TagDina Velikovskaya

My Strange Grandfather (2011)

A stop-motion animated short film by the Russian director Dina Velikovskaya.

REVIEWS

Deniz Gamze Ergüven creates a "joyful" feministic fairytale that explores if teen rebelliousness and sexual awareness can survive in conservative Anatolia. Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival.

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.

The President – Venice 71 Orizzonti

An allegorical political satire by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, that despite the initial absurdity becomes predictable and didactic in a simplistic way.

El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969)

One of the most important political films not only for Chilean cinema but also for the whole South America directed by Miguel Littín.

La Maldad (Evilness) – Berlinale 65 Forum

Mexico's most troubled political period is blended with traces of poetry and Carlos Reygadas' essence, when betrayal surpasses love in Joshua Gil's debut feature film.

TagDina Velikovskaya

My Strange Grandfather (2011)

Mustang – Sarajevo 21

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

The President – Venice 71 Orizzonti

El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969)

La Maldad (Evilness) – Berlinale 65 Forum

Sogni d’Oro (1981)

Chris Marker on time

Herz Frank on documentarists

André Bazin: The Ontology of the Photographic Image

Roberto Rossellini: Camera’s a ballpoint pen