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“Sometimes, in a work usually considered as ‘minor’, a note and its...”
– Pierre Rissient
January 2011
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December 2010
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September 2010
11 posts
Showtimes in Pusan
Pusan International Film Festival
Oct 9 | Sat - 7:00pm (Code 560) Oct 9 | Sat - 7:00pm (Code 576) Oct 11 | Mon - 8:30pm (Code 701) Oct 13 | Wed - 8:30pm (Code 124)
Details here: http://www.piff.org/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=15138&c_idx=12&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2
Showtimes in London
BFI London Film Festival
Oct 15 | Fri - 6:45pm Oct 17 | Sun - 4:15pm
All screenings are in ICA 1.
Details here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/1089
Showtimes in Chicago
Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 8 | Fri - 6:15pm Oct 9 | Sat - 3:40pm Oct 11 | Mon - 4:20pm
Details here: http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/films_and_schedule/movie.php?show=sandcastle
Showtimes in Vancouver
Vancouver International Film Festival
Oct 3 | Sun - 7pm Oct 4 | Mon - 1pm
All screenings are in Vancity Theatre.
Details here: http://www.viff.org/tixSYS/2010/xslguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=1391
Showtimes in Toronto
All public screenings are at the AMC 4:
Sep 14 | Tue - 17:45pm Sep 16 | Thu - 20:00pm Sep 18 | Sat - 12:30pm
Details here: http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/sandcastle
August 2010
16 posts
Art ponders a once-silenced past
Aug 29, 2010
1950s leftist idealism of student activists is being revisited in new Chinese dramas
By Clarissa Oon, Senior Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times
Scenes from Sandcastle (above), now showing in cinemas, about student activism, and Mandarin musical December Rains, about a troubled love affair during the 1950s riots and demonstrations of Chinese school students. — PHOTO:...
“Delicate depiction of emotions, outstanding cast ★★★★”
– Eista Lee, Lianhe Zaobao
“敢情刻画细腻，选角出色 ★★★★”
– 李亦筠, 联合早报
“Finally, a local film that is honest, genuinely affecting and truly deserving of...”
– Dylan Tan, The Business Times
“Pure, poignant storytelling… Sandcastle is the best home-grown film in a...”
– John Lui, The Straits Times LIFE!
“Of all these years, this is the local film that I love the most.”
– Yeo Lay Leng, i-Weekly
“这是我这些年来，最爱的本地电影。”
– 扬丽玲, i-周刊
“Boo Junfeng’s seriously accomplished debut feature tackles the theme of a young...”
– TONY RAYNS, FILM CRITIC
July 2010
3 posts
Sandcastle NEW movie poster
May 2010
8 posts
Sandcastle in Paris!
as part of Reprises de la 49e Semaine de la Critique.
4 June 2010 - 19h00 La Cinémathèque française - 51, rue de Bercy
“An enjoyable multigenerational meller and coming-of-age drama”
– VARIETY
“A thoughtful debut feature that tackles a silenced chapter in Singaporean...”
– THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“A film of considerable charm and delicacy. Sandcastle marks a quietly assured...”
– SCREEN DAILY
Showtimes in Cannes
Total of 11 screenings:
May 13 - 11:00am, Espace Miramar, P & I, Public
May 13 - 17:30pm, Espace Miramar, P & I, Public
May 13 - 22:30pm, Espace Miramar, P & I, Public
May 14 - 08:30am, Salle Bunuel (French Sub Only), P & I, Public
May 14 - 14:00pm, Théâtre La Licorne (French Sub Only), Festival
May 14 - 20:30pm, Cinema Valbonne (French Sub Only), Festival
May 15 -...
Sandcastle Official Movie Site goes LIVE!
Sandcastle Screening Schedule at Cannes is out!
7 screenings over the first 4 days of International Critics’ Week! :)