Preview: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! (2011)

Synopsis:

A French Manhattanite tries to make her life work in an indifferent world after the sudden abduction of her childhood sweetheart and a burgeoning love affair.

• Poster: B-

Review:

To match the film's New Wave vibe, the poster is a calculated throwback to an era where movie posters were sometimes chaotic, but seldom more than artist renderings. It works for what it attempts to do, but a modern moviegoer won't likely be drawn to this film based on the poster alone.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

The French New Wave was a major inspiration of a lot of 1970's artists and filmmakers, but the style has crept into modern filmmaking on more than one occasion. This trailer, without giving much of the plot away, manages to remind us of that long gone era of moviemaking where the dialogue and human interaction were more important than the events that surround them.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• April 22, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (April 17, 2011) Original