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See-Saw Films is an independent film production company founded in 2008 by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. See-Saw operates out of both London and Sydney.
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(2011)Filmography of See-Saw Films (15 films)
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The Power of the Dog (2021)
Directed by Jane Campion
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy
Voici l'histoire de deux frères : Phil et George Burbank. Phil, l'aîné, est un homme brillant et cruel tandis que George, le cadet, s'avère être un homme doux et sensible. Ils viennent tous deux d'hériter du plus grand ranch de la vallée du Montana. Mais leur relation va vite se briser lorsque George va épouser Rose, une veuve de la région.
Mary Magdalene (2018)
, 2hDirected by Garth Davis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Ariane Labed, Denis Ménochet
Malgré les traditions de sa famille, Marie Madeleine décide d'accompagner un mouvement social qui se construit autour de Jésus de Nazareth.
Widows (2018)
, 2h9Directed by Steve McQueen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodríguez, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Jon Bernthal
Chicago. Alors qu'ils viennent de commettre un braquage chez le criminel Jamal Mannings en lui volant deux millions de dollars, le voleur de renom Henry Rawlins et son équipe sont tués dans une explosion lors d'une confrontation avec la police. La veuve de Rawlins, Veronica, reçoit la visite menaçante de Jamal, qui convoite le poste de conseiller municipal du South Side où il a comme adversaire Jack Mulligan, issu d'une famille de conseillers municipaux. Ayant besoin des deux millions pour financer sa campagne, Jamal contraint Veronica de réunir la somme en un mois. Un jour, elle découvre le carnet d'Henry contenant un plan détaillé d'un braquage pour un butin de cinq millions de dollars. Afin de mener à bien le plan pour rembourser de la dette, Veronica prend contact avec Alice, Linda et Amanda, les trois veuves des complices de son défunt mari pour l'assister. Seuls Alice et Linda viennent au lieu de rendez-vous. Alors qu'elle est chez Amanda pour lui parler, Veronica découvre le flacon d'un parfum qu'elle a offert à Henry et conclut qu'il a une liaison avec Amanda et qu'il est le père du nouveau-né de la jeune femme. Veronica, dévastée, quitte les lieux. Cette dernière charge Alice d'acquérir une fourgonnette achetée lors d'une vente aux enchères et trois pistolets Glock. Linda, quant à elle, doit déchiffrer le plan. Grâce à son amant occasionnel avec qui elle entretient une relation transactionnelle, Alice identifie le projet comme un coffre-fort dans la maison de Jack Mulligan.
, 1h42Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, Alex Sharp, Matt Lucas, Stephen Campbel Moore
En 1977, tandis que la Grande-Bretagne célèbre la 25e année de règne d'Élisabeth II, Enn s'intéresse plus au fanzine dont il s'occupe et aux concerts punk qu'il fréquente avec ses deux amis.
Berlin Syndrome (2017)
, 1h56Directed by Cate Shortland
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich
Une jeune photographe venue d’Australie, prénommée Clare passe ses vacances à Berlin. Elle tombe sous le charme d'un certain Andi professeur d'anglais dans une école de sport. Ce dernier l'invite chez lui, puis après une nuit d'amour, la jeune femme va comprendre par la suite que le jeune homme est bien décidé à ne pas la laisser partir de son domicile.
Slow West (2015)
, 1h24Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Jeffrey Thomas, Caren Pistorius, Brooke Williams
Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a highland born Scottish boy, travels to the United States to search for his love, Rose Ross (Caren Pistorius). He runs into a group of men who chase and attempt to kill a Native American. Jay is briefly interrogated by the men until a bounty hunter Silas Selleck (Michael Fassbender) arrives and kills the leader. Soon after, Jay pays the bounty hunter for protection as he searches for Rose, to which Silas agrees.
Life (2015)
, 1h51Directed by Anton Corbijn
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television, Photographie
Actors Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Alessandra Mastronardi, Joel Edgerton, Michael Therriault
The story follows Dennis Stock, who works at the Magnum Photos Agency and got an assignment to shoot rising Hollywood star James Dean, before the release of East of Eden. Friendship developed between them during the assignment, as the pair traveled from Los Angeles to New York to Indiana.
Macbeth (2015)
, 1h53Directed by Justin Kurzel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Harris
The film starts with a funeral of Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's child, with both parents grieving for their loss.
Mr. Holmes (2015)
, 1h43Directed by Bill Condon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Patrick Kennedy
In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, aged 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper, Mrs Munro, and her young son Roger. Having just returned from a trip to Hiroshima, he starts to use jelly made from the prickly ash plant he acquired there in an effort to improve his failing memory. Unhappy about his ex-partner Watson's fictionalisation of the story of Holmes's last case, the fictitious “The Adventure of the Dove Grey Glove”, he hopes to write his own account but is having trouble recalling the details. As Holmes spends time with Roger, showing him how to take care of the bees in the farmhouse's apiary, he comes to appreciate Roger's curiosity and intelligence and develops a paternal liking for him.
