Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon and Grégoire Colin complete a turbulent romantic triangle in “Both Sides of the Blade,” an intensely intimate examination of the rupturing force of a past love. The film opens July 15 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing is “Benediction.”
In “Both Sides of the Blade,” Juliette Binoche stars as Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis, the film follows Sara, her partner, Jean, and past love, Francois.
“Both Sides of the Blade” is showing at the Ross through July 28.
Benediction” explores the turbulent life of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon (played by Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy, as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion.
“Benediction,” which is rated PG-13 for disturbing war images, thematic elements and some sexual material, is showing through July 21.
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