June on MUBI UK sees the streaming debuts of the latest from French auteurs
Albert Serra and Mia Hansen-Løve, a focus on LGBT+ cinema, three films from
Gus Van Sant, a Joanna Hogg double bill and more.
One Fine Morning
Following a successful theatrical release earlier in April this year,
MUBI brings acclaimed filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve's
One Fine Morning
(2022) exclusively to the platform this June. Featuring a career-best
performance from Léa Seydoux, One Fine Morning (2022)
is a profoundly moving portrayal of love, loss and contemporary womanhood.
Set in Paris, Seydoux plays Sandra – a young, widowed mother juggling her
job as a translator while caring for her young daughter and elderly
father. Sandra's life is further complicated when she embarks on a
passionate affair with Clement, an old friend in an unhappy marriage. Also
starring Melvil Poupaud and Pascal Gregory, this is a gently
poignant romantic drama shot through with the director's
characteristically charming touch.
Pacifiction
Filmmaker Albert Serra is no stranger to boundary-pushing films
and up until now has gained international recognition for his
unconventional historical films. Premiering at the 2022 Cannes Film
Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or,
Pacifiction
(2022) marks Serra's first film with a contemporary setting. Set on the
French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic
is a calculating man who coolly navigates both the establishment and the
local underground. He persists as rumours circulate about the sighting of
a submarine whose presence could mean the return of nuclear testing. This
mesmerising thriller is not to be missed when it arrives on the platform
this June.
Pride Unprejudiced: LGBTQ+ Cinema
In celebration of Pride Month, MUBI has announced the addition of a fresh
batch of titles to the ongoing special film season, Pride Unprejudiced:
LGBT+ Cinema. Featuring a curated selection of groundbreaking films across
the delightfully broad spectrum of genders and sexualities, cinematic
renderings of queer experiences are cultural mosaics that rise above
attempts at classification and categorisation. Reflecting this formal
dynamism, MUBI's electric offering of LGBTQ+ cinema is a celebration of
queer artistry and history, from celebrated filmmakers across the globe
showcasing their unique storytelling and cinematic artistry.
No Comply: Three by Gus Van Sant
First up in this triple bill is Gus Van Sant's breakthrough
crime-drama, Drugstore Cowboy (1989), with career-defining
performances from Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch as Bob and
Dianne. Bob is the leader of a "family" of drug addicts, but after a
tragedy befalls a member of his group, Bob decides he must leave his
dysfunctional clan and go straight. Following this is
Gerry (2002), starring Matt Damon and
Casey Affleck as friends Gerry and Gerry, who hike into Death
Valley but stray so far from the trail they struggle to get back. Watch
out for the wonderfully lucid Paranoid Park (2007), which
will arrive on the platform in July.
Joanna Hogg: A Double-Bill
British filmmaker Joanna Hogg is known for her distinctive and
introspective style of filmmaking, with her films often exploring themes
of memory, class, and personal relationships, drawing from her own
experiences and observations. Hogg's work is often characterised by a
naturalistic approach, meticulous attention to detail, and a focus on
nuanced character development. First in the double bill is
Archipelago (2010), a contemplative exploration of family
dynamics and personal struggles set on the Isles of Scilly during a family
holiday followed by
Exhibition
(2013), an intimate portrayal of a middle-aged artistic couple grappling
with the decision to sell their modernist home.
Grindhouse: A Double Bill
This June, MUBI brings Grindhouse, the collaborative project between acclaimed directors
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, to the platform.
Consisting of Death Proof (Tarantino, 2007) and
Planet Terror (Rodriguez, 2007), Grindhouse is
a homage to the exploitation films of the '70s that deliberately attempts
to recreate the experience of a double feature in a sleazy B-house.
Rodriguez runs rampant with the zombie trope while Tarantino does his
worst with the serial killer exploitation genre – all peppered with a
substantial dose of flesh, cars and firearms. This double bill
collaboration between two of cinema's terribles is a meticulously
nostalgic ride.
A Day in a Life
Gabrielle and Enzo, two teenagers from the same gang, meet in front of
the school. Cigarettes, the affirmation of sexual desire and the
discovery of new drugs punctuate their day. Each one, in his own way,
celebrates or laments childhood that is slipping away.
A Day in a Life (2020) is an unrestricted, gritty portrait
of French adolescence, steeped in street and skateboarding
counterculture, and filled with attitude and anxieties. Co-directed by
the cult indie director Larry Clark (Kids, Bully) and his long-standing muse, Jonathan Velasquez.
Playback
Playback (2019) is a defiant and tender community portrait
radiating with urgency exploring the experience of a group of drag
queens amid Argentina's military dictatorship and the AIDS epidemic.
Today, the images of Agustina Comedi's hybrid documentary are not
only a farewell letter, but also a friendship manifesto. In the catholic
and conservative city of Córdoba, far away from Argentina's capital
city, the end of a military regime promises a spring that doesn't last
long. As an act of resistance, a group of transgender women and drag
queens made their weapons and trenches out of improvised dresses and
playbacks.
Aribada
Documentary, fiction and performance art merge into a moving,
emancipatory portrait of the lives of trans women of the indigenous
Embera community in Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau and
Natalia Escobar's Aribada (2022). In the middle of
the Colombian coffee region, the resurrected monster Aribada meets Las
Traviesas, a group of indigenous transwomen from the Emberá tribes.
Enchanted by the beauty and power of their jais (spirits), Aribada
decides to join Las Traviesas in creating their own trans-futurist
community.
Girlfriends and Girlfriends
Taking place in the bathrooms, beds and streets of Barcelona,
Zaida Carmona's five-way lesbian rom-com,
Girlfriends and Girlfriends (2022), tracks the hilariously
messy love lives of a polyamorous friend group – filled with nods to
Rohmer and Almodóvar. When Zaida returns to Barcelona after a
devastating breakup, she befriends a group of 30-somethings who are in
love with love. In their search for it, they destroy one another roving
from ex-girlfriend to ex-girlfriend and from relationship to
relationship.
