" has opened. Sensational films, latest news, educational program

Against the backdrop of frost in the relations between the two countries and the desire to reprogram citizens for an uncontested love of the achievements of Russian culture, the British film festival is very positive news. The poster contains the freshest and most “delicious”, including feature films and documentaries.

One of the elephants on which the current festival program is based is a film about the 93-year-old Holmes, who dreams of completing a long-standing investigation. To this end, he takes a risky trip to Hiroshima scorched by a nuclear fire. The magnificent game of Ian McKellen allows you to easily abstract from other incarnations of the image of Holmes.

The absurd “Lobster” by Yorgos Lantimos, who defeated Cannes 2009 with his “Fang”, is an ironic anti-utopia about a totalitarian society that rejects loners and turns them into animals for lack of a partner. Forced mating saves society from the stratum of those who do not strive to be like everyone else, and therefore pose a potential threat. The forest, into which loners flee from repression, forbids them to love. You can only turn out a similar dilemma in your favor by trying to be honest with yourself.

Unconditional attention deserves the documentary story of the true pioneer in the world of cinema, Louis Leprens, whose name is not known to all synephiles. It was he, and not the Lumiere brothers, who made the first films in history, invented and widely used the technology of “photoceramics”. Extensive plans to promote various projects were not destined to come true. Boarding the train from Bourges to Dijon, he did not arrive at his destination. The mysterious disappearance of Leprens is not disclosed so far. “The First Film” is a successful debut as a director David Wilkinson, who has an acting and production career behind him, the creation of Guerilla Films, which supports the creative efforts of young British people.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru