Proxima (film)
Proxima is a 2019 French drama film, directed by Alice Winocour.[3]
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Directed by | Alice Winocour |
Produced by | Isabelle Madelaine Émilie Tisné |
Written by | Alice Winocour Jean-Stéphane Bron |
Starring | Eva Green Matt Dillon Lars Eidinger Sandra Hüller |
Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Cinematography | Georges Lechaptois |
Edited by | Julien Lacheray |
Production company | Dharamsala Darius Films Pathé Films Pandora Film Produktion |
Distributed by | Pathé[1] |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French English Russian German |
Box office | $733,914[2] |
The films stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance her work as an astronaut preparing for a year-long stint on the International Space Station with her family life as mother to an eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant). It also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella's father; Matt Dillon as Mike, her colleague, who is dismissive of her abilities as an astronaut; and Sandra Hüller as Wendy, a psychologist helping to guide Sarah and Stella through the complexities of the situation.[4]
The film was shot in various real training facilities of the European Space Agency.[3]
Cast
- Eva Green as Sarah
- Zélie Boulant-Lemesle as Stella
- Matt Dillon as Mike
- Lars Eidinger as Thomas
- Sandra Hüller as Wendy
- Aleksey Fateev as Anton
Release
Proxima premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival[5] and received an honorable mention from the jury.[6] It was shortlisted to be the French submission for the 2020 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[7]
Critical response
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes calculated an approval rating of 80%, and an average rating of 7.01/10 from 54 reviews, with the critical consensus stating: "Proxima sometimes struggles to communicate its themes, but worthy intentions and a powerful central performance from Eva Green more than compensate."[8] Metacritic rated it 79 out of 100, based on 9 critics, citing "generally favorable reviews".[9]
References
- "Proxima". Pathé Films. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Proxima". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Jordan Mintzer, "'Proxima': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 6, 2019.
- Jared Mobarak, "Proxima: 2019 TIFF Review". The Film Stage, September 7, 2019.
- "TIFF 2019: Platform lineup includes films by Julie Delpy, Sarah Gavron". Now, August 7, 2019.
- "The film Martin Eden wins TIFF’s Platform Prize". Toronto Star, September 13, 2019.
- Goodfellow, Melanie (September 17, 2019). "'Les Miserables', 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire', 'Proxima' on French Oscar submission shortlist". Screen International. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- "Proxima (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Proxima Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 11, 2020.