Reviews

CAMILLE CLAUDEL, 1915  * * * * Juliette Binoche stars as Camille in this austere and pared-down portrait, none the less beautiful for its ascetic treatment, of a woman artist who...

Director: Wiktor Eriksoon. Prod Erik Magnusson. Sweden-Norway 2013. 78min. Documentary Can a film about sexploitation be funny, upbeat and endearing?:  This one is. Despite a rather off-putting title, I wandered in rather by...

Director: Alexander Mackendrick: Producer: Michael Balcon: Cinematographer: Douglas Slocombe Cast:  Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Goff, Vida Hope 85mins     UK  Drama  In the first of his finely-crafted comic roles, Alec Guinness...

Dir.: Nagraj Manjule Cast: Somnath Avghade, Syraj Pawar, Kishon Kadan India 2012, 105 min. Manjule’s contemporary rural drama about a Dalit (untouchable) teenager Jabya is a simple but never simplistic affair. It shows...

Dir: David Mackenzie, Cast: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend UK 2013, 100 min.  Action Drama 'Starred Up is a term used in the British prison system, where a juvenile offender, who...

Dir. Hong Sang-soo, Cast: Jung Eunchae, Lee Sunkyun South Korea   87 min.   Drama South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo (Hahaha)) shows in his latest film NOBODY’S DAUGHTER HAEWON the unravelling of...

Director: Marc Wiese 106min  Documentary   Korean/English Are we inured to the atrocities of death camps? Do they become less horrific the more we are exposed to their heinous crimes upon humanity?...

The 9th LONDON SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL brings a spicy selection of Spain's latest dramas and documentaries right to your doorstep at the CINE LUMIERE, London this Autumn. STOCKHOLM stars Aura Garrido and...

Dir: Arthur Landon, Cast: Bel Powley, Alfie Fields, Sara Stewart, Diana Quick, Mark Powley UK 2012, 103 min  Drama Lauren, a teenager and her younger brother Harvey live with their mentally impaired...