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Media Studies - Hollywood Film

REVIEWS/ ARTICLES

Little White Lies- ‘alternative’ film magazine

http://lwlies.com/reviews/the-library-suicides/ WalesArtReviewhttp://www.walesartsreview.org/film-y-llyfrgell-the-library-suicides/

Task-How does the first review contextualise the film in terms of genre?

Task- Read the WalesArtReview piece. What does the reviewer suggest about the cultural relevance of The Library Suicides?

SYNOPSIS

When famous author Elena Wdig commits suicide, her twin daughters, librarians Nan and Ana, are lost without her. Elena’s final words suggest that her biographer, Eben, murdered her. One night, the twins set off to avenge their mother’s death at the National Library of Wales, but are disrupted by night porter Dan, who is unwillingly caught up in the saga.

POINTS TO CONSIDER

• The film is a psychological thriller that centralises on a female lead and female psychology.

• The film, ultimately, has an unreliable narrator. Throughout the film, we are positioned to believe events that are not completely as they seem: could the narrative structure/audience structure alter upon a second viewing?

• Aside from the use of Welsh language, the film uses specifically Welsh settings. How far is the Welsh identity of the film exclusive?

• How does the film utilise recognisable genre tropes/iconography?

INTERVIEWS DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER

http://www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/vault-film-festival-2017--euros-lyn

https://en-gb.facebook.com/yllyfrgell/videos/1760511747503010/

Task- Watch and read both interviews. Make notes on what both film-makers state about the film and the process of film-making.

DIRECTOR Euros Lyn

SCREENWRITERS Fflur Dafydd

STARRING Catrin Stewart, Ryland Teifi

PRODUCTION COMPANY Ffilm Ffolyn

DISTRIBUTOR Soda Pictures

BUDGET Unknown

BOX OFFICE Unknown at time of writing

Y Llyfrgell/The Library Suicides

TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayzK7GHj8c