Short Film Review: Picture Paris (2011, Dir. Brad Hall)

Picture Paris -- Won Cannes

While I was scrolling through the HBO GO app last night, I was suddenly reminded of the 2011 short film, Picture Paris. I had heard a little about it back while it was screening in TriBeCa, but aside from hearing that Julia-Louis Dreyfus was starring in a short about a restless mother’s dream trip to France I didn’t know much.  After all, all I could really think of involving JLD and French was Elaine’s father mumbling the Les Miserables song, Master of the House, from the The Jacket in the second season of Seinfeld

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Movie Review: Carré Blanc (2011, Dir. Jean-Baptiste Léonetti)

Carré Blanc, the feature film debut for director Jean-Baptiste Léonetti, was a refreshing glimpse into the sci-fi dystopian genre. Both hauntingly beautiful and masterfully directed, Carré Blanc is a stunning example of how, in an age of high tech blockbusters and special effects, a simple yet meticulously crafted sci fi narrative can be incredibly powerful and beautiful without a multi-million dollar budget.

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