Proxima (film)

Proxima is a 2019 French drama film, directed by Alice Winocour.[1]

Proxima
Film poster
Directed byAlice Winocour
Produced byIsabelle Madelaine
Émilie Tisné
Written byAlice Winocour
Jean-Stéphane Bron
StarringEva Green
Matt Dillon
Lars Eidinger
Sandra Hüller
Music byRyuichi Sakamoto
CinematographyGeorges Lechaptois
Edited byJulien Lacheray
Production
company
Dharamsala
Darius Films
Pathé Films
Pandora Film Produktion
Release date
  • September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) (TIFF)
  • November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27) (France)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
English
Russian
German

The films stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance her work as an astronaut preparing for a year-long stint on the International Space Station with her family life as mother to an eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant). It also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella's father; Matt Dillon as Mike, her colleague, who is dismissive of her abilities as an astronaut; and Sandra Hüller as Wendy, a psychologist helping to guide Sarah and Stella through the complexities of the situation.[2]

The film was shot in various real training facilities of the European Space Agency.[1]

Cast

Release

Proxima premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival[3] and received an honorable mention from the jury.[4] It was shortlisted to be the French submission for the 2020 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[5]

Critical response

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes calculated an approval rating of 82%, and an average rating of 7.03/10 from 34 reviews, with the critical consensus stating: "Proxima sometimes struggles to communicate its themes, but worthy intentions and a powerful central performance from Eva Green more than compensate."[6] Metacritic rated it 75 out of 100, based on 6 critics, citing "generally favorable reviews".[7]

References
  1. Jordan Mintzer, "'Proxima': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, September 6, 2019.
  2. Jared Mobarak, "Proxima: 2019 TIFF Review". The Film Stage, September 7, 2019.
  3. "TIFF 2019: Platform lineup includes films by Julie Delpy, Sarah Gavron". Now, August 7, 2019.
  4. "The film Martin Eden wins TIFF’s Platform Prize". Toronto Star, September 13, 2019.
  5. Goodfellow, Melanie (September 17, 2019). "'Les Miserables', 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire', 'Proxima' on French Oscar submission shortlist". Screen International. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. "Proxima (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. "Proxima Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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