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Dealing with mistrust: “Bezalom” [1980 Hungary] 27 Aug 2013 | 09:06 am
István Szabó announced his filmmaking genius to a wider world with the emotionally intense and atmospheric wartime drama “Bezalom” [Eng. Title: Confidence]. The title in this instance refers to ‘trust...
A brief review: “Frauensee” [2012 Germany] 26 Aug 2013 | 06:43 am
Zoltan Paul’s neat little romantic drama “Frauensee” [aka Woman's Lake] looks at a lesbian relationship against the idyllic backdrop of the Brandenburg lakes. Commercial fisher Rosa (Nele Rosetz) and ...
The culmination of a personal journey: “Les rendez-vous d’Anna” [1978 Belgium, France, Germany] 25 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
Chantal Akerman continues her semi-autobiographical journey as filmmaker that started with her ‘New York’ set of films, followed by Je, tu, il, elle, where she played the lead herself, to “Les rendez-...
A brief review of Werner Schroeter’s “Nuit de chien” [2008 Germany, Portugal, France] 22 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
Werner Schroeter was an important director of the Neuer Deutscher Film (New German Cinema). He was also an influence on R W Fassbinder, who considered him an artistic equal. It is easy to see why – th...
Women, the wondrous mystery of the animal kingdom: “Attenberg” [2010 Greece] 21 Aug 2013 | 09:20 am
Multifaceted Athina Rachel Tsangari belongs to a unique group of talented artists who apparently enjoy working on each other’s film projects in different capacities. Her 2010 film “Attenberg” has an a...
A 2013 Tribute to Italian Mainstream Cinema 18 Aug 2013 | 07:37 am
. For a country whose cinema has been the most written about in this site, it’s odd that there’s never been a tribute, and so I’ve finally managed to post one for Italian mainstream cinema. (Video: W...
Filmmaking, Women, Love – “Ins Blaue” [2012 Germany] 14 Aug 2013 | 08:33 am
Veteran filmmaker Rudolf Thome’s “Ins Blaue” [Eng. Title: Into the Blue] is a tragicomedy on the making of a film, where a homage of sorts to the French New Wave and Godard (Le mépris) can not only be...
Love without memory, and baggage – “Novo” [2002 France, Spain] 12 Aug 2013 | 04:23 am
Jean-Pierre Limosin appears initially to have stumbled upon something original in his romantic drama “Novo”, but I don’t think he’s successfully brought it to fruition. The film will rightly be rememb...
Everything can be justified in war – “Voyna” [2002 Russia] 9 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
Aleksey Balabanov looks at the Chechen conflict through the eyes of a liberal-but-nationalistic Russian in his war-time drama, “Voyna” [Eng. Title: War]. But I somehow also get the feeling that he’s m...
Nothing is as it seems, in “Hipnos” [2004 Spain] 8 Aug 2013 | 09:09 am
David Carreras’ début feature “Hipnos” is a sincere attempt at psychological horror – and even if it may have its tiny flaws, it is a decently executed thriller with some impressive production values....
