Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
Margarethe von Trotta's latest screenplay and directorial effort is a portrait of Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann, a major figure in European modernist literature.
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Intercepted
There have been impressive films about the war in Ukraine, such as from director Sergei Loznitsa (guest of the festival... View Article
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Islands
Sam Riley’s worried expression, reminding of his turn in the 2007 Joy Division film Control, grabs our attention from the... View Article
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Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
In 1976 Joe Strummer (1952-2002) founded The Clash, one of the leading bands of the British punk movement. Before his tragic early death, the rock legend began working with Julien Temple on a biopic that would be released five years after his passing.
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Katya’s Autumn
In 1984 Aki Kaurismäki wrote: ”Mänttäri’s films have the troublesome effect of gnawing at us, sneering at us from behind... View Article
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KAVI esittää: Tämä on Suomi – maa vailla syntiä
The documentary style of semitruths and shock reportage started by Mondo Cane and culminated in Farewell Africa dominated the field... View Article
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Kronos Kairos
Premiere at the Midnight Sun Film Festival! A timeless, stark, black-and-white landscape, ruthless to its inhabitant, sets the stage for... View Article
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Lesson Learned
Hungarian director Bálint Szimler’s first narrative feature Lesson Learned, which was awarded at Locarno, takes an interesting approach to the... View Article
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London: The Modern Babylon
Julien Temple’s epic time-travel journey pays homage to the director’s hometown, but the images of violent fervor bear no resemblance... View Article
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