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My 2015 or 24 films by 24fpsverite

The official selection of the 24 films that marked the cinematic year of 2015.

Berlin 2015, Drama, Thessaloniki 2015

Ixcanul Volcano – Berlinale 65

A low key coming-of-age drama that stands between the local Mayan traditions and their bleak impoverished lives. Debut feature film by Jayro Bustamante.

REVIEWS

Konec Agenta W4C (The End of Agent W4C, 1967)

Václav Vorlíček created the first Czechoslovak absurd bond-esque espionage parody that still holds its cult status.

Fuoco! (Fire!, 1968)

Gian Vittorio Baldi directs a piece of art that through its consistency can work on political and dramaturgical level without losing its impactful realism.

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.

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.

Eastern Boys – Venice 70 Orizzonti

A highly narrative dramatic - romantic film by by Robin Campillo dealing with male prostitution and the trafficking of boys from the Eastern Europe in France. Winner of 70th Venice Orizzonti section.

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My 2015 or 24 films by 24fpsverite

Ixcanul Volcano – Berlinale 65

Konec Agenta W4C (The End of Agent W4C, 1967)

Fuoco! (Fire!, 1968)

Zvizdan (The High Sun) – Thessaloniki 56 Balkan Survey

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

Eastern Boys – Venice 70 Orizzonti

Pasolini on Hope

Herz Frank on documentarists

A cinephile’s wish

Bertolucci – Dreams from the Other Side

Béla Tarr on Filmmaking