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Drama, Jerusalem 2016

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

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

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)

A folk romantic crime saga by the emerging indie Texan filmmaker, David Lowery on the footsteps of Terence Mallick tradition.

Stachka (Strike, 1925)

The debut feature film by Sergei Eisenstein and the first archetypical example of pure communist propaganda.

Skammen (Shame, 1968)

Ingmar Bergman, in one of his lesser known masterpieces, de-dramatizes a war by transferring all its tragedy to Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow and inevitably to his audience too.

Marionette (2007)

Minos Nikolakakis creates a dark minimalistic tale that comes closer to reality or a dark reality that touches the edges of chilling fantasy.

Poziția Copilului (Child’s Pose, 2013)

Calin Peter Netzer directs a powerful family drama of characters under Romania's post-communist corrupted society. Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival.

TagBrazil

Aquarius – Jerusalem 33

Boi Neon (Neon Bull) – Venice 72 Orizzonti

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)

Stachka (Strike, 1925)

Skammen (Shame, 1968)

Marionette (2007)

Poziția Copilului (Child’s Pose, 2013)

Żuławski on pleasing the majority

David Cronenberg on Manipulation

Solitudine (1966)

Leos Carax and his island

Truffaut: Films are like trains