Retrospectives | Seasons | Editorial

Ivana the Terrible (2019) Locarno
Dec 20, 2020
Dir.: Ivana Mladenovic; Cast: Ivanka Mladenovic, Gordana Mladenovic, Modrae Mladenovic, Kosta Mladenovic, Luca Gramic, Anca Pop, Andrei Dinescu; Serbia/Romania 2019, 86 min. Director/co-writer Ivana Mkadenovic (Soldiers: Story from Ferentari) describes her...
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The Bee Gees: How Can you Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
Dec 10, 2020
Dir: Frank Marshall | Wri: Mark Monroe | Musical Biopic |  HBO Documentary Films In this new biopic on HBO Frank Marshall takes on a mammoth task in charting the rise...
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Dede (2017) **** Georgian Retrospective DOCLISBOA 2020
Oct 29, 2020
Dir.: Mariam Khatchvani; Cast: George Babluani, Nukri Khatchvani, Natia Vibliani, Girshel Chelidze; Georgia/Croatia/UK/Ireland/Netherlands/Qatar 2017, 97 min. This first feature from Georgian documentarian Mariam Khatchvani is based on true events that took place...
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John Llewellyn Moxey | Obituary
Sep 23, 2020
Richard Chatten looks back over the life of prolific British TV film director John Llewellyn Moxey (1925-2019) best known for a string of hits such as The Saint; The Avengers;...
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The Heiress (1949) **** Tribute to Olivia de Havilland
Jul 26, 2020
Dir: William Wyler, Script: Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz | Cast:                                        Montgomery Clift, Olivia De Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Selena Royle, Betty Linley, Ray Collins, Mona Freema | US Drama |...
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La Frontière de nos Rèves (1996) | A Bridge to Christo | Tribute (1935-2020)
Jun 1, 2020
Dir.: Georgui Balabanov; Documentary with Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Anani Yavashev; Bulgaria 1996, 72 min. In his thought-provoking biopic, Bulgarian director Georgui Balabanov (The Petrov File) portrays two very different brothers who have...
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Shiraz (1928) ***** We Are One Festival
May 29, 2020
Dir: Franz Osten | Writer: W Burton based on a play by Niranjan Pal | Cast: Himansu Rai, Enakshi Rama Rau, Charu Roy, Seeta Devi | 97' | Silent |...
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Ran (1985) ***** BfiPlayer | Japan 2020
May 24, 2020
Dir.: Akira Kurosawa; Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Miyazaki, Mansei Nomura, HisashiI Igawa, Peter, Masayuki Yui; France/Japan 1984/85, 162min. Director/co-writer Akira Kurosawa was seventy-five when he...
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Robert Siodmak | Master of Shadows | Blu-ray release
May 22, 2020
Dresden 1918, Robert Siodmak left his upper-middle class, orthodox Jewish home in this epicentre of European modern art, to join a theatre touring company. He was 18, and this was...
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