The Peacock’s Paradise
Italian director Laura Bispuri’s (b. 1977) third feature film takes place on the outskirts of Rome in the cold of... View Article
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The Quarterly Balance
A visitor to Sodankylä in 1988, Krzysztof Zanussi's crisis analysis, broadcast on Finnish television under the title "Välitilinpäätös" (Interim Report), continues this year's programme's shadow theme of unstable relationships.
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The Romantic Englishwoman
Pulp writer Lewis Fielding's (Michael Caine) wife Elizabeth (Glenda Jackson), vacationing alone in Baden-Baden, meets a drug courier and gigolo named Thomas (Helmut Berger, a Visconti amanuensis who effervescently exploits his real-life decadent image).
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The Seats of the Alcazar
Guy Moscardo and Jeanne Cavalero fall in love. But what at other times and places would be a simple affair... View Article
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The Second Awakening of Christa Klages
Margarethe von Trotta's first solo feature is a story about the radicalisation of a young woman, inspired by real events.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
If not for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, films like Splendor in the Grass (1961), La La Land (2016) and Past... View Article
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The Witness
Scriptwriter-director Nader Saeivar is known for his collaboration with Iranian film luminary Jafar Panah, who has also visited Sodankylä. Panah... View Article
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Two Forests
Jan Ijäs’ Two Forests is an essay film about Japan and death. The two forests of the title are Aokigahara... View Article
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Universal Language
One might have to be proficient in esperanto like Canadian director Matthew Rankin to be able to construct such a... View Article
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