05/01/2022
Did you miss these films at the 40th Cambridge Film Festival? They're back!
By Matthew Webb 05/01/2022
More than a month has passed since we closed the 40th Cambridge Film Festival and it's great to see that some films that we featured are already making their way around the cinema circuit. Now playing in cinemas in Cambridge are CFF40 favourites, Titane, and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Do catch them on the big screen whilst you can.
Electrical Life of Louis Wain, UK
An all-star cast led by Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch, narrated by Olivia Colman and featuring a trove of household names such as Taika Waititi, Richard Ayoade, Aimee Lou Wood, and Nick Cave. Will Sharpe focuses on 1880s London eccentric Louis Wain (Cumberbatch) whose prolific depictions of our domestic feline friends were to foreshadow the explosion of cat memes and videos that we see today. The film charts the painter's life as new governess Emily (Claire Foy) is introduced to the family home. Hired to educate Wain's younger sisters, a romance soon blossoms. Watch here.
Titane, France
Interweaving cues from Cronenberg to Tarantino, tied together with exceptional performances from Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon, and an almost human body-like score, Julia Ducournau's TITANE is a spectacular, brutal and hypnotic ride that keeps the viewer on a certain edge, not knowing what could possibly happen next. In 2021, Ducournau became only the second woman ever to win the coveted Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for this unforgettable film. Watch here.
Keep up to date with the latest news about film in Cambridge, the Cambridge Film Trust, and Festival on the University Arms Journal. Further information is available via camfilmfest.com and social media @camfilmfest (Twitter & Instagram) /cambridgefilmfestival (Facebook). Matthew Webb is the Executive Director for the Cambridge Film Trust, which runs the annual Cambridge Film Festival and year-round film events.