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Comedy, Drama, Tallinn 2015, Thessaloniki 2015

Hrútar (Rams) – Thessaloniki 56

Grímur Hákonarson creates a wry subtle tragicomedy set in the rural Icelandic landscape that feels exceptionally heart-warming while touches the verges of melancholic sarcasm. Golden Alexander at the 56th Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Making a film is one of the best forms of strip-tease show that exists.

Ingmar Bergman

REVIEWS

Tôkyô Sensô Sengo Hiwa (The Man Who Left His Will on Film, 1970)

Nagisha Ôshima is performing a requiem for Japanese New Wave and he is covering everything, from the sociopolitical changes till his own alienation that he feels as an artist.

Eyforiya (Euphoria, 2006)

A tragic romantic story set in the immense Russian steppe. A theatrical experience told by Ivan Vyrypaev in pure cinematic language.

Shell – Torino 30

A slow paced family kitchen sink drama directed by Scott Graham and set in the Scottish highlands. Winner of the 30th Torino Film Festival.

Sobytie (The Event) – Tallinn 19 Docs

Sergei Loznitsa investigates the events that took place in Leningrad, after a failed coup d’état and marked Soviet Union's end, by creating a grainy prequel of his previous doc, Maidan.

La Mort de Louis XIV (The Death of Louis XIV) – Jerusalem 33

Albert Serra’s cinema once again reaches the boundaries of experimentalism as he explores the historic figure (and death) of Louis XIV. Wilf Family Foundation Award at the 33rd Jerusalem International Film Festival.

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Hrútar (Rams) – Thessaloniki 56

Ingmar Bergman in Iceland

Tôkyô Sensô Sengo Hiwa (The Man Who Left His Will on Film, 1970)

Eyforiya (Euphoria, 2006)

Shell – Torino 30

Sobytie (The Event) – Tallinn 19 Docs

La Mort de Louis XIV (The Death of Louis XIV) – Jerusalem 33

Satyajit Ray on Cinema

Chris Marker on time

Pasolini e gli italiani

John Cassavetes: I am here and I don’t know why

John Cassavetes on Art