At The Movies for Wednesday 27 April 2022

AT THE MOVIES #877    BEHIND THE CURTAIN

 

Simon Morris goes to two movies about, in one way or another, celebrity – a comedy that fictionalizes a well-known star, and a documentary about one of the most famous women alive.  He also picks a Norwegian entry to the Scandinavian Film Festival.

 

 

The unbearable weight of massive talent sees a fictional version of movie star Nicolas Cage going undercover for the CIA at the birthday of his biggest fan.  Co-stars Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) and Sharon Horgan (Military wives).

 

Elizabeth: a Portrait in part(s) is a documentary looking at the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth the Second.   It’s told in chapters covering everything from her love of horses, her mixed feelings about fame and her unmixed feelings about her official crown!  It’s the final film by the late director Roger Michell (The Duke).

 

And from the Scandinavian Film Festival, Everybody hates Johan covers almost as long a period, as title character Johan’s hobby – and later profession – of blowing things up, gets in the way of his relationship with the patient girl next door.