On Friday 21 January 2022, the Luxembourg Film Critics Association (Association luxembourgeoise de la presse cinématographique, ALPC) held its annual general meeting at which it voted to elect their film of the year for 2021, from among the films officially released last year in one of the screening rooms of the Grand Duchy.
On the 3rd round of voting, Jane Campion's Netflix production "The Power of the Dog" was elected film of the year. The film, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, plunges his spectator into the world of a psychological western. For this film, the Australian director of "The Piano" (Palme d'Or in Cannes in 1993) got the best achievement at the Venice Mostra in 2021. "The Power of the Dog" starts off as the story of two brothers, opposite in character, who run the largest ranch in the Montana Valley. However, when George decides to marry Rose, a young widow, Phil decides to do everything he can to the detriment of the bride.
The finalists
"The Power of the Dog" was preferred by the ALPC ahead of: "Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila žbanić and "Nomadland" by Chloé Zhao, which came second and third. The other two finalists were "The Father" by Florian Zeller and "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" by Radu Jude.
Previously
Last year, the ALPC chose Christopher Nolan's "Tennet" as the 2020 winner, with previous winners being "Joker" by Todd Phillips, "Dunkirk" by Christopher Nolan, "Spotlight" by Tom McCarthy, "Birdman" by Alejandro González Iñárritu and "Mommy" by Xavier Dolan who was the first ALPC Film of the Year.
The ALPC was created in 2014 by a group of journalists, innovations and freelancers interested in cinematographic screenings. It currently has 17 members working in the written, radio, television and online press. See www.alpc.online
