TagJean Epstein

Cœur Fidèle vs. Boy Meets Girl

Jean Epstein’s visual poetic realism meets Leos Carax's abstract elegiac poem

REVIEWS

Su Re (The King) – Torino 30

Giovanni Columbu directs this artful experimental depiction of Jesus of Nazareth's last day on Earth set in Sardinia with amateur local cast.

Ja Tozhe Hochu (Me Too) – Venice 69 Orizzonti

Alexei Balabanov's last and most personal film. An adaptation on Tarkovsky's Stalker myth set in Balabanov's provocative world.

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.

Ruin – Venice 70 Orizzonti

Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody direct an almost experimental documentary-like romantic film set in Cambodia. Special Jury Prize of 70th Venice Orizzonti section.

Un Lac (A Lake, 2008)

An excellent example of experimental cinema that touches the verges of lyrical poetic naturalism by Philippe Grandrieux.

TagJean Epstein

Cœur Fidèle vs. Boy Meets Girl

Su Re (The King) – Torino 30

Ja Tozhe Hochu (Me Too) – Venice 69 Orizzonti

Shell – Torino 30

Ruin – Venice 70 Orizzonti

Un Lac (A Lake, 2008)

Kieślowski on his work

Dziga Vertov’s Eye

Ingmar Bergman’s Dreams

But the cinephile is…

TV vs. Cinema by Jean-Luc Godard