As it is, arthouse distributor interest should be amped up by the film’s blazing (if hardly momentary) topicality. All Good - a seemingly bland title that turns bitingly resonant in context - would inspire vigorous post-screening debate even if it weren’t arriving in the heat of the #MeToo movement. Trobisch’s narrative voice, however, is very much her own, with savage deadpan humor cutting into its head-on articulation of everyday human horrors. “Written as a graduation project at the London Film School and a worthy victor in Locarno’s first-feature competition, Trobisch’s finely poised film will likely prompt auspicious comparisons to the early work of Maren Ade as it burns through the festival circuit. A fascinating flip on themes contentiously raised in Paul Verhoeven’s Elle, underpinned by a breakout performance of raw candor by Aenne Schwarz, this is grown-up filmmaking of sharp, subtle daring. There’s undeniable power in that, but at what point does defiance twist into denial? This is the fine precipice on which German writer-director Eva Trobisch’s searing debut feature All Good balances its frayed-nerve drama - after a self-possessed young woman is raped by a man she hardly knows, and chooses to continue her life without acknowledging that fact.
Eva Trobisch) – Variety’s Locarno International Film Festival review by Guy Lodge: “When we speak of someone ‘refusing to be a victim,’ it’s usually in praise of their resolve and resilience: It’s a refusal that asserts an identity stronger than the worst adversity you’ve experienced. JUNE 6 (streaming on Netflix): Alles Ist Gut (aka All Good) (dir. Adams) – until he meets stunning hotel clerk Anemona (Holly Horne) while on vacation.” Cristina Jacob) – Netflix synopsis: “Awkward 16-year-old Andrei (Bogdan Iancu) is infatuated with his alluring but aloof schoolmate Ramona (Aggy K. JUNE 1 (streaming on Netflix): Oh, Ramona! (dir. These titles are sure to intrigue cinephiles and also provoke meaningful discussions on the film world, as well as the world in general. Here are twenty-two new movies due to be released in theaters or via other viewing platforms this June, all of which have been directed and/or photographed by women.
Screenwriter/producer/actress Mindy Kaling and director Nisha Ganatra on the set of Late Night, 2018.
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