VOD News | On 01, Jul 2024

MUBI debuts several big exclusives this month, including The Beast and Hoard – and a new short, Dammi, from Yann Demange. Plus there’s a playlist of music films and a spotlight on Léa Seydoux.

In the meantime, it’s your last chance to stream The Dukye of Burgundy, Saint Omer and Mimosas.

What’s new, coming soon and leaving soon? Read on for your monthly MUBI Digest.

 

This month on MUBI

Incoherence – 1st July

The first South Korean filmmaker to win an Academy Award, Bong Joon-ho started his career with this short film, a comedic account of the daily life of three ostensibly unrelated men leading different lives who end up on a TV show and find out their lives are more intermingled than they thought.

Shrooms – 1st July

The lush world of Portuguese filmmaker Jorge Jácome continues to bloom with the story of Dan, a young man from Venezuela who lives in Lisbon and spends his time in forests collecting magic mushrooms. A psychedelic Robin Hood of sorts, Dan then takes these mushrooms into the city and distributes them to depressed people in search of a solution for their ailment in this progressive appreciation of the medicinal qualities that

Hoard – 5th July

Luna Carmoon’s first feature-length film and third film set in London solidifies her as an integral part of the new wave of British filmmakers. Hoard continues Carmoon’s preoccupation with female adolescence by looking at the childhood of Maria (Saura Lightfoot Leon) and her relationship with her mother. As she gets older, tragedy strikes and Maria seeks to reconcile her relationship with her mother the only way she knows how: by rummaging through bins for discarded treasures and collecting bags full of garbage. Also arriving on the same day are Carmoon’s shorts, Nosebleed (2018) and Shagbands (2020).

Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul – 5th July

Fatih Akın revisits his 2005 landmark documentary, Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul (2005) with this remastered 4K re-release. Narrated by German musician Alexander Hacke, the film is an immersive musical odyssey across Istanbul that paints a portrait of the city’s rich and eclectic musical history.

Dammi – 12th July

Yann Demange’s short stars Riz Ahmed in a semi-autobiographical account of a man travelling back to Paris from London to reconnect with his estranged father. While navigating Paris, he is forced to face his fears and guilt while also reclaiming the Arab identity he feels is lost while being a French and British citizen.

The Beast – 12th July

Inspired by the Henry James novella The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello’s Golden Lion-nominated sci-fi takes Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) through three different timelines as she attempts to purify herself of her emotional traumas by entering a machine that can immerse her into her past.

Frank – 10th July

Lenny Abrahamson takes a fictional approach to the tricky emotional lives of musicians.

Whitney – 10th July

Kevin Macdonald reveals his interest in complicated figures with this document of the singer’s incredible musical career and untimely death.

Lilting – 5th July

Hong Khaou’s London-set drama follows Richard (Ben Whishaw) as he develops a relationship with the mother of his dead partner who doesn’t speak his language. Despite the barriers at play, they manage to piece together memories of the man they both loved.

Crimes of the Future – 12th July

David Cronenberg’s 2022 body horror speculates on the next phase of human evolution through performance artist couple Caprice (Léa Seydoux) and Saul (Viggo Mortensen) as they put on public showcases of the body metamorphosing in response to new organ implants,

Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning – 26th July

In Julia Fuhr Mann’s 2023 film follows a collective of queer athletes as they enter the Olympic Stadium in Athens and set out to honour those who were excluded from standing on the winners’ podium. If history is written by the victors, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game?

 

Other titles also coming to MUBI UK in July 2024:

3rd July
This Closeness
Actual People | Kit Zauhar

5th July
Second Coming

10th July
When You’re Strange: A Film About the Doors

12th July
Rewind & Play

26th July
Coma

 

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Available until: 7th July

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