My 2016 or 24 films by 24verite
The official selection of the 24 films that marked the cinematic year of 2016.
A cinephile's blog24 fois la vérité par seconde
There has always been violence in art
Prix Suisse by Jean-Luc Godard
It's very strange to give a Swiss cinema award, because there is no Swiss Cinema.
Suntan – Jerusalem 33
Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ third feature film is a bleak and bittersweet cul-de-sac set under the glaring Aegean sun.
Aquarius – Jerusalem 33
In his sophomore film, Kleber Mendonça Filho penetrates Brazilian falsely beautified society through Sônia Braga's stunning performance.
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.
I don’t like the word success
My 2015 or 24 films by 24fpsverite
The official selection of the 24 films that marked the cinematic year of 2015.
Introduction to Faces by John Cassavetes
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.
Zvizdan (The High Sun) – Thessaloniki 56 Balkan Survey
Dalibor Matanić makes a different post-traumatic approach of the Yugoslav wars as love has to stand in front of any inter-ethnic conflicts.
Ana Yurdu (Motherland) – Thessaloniki 56 Balkan Survey
Senem Tüzen explores if Motherland could be the place of reconciliation of past and present in an ongoing love-hate relationship between a mother and her daughter.
Surveying the Balkans
An in-depth interview with Thessaloniki's Balkan Survey programmer Dimitris Kerkinos in order to discover if the Balkan Cinema really exists.