My Top Film Festival movies for 2010 (in list order)
by DukeEman | created - 05 Nov 2017 | updated - 7 months ago | PublicThe best of Berlin, Cannes and Venice official competition film festivals in 2010...
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1. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 824,883 | Gross: $106.95M
2. Disturbing passion the Aronofsky way... (Venice)
2. Another Year (2010)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman
Votes: 30,880 | Gross: $3.21M
8. Leigh and cast perfectly capture real life in a year... (Cannes)
3. Biutiful (2010)
R | 148 min | Drama, Romance
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Votes: 94,620 | Gross: $5.10M
9. The ugliness of one's life with Bardem perfect as usual... (Cannes)
4. Howl (2010)
R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit
Votes: 13,407 | Gross: $0.62M
15. Ginsberg's poetry, and it's history, transcends to the screen perfectly thanks to the creative filmmakers... (Berlin)
5. Mammuth (2010)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A retiree battles to obtain his rightfully due pension.
Directors: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Adjani, Miss Ming
Votes: 3,824
22. He's such a loveable rogue... (Berlin)
6. Submarino (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Two brothers meet at their mother's funeral, each in his way on a path of self-destruction, both haunted by a tragedy in their youth.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Gustav Fischer Kjærulff, Sebastian Bull, Mads Broe Andersen, Jakob Cedergren
Votes: 11,590
25. Vinterberg gets into the dark souls of brotherly despair... (Berlin)
7. Potiche (2010)
R | 103 min | Comedy
A housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard
Votes: 11,363 | Gross: $1.62M
31. Ozon has fun with this... (Venice)
8. Of Gods and Men (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, History
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach
Votes: 16,099 | Gross: $3.95M
32. True religious men... (Cannes)
9. Na putu (2010)
100 min | Drama
From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amar finds a new job working with a community of Muslims. This affects his relationship with his girlfriend Luna as his beliefs begin to change.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Zrinka Cvitesic, Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
Votes: 2,077
36. Thought provoking, told well... (Berlin)
10. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,056 | Gross: $9.53M
39. Dirty politics which makes the blood boil... (Cannes)
11. Meek's Cutoff (2010)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Dano, Will Patton
Votes: 15,225 | Gross: $0.98M
45. Be patient and you shall be rewarded... (Venice)
12. 13 Assassins (2010)
R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 68,617 | Gross: $0.80M
47. Hang in there because you will be rewarded if you like your end war battles big and bloody... (Venice)
13. 3 (2010)
Unrated | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow, Angela Winkler
Votes: 5,391 | Gross: $0.06M
48. Tykwer explores the sexual side of life... (Venice)
14. Route Irish (2010)
109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop, Geoff Bell
Votes: 4,791
56. Loach gets a little angry and deservedly so... (Cannes)
15. Black Venus (2010)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, History
In the 19th century, a black woman from Africa is on display throughout Europe as an exotic curiosity.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn
Votes: 3,004
57. Very sad indeed, but needed to be told... (Venice)
16. Four Lovers (2010)
Unrated | 103 min | Romance
What are adult love affairs ? Two couples meet and fall in love, lose sight of each other in the confusion and end up pulling through.
Director: Antony Cordier | Stars: Marina Foïs, Élodie Bouchez, Roschdy Zem, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Votes: 2,020
61. Grown ups and their open games... (Venice)
17. Barney's Version (2010)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Jake Hoffman, Macha Grenon
Votes: 26,249 | Gross: $7.50M
62. Giamatti eats this role up nicely... (Venice)
18. The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,285 | Gross: $0.34M
63. Tavernier never disappoints... (Cannes)
19. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,118
65. Great way to get your head around the French occupation of Algeria and the ramifications of terrorism... (Cannes)
20. Post Mortem (II) (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell, Amparo Noguera
Votes: 2,639
67. Larraín's peculiar and creative look into his country's most ugliest period through the life of a hapless mortician's assistant... (Venice)
21. Somewhere (2010)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Erin Wasson
Votes: 46,699 | Gross: $1.77M
85. Always giving us something different... (Venice)
22. The Ghost Writer (2010)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal
Votes: 170,827 | Gross: $15.54M
92. Polanski manages to pull it off with the help of a fine cast... (Berlin)
23. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy
Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk
Votes: 17,394 | Gross: $0.18M
99. A monks fable of the many lives of one, and the strange occurrences during it, all in a very artful way... (Cannes)
24. La nostra vita (2010)
98 min | Drama
Claudio works in the suburbs of Rome. He is in love with his wife who is pregnant with their third child. A dramatic event upsets his life. Claudio fights against an injustice. Love and support from his friends will help him to get by.
Director: Daniele Luchetti | Stars: Elio Germano, Raoul Bova, Isabella Ragonese, Luca Zingaretti
Votes: 2,383
101. A modern Italian neo-realism that is a fine drama... (Cannes)
25. A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The owner of a Chinese noodle shop's scheme to murder his adulterous wife and her lover goes awry.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Dahong Ni, Ni Yan, Shenyang Xiao, Honglei Sun
Votes: 3,471 | Gross: $0.19M
105. Zhang seems a little lost... (Berlin)
26. On Tour (2010)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
With a group of American strip-tease performers, the veteran impresario Joachim attempts to make his comeback touring a Burlesque show around France. But once on tour, Joachim has to keep his wits if he wants to be paid.
Director: Mathieu Amalric | Stars: Miranda Colclasure, Suzanne Ramsey, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz
Votes: 2,676
On the road to Paris chasing a dream and finding a nightmare... (Cannes)
27. Certified Copy (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson
Votes: 26,900 | Gross: $1.34M
Even with the help of Binoche this is the lesser of Abbas... (Cannes)
28. The Housemaid (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads to dark consequences.
Director: Im Sang-soo | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Youn Yuh-jung, Woo Seo
Votes: 12,491 | Gross: $0.15M
Bizarre sensual appetite of the sexual kind... (Cannes)
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