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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HAMSTERS
Markku Pölönen’s Hamsters marks the director’s return to the novels of Veikko Huovinen, following 2004’s Koirankynnen leikkaaja (Dog Nail Clipper).... 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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HAPPINESS COMES AT NINE O’CLOCK
Nikola Tanhofer’s Happiness Comes at Nine o’Clock holds a unique place in Croatian film history as such, for it is... View Article
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FAR FROM HOME
A transitional film linking Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Iranian period with his extended stay in Germany, this was the third film... View Article
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EO
EO, pronounced phonetically like the bray of a donkey, roars with the expressive power of cinema. When an opportunity for a raucous adventure presents itself, Eo the circus... 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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EISMAYER
The finest depiction of repressed homosexuality in the military since Beau Travail. That’s some pedigree. While studying at film school,... View Article
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HEARTBEAST
The ancient theme of obsessive possessiveness, sometimes even referred to as passionate love gets a 2020s update in Heartbeast. Aspiring young rapper Elina... View Article
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ECHOES OF THE UNIVERSE – THE MUSIC OF KAIJA SAARIAHO
This documentary film, with an abundant wealth of composer Kaija Saariaho’s own comments and music, dissects the artist’s life. What... View Article
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