FROM 28 JANUARY 2021

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This week we take a look at some of the great titles which are coming up in February on MUBI. To give you some ideas we’ve picked our top four, which are a mixture of feature films, shorts and documentaries.

Included in the line-up is Aude Léa Rapin’s Heroes Don’t Die. It stars Adèle Haenel from Portrait of a Lady on Fire – one of the hits from the 2019 French Film Festival UK.

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Heroes Don’t Die / Les Héros ne meurent jamais

Dir Aude Léa Rapin

Available now

Synopsis

Joachim is approached by a man believing him to be a Bosnian soldier who died on the day Joachim was born. Suspicious that he is the reincarnation of the soldier, Joachim travels to Sarajevo with his friends Alice (Adèle Haenel) and Virginie to uncover his past life. Showing as part of ‘From France with Love’ MUBI’s line-up of new French cinema coming to you fresh from festivals.

Awards

Cannes Film Festival (2019)
Screened as part of Critics’ Week

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Credits

Director Aude Léa Rapin
Cast Adèle Haenel, Jonathan Couzinié, Antonia Buresi, Hasija Borić
2020 | France | English subtitles | 85 mins

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Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

Dir Terence Dixon

Available 2 February 2021

Synopsis

Documentary. This rare film document of one of the towering figures of 20th-century American literature—photographed by Jack Hazan (Rude Boy, A Bigger Splash) – captures the iconic writer in several symbolic locations, including the Place de la Bastille.

Awards

New York Film Festival (2020)
Official Selection

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Credits

Director Terence Dixon
1970 | United Kingdom, France | English | 27 mins

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The Passion of Joan of Arc / La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc

Dir Carl Theodor Dreyer

Available 3 February 2021

Synopsis

Cinema can be many things: a drama, a poem, a song, a dream. Dreyer’s masterpiece is one of cinema’s greatest expressions of spirituality, and indeed one of the greatest of all films: a daring, radical reimagining of the art form that continues to inspire awe. A tale of feminist passion.

Awards

National Board of Reviews (1929)
Winner: Top Foreign Films

Berlin International Film Festival (1997)
Official Selection

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Credits

Director Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
1928 | France | No dialogue | 98 mins

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If It Were Love / Si c’était de l’amour

Dir Patric Chiha

Available 11 February 2021

Synopsis

Documentary on the creation of Crowd, Gisèle Vienne’s evocative dance piece based on the undulating, liquid physicality of the 90s clubbing scene in Berlin. We follow the fifteen dancers from theatre to theatre – their work along with their strange, intimate relationships. The line between the stage and real life becomes blurry, creating a troubling journey into our nights, our parties, our loves.

Awards

Berlin International Film Festival (2020)
Winner, Teddy Award

BFI London Film Festival (2020)
Official Selection

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Credits

Director Patric Chiha
2020 | France | English | 82 mins

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