THE GRUMP: IN SEARCH OF AN ESCORT
Finnish folksy comedy proved it’s might once again, when The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022), the third adaptation... View Article
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THE REALM OF FORTUNE
Dionisio sleeps on the floor in front of a bed, his face bathed in a chain of light’s incessant red... View Article
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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 SHADOWLESS TOWER
When many cinemagoers don’t know that much more about contemporary Chinese cinema than the socially insightful works of the always... View Article
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THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS
Years ago, brothel madame La Japonesa made a bet with the small town’s mayor and main landowner, Don Alejo: that... View Article
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THE BLUE CAFTAN
Moroccan director-screenwriter Maryam Touzani’s second feature film is a gentle piece of Arabic-language storytelling. A sensual melodrama by three skilled... View Article
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THE ART OF LOVE
Ten scenes about love. Some of these are stand-alone anecdotes, most are in one way or another interconnected. There’s a... View Article
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RICKY RAPPER AND THE WILD MACHINE
Summer is coming along, and Risto would like to go for a swim, but his best friend Nelli is only... View Article
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SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
The UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage includes not only Finnish sauna culture, but also the smoke sauna tradition of... View Article
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SEKI’S ROLLING, WATCH OUT!
Dragoslav “Šeki” Šekularac, Red Star Belgrade’s bowlegged attacking midfielder, was arguably the biggest star of 50s and 60s SFR Yugoslav... View Article
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