My 'Must Sees' are a maelstrom of feelings. The hauntingly beautiful experience of seeing A Ghost Story in a cinema, falling in love with Armie Hammer in Call Me By Your Name, and the stirring call-to-arms of Waru, make for some of my most memorable NZIFF previews this year. I cannot wait to settle in for The Love Witch's feminist homage to 70s sexploitation, to travel around Cannes with Isabelle Huppert in Claire's Camera, and to close out this NZIFF's hard work with 'Drive-meets-grunge' closing night film Good Time. A great festival trip awaits!
Films — by Collection
- At the Movies: Bill Gosden and Simon Morris
- Bill Gosden’s Guide to NZIFF 2017
- Coup De Main
- Letterboxd
- Metro: David Larsen
- Staff Picks: Alice Vilardel
- Staff Picks: Beck Eleven
- Staff Picks: Hedda ten Holder
- Staff Picks: Ina Kinski
- Staff Picks: Jo Scott
- Staff Picks: Kailey Carruthers
- Staff Picks: Kezia Dwyer
- Staff Picks: Miles Chan
- Staff Picks: Rebecca McMillan
- Staff Picks: Sandra Reid
- Staff Picks: Tim Keats
- The Residents: Lucy Revill
- Wellington Film Society
Staff Picks: Rebecca McMillan
A Fantastic Woman
Una mujer fantástica
Rising Chilean director Sebastián Lelio (Gloria) celebrates the endurance of a woman under suspicion of murder in a film that heralds a stellar debut for transgender actress Daniela Vega.