Tracks (2013)
, 1h52Directed by John Curran
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth, Jessica Tovey, Rainer Bock, Robert Coleby
In 1977, Robyn Davidson travels from Alice Springs across 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) of Australian deserts to the Indian Ocean with her dog and four camels. National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan documents her journey.
Dead Europe (2012)
, 1h24Genres Drama
Actors Ewen Leslie, Marton Csokas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jean-François Balmer, Yigal Naor, Françoise Lebrun
Shame (2011)
, 1h39Directed by Steve McQueen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Hannah Ware, Amy Hargreaves
Brandon (Michael Fassbender), a New York City executive, flirts with a woman wearing an engagement ring on his morning commute. She reciprocates, but when they exit, she disappears into the crowd. He masturbates in the bathroom at work. Brandon and his married boss David (James Badge Dale) hit on women at a club; later, Brandon has sex in a tunnel with the woman David was pursuing.
The King's Speech (2010)
, 1h58Directed by Tom Hooper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Buddy films, Films about language and translation, Films about royalty
Actors Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi
Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, stammers through his speech closing the 1925 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, while the resulting ordeal is being broadcast by radio worldwide. The Duke has given up hope of a cure, but his wife, Elizabeth, persuades him to see Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist in London. During their first session, Logue breaches royal etiquette by referring to the Prince as "Bertie", a name used only by his family. When the Duke decides Logue's methods and manner are unsuitable, Logue wagers a shilling that the Duke can recite Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy without trouble while listening to "The Marriage of Figaro" on headphones. Logue records his performance on an acetate record. Convinced he has stammered throughout, Prince Albert leaves in anger, declaring his condition "hopeless" and dismissing Logue. Logue offers him the recording as a keepsake.
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
, 1h45Directed by Jim Loach
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Richard Dillane, Tara Morice, Lorraine Ashbourne
The film is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered the scandal of "home children", a scheme of forcibly relocating poor children from the United Kingdom to Australia and Canada.
, 1h42Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Vince Colosimo, Nikolaos Giannopoulos, Zeta Makripoulia, Costas Kilias, Alex Dimitriades, Kevin Sorbo
The film starts off with the funeral of a man named Panos. A very rich and handsome young man called Mihalis thinks he inherits all Panos' possessions but Panos has left all his estate to someone else. Soon after the funeral, cousin Tzimis rings Steve Karamitsis to announce he has inherited a beach worth 2.5 million euros, a tavern and a small house on the Greek resort island of Mykonos from his uncle Panos that he had never met. Steve watches his friend Tony the Yugoslav as he gets arrested in his father's shop for theft and drugs, losing the shop and his Beloved 69' Valliant Pacer. Steve and his old friend Frank who has lost his wife and his mistress fly together to Mykonos. Cousin Tzimis picks up the two friends from the airport and brings Steve up to speed with local customs and habits. Tzimis and his Spartan wife Voula are managing the tavern Steve has inherited. Steve finds out that to get his inheritance, he must pay 1.1 million euros in tax because he is not an immediate descendant of Panos. Steve does not have that much money. The two friends settle in Panos' home and discover Panos' old car, a rare 1964 Pontiac Catalina and a Kri kri goat called Apollo. Later Tony shows up, having managed to escape from the Australian authorities and calling himself Tony the Cretan, thinking that Crete is not a part of Greece. Two German environmentalists, Otto and Dieter, are after the goat Apollo claiming it is a rare species. Steve falls for Zoe, a beautiful down-to-earth singer who owns half of a local night club called "the Seven Sins". The other half is owned by Mihalis who is engaged to Zoe. Frank gets into a nasty bet with Pierluigi (Kevin Sorbo), who is called the King of Mykonos because he had sex with 43 women in one month, "a record that will never be broken" as Tzimis says. The bet is to seduce Enza (Cosima Coppola), a strikingly beautiful but distant and snob Italian girl. As the story progresses, it is revealed that no one is who it seems to be. Pierluigi is not Italian but an American and has a secret agenda, Mihalis has ulterior motive for taking over the beach, Steve is not as 'wog' as he thinks he is, Frank is not as successful with women, Zoe has a tragic past and is blackmailed by Mihalis, Enza is not snob after all and Panos was actually Steve's biological father. Steve fails to find hard evidence to prove Panos is his father. Mihalis steps in and claims the inheritance for himself, declaring that he can pay up for taxes. He intends to sell the beach. Steve then enters a rally competition with Mihalis trying to take the inheritance. Tony gets the parts needed for Steve to repair the Pontiac and race against Mihalis' Porsche 997. The two Germans interrupt the rally and reveal that they have discovered an ancient coin of great archaeological significance at Steve's beach, but Apollo swallowed it. If the coin is retrieved and delivered to the authorities, the beach becomes an archaeological site and cannot be exploited or sold. Mihalis and Steve abandon the race, search for and fight over the coin. At the last moment, Zoe steps in and delivers documents proving Panos was Steve's biological father. Steve gets the inheritance and gives up the beach to become a historical site named "Apollo" after the goat, Zoe is finally free from Mihalis' grasp and the film ends with the people of the island singing "Down Under" by Men at Work.