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Staying at home during the pandemic is the best time to watch movies, especially in November, when movies are constantly on the table. Disney's 60th animated feature film, Full House, Lady Gaga's "Gucci Family, based on a true murder case," Belfast, which is expected to hit the Oscars, "Driving My Car," a high-profile film based on Haruki Murakami's novel, and the latest Princess Diana biographical film, Spencer. Every one is not to be missed.
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Encanto "Full House of Magic"
Encanto, the 60th feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is the colourful tale of a Colombian family in which everyone has superhuman powers – everyone, that is, except for one teenager, Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush (Zootopia, renamed Zootropolis in some countries), along with Charise Castro Smith, the film is a celebration of Colombian culture, a tribute to the literary tradition of magical realism, and a musical with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. But at its heart, Encanto is one girl's coming-of-age story. 'I was so excited about creating this character who is flawed, awkward, and feels like a real 14-year-old struggling to figure out their identity and their self-worth,” Smith told IndieWire’s Bill Desowitz. “And it really resonated with me, having been an awkward 14-year-old with glasses and curly hair at one point in my life.'
Walt Disney Animation Studios' 60th animated feature film, Full House of Magic, tells the colorful story of a Colombian family. In this family, everyone has superpowers, except for the teenage Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatrice). Co-directed by Byron Howard and Gerald Bush (who directed Zootopia) and Charis Castro Smith, the film is a tribute to Colombian culture, a tribute to the literary tradition of magic realism, and a musical film with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. But at the heart of the film is the coming-of-age story of a girl. Smith told Bill DeSowitz of IndieWire: "I was excited to create this flawed clumsy girl and felt like a 14-year-old trying to find his identity and worth. The role resonated with me a lot, as I was once a 14-year-old with glasses and curly hair and awkward awkwardness. ”
Released internationally on 24 November
The film will be released worldwide on November 24.
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House of Gucci
Ridley Scott's true-crime drama is adapted from a book by Sara Gay Forden. 'I think this was a story where life is stranger than fiction,' Forden told Rachel Tashjian in GQ. She’s not wrong. The story begins with Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) trying to wrestle control of the family business from his uncle Aldo (Al Pacino), with the help of his ambitious wife, Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). But a jet-setting saga of luxury fashion and dynastic feuding ends up with one Gucci hiring a hitman to murder another. Scott's previous two films, All The Money In The World and The Last Duel, have been concerned with the dark corrosive power of extreme wealth, and this one, co-starring Jeremy Irons and Jared Leto, promises to be just as pointed.
Ridley Scott is based on a book by Sarah Guy Foden. Foden told GQ magazine's Rachel Tashjian: "I think in this story, the real plot is more bizarre than the fictional plot. She was right. At the beginning of the story, Maurizio Gucci (Adam Dreifer) attempts to snatch control of the family business from his uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) with the help of his ambitious wife Patricia Regani (Miss Gaga). But this extravagant saga of high-end fashion and the power struggle within the family ended with one gucci (Patricia) hiring someone to kill another gucci (Moriggio). Scott's two previous films, World of Money and The Final Duel, have both been associated with the dark corrosive power of great wealth, and the film in which Jeremy Irons and Jared Leto starred will portray this theme equally.
Released on 24 November in the US, Canada and France and on 26 November in the UK and Ireland
The film will be released in the United States, Canada and France on November 24, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 26.
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Belfast
Having launched his directorial career with a run of Shakespeare adaptations, Kenneth Branagh has devoted the past decade to such splashy, big-budget studio fare as Thor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Cinderella, and Artemis Fowl. Now, though, he has made his most personal film, a small-scale black-and-white drama which sees the Northern Irish capital through the eyes of a working-class boy (Jude Hill) in the late-1960s: Branagh himself was born in the city and lived there until he moved to England at the age of nine. 'The result is engaging, tender film-making which tugs at the heart-strings, spurred by a sympathetic cast,' writes Fionnuala Halligan at Screen Daily. That cast features Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe as the boy's parents, and Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds as his grandparents. Winner of the People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Belfast is already being tipped as a best picture contender at the Oscars.
