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an independent australian & nz film distributor. palacefilms.com.au

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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
some news: Koreeda Hirokazu's LOOK BACK has been announced as the Opening Night film of Aus' 2026 Japanese Film Festival, direct from its Venice World Premiere next week! tickets are on sale now and racing out the door. jffau.jpf.go.jp/film/look-ba...
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LOOK BACK (ルックバック) - The Japanese Film Festival Australia
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
the ever-erudite Philippa Hawker reviews Pascal Bonitzer's MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER in the ABR australianbookreview.com.au/abr-arts-rev.... Out Thursday across Aus!
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‘Maigret and the Dead Lover: Pascal Bonitzer’s film about mysteries that endure’ by Philippa Hawker
When Inspector Maigret says crisply to a witness that ‘No one is a suspect and everyone is’, it feels more like a philosophical observation than an explanation of police procedure. There is something ...
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The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 14/06/2026
📢 Andrey Zvyagintsev’s crime thriller Minotaur claimed the $60,000 competition prize for “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” cinema.
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Exiled Russian master continues rebirth with Sydney Film Festival win
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
MINOTAUR is coming. And so is this incredible filmmaker to @sydfilmfest.bsky.social next week. www.theage.com.au/culture/movi...
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He was close to death when Russia invaded Ukraine. This film is his response
Against a backdrop of domestic murder, Minotaur director Andrey Zvyagintsev rages against the Russian regime. This time, they won’t mistake the message.
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Peter Bradshaw @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
My review of The Stranger (dir. François Ozon) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
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The Stranger review – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised modern take on the Camus classic
François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and race
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Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Anyone with a high-concept idea and a low budget should study how THE BLUE TRAIL creates the sense of massive, fascistic machinery with a few pennies’ worth of props: uniform vests, spray paint and a loudspeaker promising the nation is doing everything out of love. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Review: Imagination beats budget in 'The Blue Trail,' a scrappy sci-fi dystopia about an elder on the run
A stubborn grandmother flees a fascist retirement camp in Gabriel Mascaro's stunner, a master class in making inspired high-concept science fiction on the cheap.
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Lili @lilifilms15.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Kokuho is a familiar tale of art and ambition, but its patient pace, simply lavish craft and cultural specificity surrounding kabuki theatre transforms the familiar into a sweeping epic. It’s beautiful, captivating and magnificently intimate in its emotional sense. Yoshizawa is utterly transfixing.
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
KOKUHŌ opens across Australia today. go see it! and here's a great interview with director Lee Sang-Il with ABC RN's Jason Di Rosso, on The Screen Show www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Paul Feig on The Housemaid + Kokuho + Aftersun - ABC listen
Hollywood favourite Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters) on The Housemaid, a thriller that redefines sex and suspense with his signature wit and precision. Japan's submission for Best International ...
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
coming to Aus cinemas: Japan's record-breaking box office hit KOKUHŌ. watch the brand new trailer here:
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
what an icon. what a loss. www.sff.org.au/blog/honouri...
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Honouring David Stratton AM, 1939 – 2025 – Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival celebrates the incredible life and legacy of David Stratton AM, as we honour his passing announced today by his family.
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ROUGH CUT @roughcutfilm.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
On the site today, Philippa Hawker interviews the prolific screenwriter, director, and Cahiers du Cinéma critic Pascal Bonitzer about his new art world-set feature THE STOLEN PAINTING. Now in Australian cinemas courtesy of Palace Films 🖼️ tinyurl.com/2tuczmc6
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Historical Imagination: An Interview with Pascal Bonitzer
Philippa Hawker speaks with the prolific critic, screenwriter, and director about his latest art world-set feature, the intuitive turns in his career, and collaborating with auteurs including Jacqu…
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
excellent new film alert – with previews across Aus this weekend. thestolenpainting.com.au
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
✊🏼 www.smh.com.au/culture/movi...
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This French drama is one of the best films I’ve seen this year
You will care deeply about what happens to an asylum seeker preparing for a crucial interview in this very human story.
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Thomas Caldwell @cinemaautopsy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE is an exhilarating and deeply empathetic film about an asylum seeker navigating the streets of Paris over 48 hours as he prepares for a vital interview. Sits between the social realism of the Dardenne brothers and the nerve wracking tension of recent Safdie brothers films.
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Lonny @ox-eyed.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
The Story of Souleymane was really good, way up there among movies I’ve seen this year
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
go see SOULEYMANE! previews this weekend across Aus, opens Thur 26 June. www.theage.com.au/culture/movi...
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This first-time actor won a French Oscar, then went back to fixing trucks
Abou Sangare won a Cesar award for his debut performance in The Story of Souleymane, but he’d prefer to stick to his dream job.
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Cslmn @rapsacnomlas.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
LOVED Hlynur Pálmason's gorgeous, meditative, surprising drama THE LOVE THAT REMAINS. His filmmaking is so beautiful: tactile, luminous, full of grace, it transfigures the everyday. What unfolds is a deceptively profound story of family, and the decay that comes for everything in time. #Cannes2025
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 26/04/2025
To quiet her mind before trying to go to sleep, my 10-year-old has been drawing a pile of cats--adding one new cat every night. ❤️🐈‍⬛️🐈
A pencil drawing with dozens of cartoon cats of different shapes and sizes.
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/...
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO opens across Aus on Thursday. Here's a great 4 star review from Philippa Hawker in the ABR. www.australianbookreview.com.au/arts-update/...
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‘The Count of Monte Cristo: An atmospheric take on the revenge novel’ by Philippa Hawker
mberto Eco said of Alexandre Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1846) that ‘it is one of the most exciting novels ever written and on the other hand, it is one of the most badly written novels o...
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
@sydfilmfest.bsky.social have dropped their first announcements for the 2025 event and we're stoked to confirm STRANGER EYES and THE BLUE TRAIL will receive their Aus premieres there. get your Flexis sorted and see u there! www.sff.org.au/program/a-z/
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Program A-Z – Sydney Film Festival
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
first announcements!
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
if you're in Aus and looking for a great film for grownups, look no further than OUT OF SEASON. sneaks this weekend, opens Thu 5 Dec. outofseason.com.au
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Out Of Season - Official Site
Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher are electric together in award-winning writer/director Stéphane Brizé's achingly tender new romance about two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths in a sleepy...
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Damon Lindelof @damonlindelof.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I know there’s a lot going on in the world and yes, I have thoughts and feelings but guys holy shit Scavenger’s Reign?!?
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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The only Tomb Raider I need.
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palace films @palacefilms.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
fresh trailer: Paolo Sorrentino's Italian B.O. hit PARTHENOPE, which PF will be releasing across Aus on Boxing Day. youtu.be/Fli2VhuPApo?...
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PARTHENOPE - Official HD Trailer - In Cinemas Boxing Day
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