Filmtips week 23
Kosmorama recommends quality films for this week.
You can catch these titles either on the big screen or on various streaming services.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Where: Trondheim Kino
This summer, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of breathtaking action and raw humor, but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are on the run.
Spillets Regler
Where: Cinemateket
At a French chateau, we meet a group of aristocrats gathered to hunt rabbits by day and engage in social activities by night. A love triangle unfolds, but envy also runs rampant among the servants, and both social classes lie with equal ease. The title of the film refers to the rules that governed life for both the upper and lower classes. Breaking these rules had social consequences for both classes.
The Rules of the Game is now considered one of the greatest films ever made, but when it was released in 1939, it was a financial disaster. Director Jean Renoir cut the film down from 113 minutes to 85 minutes, and the full version was not seen until its re-release at the Venice Film Festival in 1956. Film critics and filmmakers have since acclaimed the film, citing it as an inspiration for their work. Robert Altman was heavily inspired by the film when he made Gosford Park (2001) and remarked, “The Rules of the Game taught me the rules of the game.”
Rebel
Where: Streaming
Kamal, a young Moroccan in exile, drifts through a rather aimless existence. Over the years, there have been some clashes with the police, much to his mother's dismay and his younger brother Nassim's delight. When war breaks out in Syria, Kamal sees an opportunity to make amends for some of the trouble he has caused. He joins an aid organization to help people on the ground in the conflict zone. But as is often the case, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In Syria, Kamal is kidnapped by ISIS. Soon, he becomes an integral part of the organization, killing in their name.
