WALLS CAN TALK
In this swan song of the late Spanish master Carlos Saura, the origins of humanity’s desire for expression are paralleled... View Article
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YEAR OF THE DRAGON
An uneasy truce of many years between the NYPD and Chinese organised crime is about to end in New York’s... View Article
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WHISKY GALORE!
The Yanks had the screwball, and the Brits the golden age of the Ealing studio. National cultural differences are apparent,... 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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THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE
Buñuel’s final masterwork depicts Fernando Rey as a wealthy hidalgo who, whilst journeying from Seville to Paris, seeks to take... View Article
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SUOMI FINLAND SING-ALONG: FINNISH FILM MUSIC KARAOKE
Sing-along cinema has recently gained a foothold in other festivals and special events in Finland, but it got its first... View Article
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MAURICE
Although the novel Maurice by the British author E.M. Forster was not published until 1979, a year after the author’s... 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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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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INGEBORG HOLM
The Midnight Sun Film Festival’s prime spot this year is reserved for the screening of Victor Sjöström’s (1879-1960) Ingeborg Holm... View Article
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