Another year, another exciting lineup of new features to catch at the Provincetown International Film Festival! Located in Lower Cape Cod, we covered the festival virtually once more, and found a few interesting titles that caught our attention. After the jump, don’t miss our full coverage of 2023’s festival!
Films
BOTTOMS
Previously reviewed for NewFest Pride.
CORA BORA
Full review at the link.
EGOIST
Full review at the link.
OUR SON
Previously reviewed for Tribeca Film Festival.
PASSAGES
From the outset, Passages makes no qualms about its troubling lead character Tomas (Franz Rogowski), a self-centered filmmaker who could not possibly care less about the feelings of his unknowing husband, Martin (Ben Whishaw). Over the course of its runtime, the Paris-set drama follows Tomas as he engages in a random affair with a young woman, whilst Martin has an affair with another man. The movie is a deeply horny but predictable film wherein no one cares about the other’s feelings, and we are somehow expected to sympathize with either party. Tomas, lisp and feminine swagger intact, was a character I absolutely abhorred by the time Passages headed towards its underwhelming climax. Aside from the explicit sex scenes (which include an interesting angle for a fingering-session), cinematographer Josee Deshaies does a fantastic job lingering on closeups and capturing Parisian life. What a shame, then, that the rest of the film feels so hollow.
PROBLEMISTA
Previously reviewed for NewFest Pride.
ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED
Previously reviewed for Tribeca Film Festival.
WILL-O’-THE-WISP
Previously reviewed for 2022’s Toronto International Film Festival.
For more information about the Provincetown International Film Festival, please head over to visit the official website.