THE KIEV TRIAL
Babi Yar. Context (2021) depicted the circumstances leading up to the massacre of more than 33 000 Ukrainian Jews. Partly the... View Article
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THE RISE AND FALL OF JACQUES TATI
After seeing Playtime (1967), François Truffaut wrote to Jacques Tati, “This is the first film about the Europe of 1968,... View Article
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION
The horrors of World War II included extensive aerial bombardment. Almost all countries got their share of it, but major... View Article
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MONICA IN THE SOUTH SEAS
After Nanook of the North (1922) had become the first documentary film to achieve wide success, Paramount gave director Robert... View Article
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MICHAEL CIMINO, UN MIRAGE AMÉRICAIN
The seven films of Michael Cimino, one of the most uncompromising directors of New Hollywood, have left an indelible mark... View Article
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LYNX MAN
The complex human-animal relationship can be depicted as a continuum of utilisation, with merciless slaughter and exploitation in one end... View Article
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MEGAS
Sigurþór Hallbjörnsson, aka Spessi (300 Accordions, 2003; Horse with No Name, 2012), found fame as a photographer but has also... View Article
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HASSISEN KONE – 40 YEARS LATER / DOCUMENTARY
Documentary film by Mika Kaurismäki Hassisen Kone is a rare phenomenon in Finnish popular music. In a short space of... View Article
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FLICKERING GHOSTS OF LOVES GONE BY
André Bonzel’s first film as the sole director is a personal memoir in which old home movies make up a... View Article
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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
Leonard Cohen’s poetic voice – rough yet smooth, rich as whiskey and forged in the pitfalls of life – accompanies... View Article
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