Kenneth Branagh began his career as a director with a series of shakespearean film adaptations, and over the past decade he has invested heavily in blockbusters such as Thor, Hair On Fire, Cinderella and The Fantastic Adventures of Artemis. But now Belfast is his most personal work. This small-budget black-and-white film looks at the capital of Northern Ireland in the late 1960s through the lens of a working-class boy (played by Jude Hill). Branagh himself was born in Belfast and lived there until he moved to England at the age of 9. Fionora Harrigan commented in the Silver Screen Daily: "As a result, he made a very attractive and moving film. The cast is also very contagious. Jamie Donan and Caterina Balf play the boy's parents, and Judy Dench and Seren Side play the boy's grandparents. The film won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is considered a strong contender for best picture at the next Academy Awards.
Released on 11 November in Italy, 12 November in the US and Canada and 25 November in Portugal
The film will be released in Italy on November 11, in the United States and Canada on November 12, and in Portugal on November 25.
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Drive My Car
With a three-hour running time, Drive My Car may be one of the year's longest films, but it's also one of the most acclaimed: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's meditative drama has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it won the best screenplay award when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Adapted from a 40-page Haruki Murakami short story, Drive My Car revolves around an actor-turned director, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), who is happily married to a screenwriter, despite her numerous infidelities. Two years after his wife's sudden death, Yusuke accepts a job at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. As he is chauffeured to and from his rented house by a quiet young woman (Toko Miura), he slowly comes to terms with betrayal and bereavement.
The three-hour drive in my car is probably one of the longest films of the year, but it's also one of the most admired. The film, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, contains a largely brooding plot, rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and won a best screenplay award when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. "Driving My Car" is based on Haruki Murakami's 40-page short story about Yusuke Kafuku (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima), an actor who has changed to directing, and his wife who have a happy marriage. His wife is a screenwriter who has cheated on him several times. Two years after the sudden death of his wife, Kafu accepted a job at the Hiroshima Theatre Festival. He hires a quiet young woman (Toruko Miura) to drive him between his place of work and his rented apartment. It was in the back seat of the car that he gradually reconciled with his wife's betrayal and the loss of his lover.
Released on 18 November in Russia, 19 November in the UK, and 24 November in the US
The film will be released in Russia on November 18, in the United Kingdom on November 19, and in the United States on November 24.
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Spencer Spencer
There's a whole cottage industry – or maybe palace industry – dedicated to putting Princess Diana's tragic life-story on screen, with notable products including The Crown television series, a biopic starring Naomi Watts, and the already notorious Diana: The Musical. But Spencer is still unique. Directed by the Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín, and written by Steven Knight, this hallucinatory drama imagines a long weekend in Sandringham over Christmas 1991, as Diana (Kristen Stewart) realises that she can't remain a part of the Royal Family. 'A female-centric study of power and corruption,' said Charlotte O'Sullivan in The Evening Standard, 'Spencer proves every bit as rousing, and wrenching, as Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite... I sobbed the whole way home.'
Various workshops, or court workshops, are dedicated to bringing Princess Diana's tragic life to the screen, including the TV series The Crown, a biopic starring Naomi Watts, and the already infamous musical Princess Diana. But Spencer is still unique. Directed by Chilean director Pablo Larrion and written by Steven Knight, the hallucinatory film follows a long weekend spent by Princess Diana at Sandringham House during Christmas 1991, when Diana (Kristen Stewart) realized she could no longer be part of the royal family. Charlotte O'Sullivan commented in the London Evening Standard: "This is through a female-centric, examination of power and corruption. Spencer is as exciting and heartbreaking as The Darling by Augs Lansmoos... I cried all the way home after watching the movie. ”
Released on 5 November in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US
The film will be released in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States on November 5.
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