Charli xcx Stars in Pete Ohs' 'Erupcja' Among June's Must-See Films
This month's cinema releases feature a diverse lineup including Charli xcx's screen pivot in Pete Ohs' 'Erupcja', a romantic weekend gone awry set in Warsaw; Sophy Romvari's semi-autobiographical debut 'Blue Heron' about a Hungarian migrant family on Vancouver Island; Rebecca Zlotowski's Hitchcockian oddity 'A Private Life' starring Jodie Foster; Robin Campillo's queer coming-of-age film 'Enzo', a tribute to Laurent Cantet; and Marc Evans' Welsh-language drama 'Effi o Blaenau' loosely based on Iphigenia. The films explore themes of memory, trauma, and identity across various genres and languages.
Key facts
- Charli xcx stars in Pete Ohs' 'Erupcja', a tale of a romantic weekend in Warsaw.
- 'Erupcja' runs 71 minutes and features a cameo by Jeremy O Harris as an artist.
- Sophy Romvari's 'Blue Heron' is a semi-autobiographical drama set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s.
- 'Blue Heron' shifts to present day with Romvari playing grown-up Sasha consulting healthcare professionals.
- Rebecca Zlotowski's 'A Private Life' stars Jodie Foster as a crying shrink with a past-life connection.
- Robin Campillo's 'Enzo' is a queer coming-of-age film dedicated to Laurent Cantet, who died in 2022.
- Marc Evans' 'Effi o Blaenau' is a Welsh-language drama set in Blaenau Ffestiniog, loosely based on Iphigenia.
- The film features Leisa Gwenllian as Effi and Nel Rhys Lewis as her best friend Leanne.
Entities
Artists
- Charli xcx
- Pete Ohs
- Will Madden
- Lena Góra
- Jeremy O Harris
- Sophy Romvari
- Eylul Guven
- Edik Beddoes
- Jodie Foster
- Virginie Efira
- Daniel Auteil
- Rebecca Zlotowski
- Robin Campillo
- Laurent Cantet
- Eloy Pohu
- Maksym Slivinskyi
- Marc Evans
- Leisa Gwenllian
- Nel Rhys Lewis
Locations
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Vancouver Island
- Canada
- Paris
- France
- south of France
- Blaenau Ffestiniog
- Wales
- Ukraine
- Russia