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FESTIVAL 2007 |
FILM:
BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL LOOKING FOR CHEYENNE[Valérie Minetto, France, 2005]Tuesday 13 March, 8.30PM CINE LUMIERE. 17 Queensbury Place, SW7
TO BOOK TICKETS CALL 020 7073 1350 £7/£5 concessions
Science teacher Sonia tries to look towards the future but can't forget her tempestuous relationship with ex-girlfriend Cheyenne. After a series of failed liaisons, she sets out to find her and ask if they can give it one more try. Her search leads her to a remote country landscape, where Cheyenne has been living the life of a recluse. Both women must re-assess certain beliefs and pre-conceptions if they are to finally put the past behind them. ‘ suspenseful, funny, touching, sexy and painlessly pertinent.' - Variety
Read what BEV gal Helen Davies thinks of this film: From the same sphere of such films as Amelie and Look at Me, comes Oublier Cheyenne, an example of everything that is great about contemporary French filmmaking.
Both stylish and whimsical without straying into sentimentality, it tackles the complexities of human relationships with honesty and poignancy. However, Oublier Cheyenne is also a film with a message – a significant political undertone is evident throughout. Minetto and screenwriter Cécile Vargaftig consider the grave impact of France 's economical situation on the country's youth whilst concurrently telling the story of two women who simply can't live without each other. Yet however bleak the outlook, this is very much a hopeful piece. Like its central characters, this film is not afraid to stand up and be counted, and because of this, it leaves you with the feeling that love will withstand the tests that life subjects it to.
Oublier Cheyenne is many things: it's attractively shot, it's well scripted and well acted, it's a film with something to say, but above all this, it is a beautiful and touching love story.
Valérie Minetto is a graduate of the School of Decorative Arts in Nice and the prestigious Parisian film school La Femis. She has directed two documentaries on young Russian contemporary dancers, Beautiful Gesture in Moscow (1997) and Moscow Between Sky and Ground (2003) and the fictional short Teenagers (2002). Looking for Cheyenne is her first feature film.
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