No Hollywood studio would have financed this film and it's success must be attributed to the collaboration between the French authors of the original graphic novel and the visionary Korean director Bon Joon Ho (Oldboy) The cast is splendid - Chris Evans minus his Captain America fancy dress, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Jamie Bell and the rest of the huge multi-lingual multi-racial cast ensure that you CARE about the characters they portray, and while there are scenes of violent confrontation - especially the first, in the early part of the film - they are shot and edited in non-gratuitous, fast montage sounds and shadows.

This film is a work of art and superb entertainment, light years away from the super hero schlock that clogs the multiplexes, but it's having a limited release - only at the Nova in Melbourne - so see it NOW.

by Lee Harding Australian release Jul 24, 2014 For credits and official site details, see below Search Festivale for more work by the film-makers below. See also:

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Just the facts: Title: Snowpiercer (2013) Written by: Joon-ho Bong & Kelly Masterson (screenplay) Based on Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob & Benjamin Legrand & Jean-Marc Rochette Directed by: Joon-ho Bong Running time: mins Rating: The Players: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Kang-ho Song Official website: snowpiercer-film.com IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.

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