Feb 20, 2018
Dir.: Ingmar Bergman; Cast: Bibi Andersson, Elliot Gould, Max von Sydow, Sheila Reid; Sweden/USA 1971, 115'.
Sometimes, a ‘neglected’ feature is in fact no masterpiece, even if directed by a genius...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir.: James Erskine; Documentary with John Curry, Heinz Wirz, Christa Fassi, Robin Cousins; UK 2017, 88’.
James Erskine’s documentary of the life of British ice-skater John Curry (1949-1994) is told as...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir.: Jean-Francois Caissy; Documentary; Canada 208, 106 min.
After visiting a care home for the elderly (La Belle Visite), Canadian documentarian Jean-Francois Caissy turns his camera on those starting out in...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir: Lance Daly | Cast: Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Barry Keoghan, Freddie Fox | Ireland | Drama
Lance Daly’s dreary historical revenge drama revisits the peak of Ireland’s potato...
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Feb 20, 2018
xDir: Mans Mansson | Writer: Axel Petersen | Cast: Léonore Ekstrand, Christer Levin, Christian Saldert | Drama | Sweden | 88'
There’s no denying the similarities between the Grenfell tragedy and...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir: Cedric Kahn | Fanny Burdino | Cast: Anthony Bajon, Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemuhl, Hanna Schygulla | Drama | France | 107'
Best known for his 2004 drama Red Lights, based...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir: Erik Poppe | Cast: Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Brede Fristad | Thriller | 90' | Norway
U 22 JULY seems a rather dismissive title for a film about the tragedy...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir.: Jordan Schiele; Documentary with Yao Shuo, Fu Qin, Ma Qin; USA 2018, 87 min.
Shot in moody black and white, Jordan Schiele’s documentary sees the future colliding heartbreakingly with the...
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Feb 20, 2018
Dir.: Mikhail Kalatozov; Cast: Tatjana Samoylava, Aleksey Batalov, Vasily Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin; USSR 1957, 95 min.
Mikhail Kalatosov (1903-1973) led Soviet cinema back to the lyricism of Pudovkin and Eisenstein, and...
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