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Drama, Jerusalem 2016

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Aquarius – Jerusalem 33

In his sophomore film, Kleber Mendonça Filho penetrates Brazilian falsely beautified society through Sônia Braga's stunning performance.

Drama, Tallinn 2015, Thessaloniki 2015, Venice 2015

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Boi Neon (Neon Bull) – Venice 72 Orizzonti

Gabriel Mascaro observes the social and cultural changes of Brazilian society as genders lose their identities and when a vaquero dreams to be a tailor.

REVIEWS

Yuri Esposito – Venice 70 Biennale College

This is the kind of comedy film that you should await from an emerging and innovative new director like Alessio Fava.

Wednesday, May 9 – Venice 72 Orizzonti

In his debut film, Vahid Jalilvand is looking for humanitarian solidarity in today’s Iranian society through the private realistic stories of two women in need.

Love, Theft and Other Entanglements – Berlinale 65 Panorama

A simple story of a simple anti-hero who tries to fix his almost destined troubled life in Palestine. Debut feature film by Muayad Alayan.

Krugovi (Circles, 2013)

A heroic act during the Yugoslav war haunts the lives of the heroes. Concentric circles of fate can bring atonement. Directed by Srdan Golubović.

Perfect Sense (2011)

A dysfunctional dramatic romance which takes place in an apocalyptic dystopic period directed by David Mackenzie.

QUOTES

Ingmar Bergman’s Dreams

No other art medium–neither painting nor poetry–can communicate the specific quality of the dream as well as the film can.

Leos Carax and his island

I like cinema. I don’t like cinephilia. I don’t care so much about film.

Francesco Rosi: The cinema of emotions

The language of the image is emotion.

I don’t like the word success

For me, success means attaining something I'd really like. That's success.

Herz Frank on documentarists

The first rule of a documentary filmmaker is: Have the patience to observe life!