Category: World Cinema
10 Smaller Contenders We’re Curious About Screening at Cannes
Between the Annettes, Benedettas, and French Dispatches of the world, Cannes is also home to some surprises. Screening out of competition, and at Critics Week,…
1988 in Film: Krótki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing)
A Short Film About Killing opened in Poland in March 1988. Two months later, it played in competition in Cannes, where it won the Jury…
1988 in Film: Medea
Lars Von Trier’s Medea takes an especially distressing turn on an Ancient Greek classic. Retaining the well-known plot of the Euripides play, Medea is a…
KoreanScreen.com’s 100 Greatest Korean Films Ever
In an extensive poll created over at the terrific Korean film website site KoreanScreen.com, editor Trevor Treharne compiled the hefty results and published the results…
Cinema Sevens: Watch These Sinfully Underseen Film Gems From 1988
Remember back in 1988 when you could just run on down to the local video store and rent a movie or three? New releases like…
Long Distance Film Festival, Marguerite Duras, Palestinian Cinema & More: Online Screening Roundup
The past year has led to a rise in unique digital film programming, in particular greater accessibility for short-form and experimental films globally. Festivals like…
The Two sides of La Double Vie de Véronique
La Double Vie de Véronique or Podwójne życie Weroniki, as it’s called with an untranslatable pun, was released on this day, 30 years ago. It was the first…
The Round-Up (Miklós Jancsó)
There was a time when I was young and approving. In the late eighties, I visited Hungary frequently, and I often socialised with cinephiles and…
Berlinale 2021 Dispatch- Teddy Award (Miguel’s War, Genderation, Bliss)
Eliane Raheb’s documentary Miguel’s War is based on impressions, and how to construct a life around hiding the past. Based on a chance encounter the…
Film Review: Heroes Don’t Die
Aude Léa Rapin’s Heroes Don’t Die (Les Héros ne meurent jamais) brings the spectators into the world of a film crew in search of answers…
2021 Cesár Awards Play It Safe, Bye Bye Morons Takes Home Top Prize
After 2020’s Cesár Awards brought storms, the following year has brought nothing more than scattered dust showers. France’s Oscar equivalent has decided that the best…
Berlinale 2021 Review: Petite Maman
At a recent virtual event for Berlinale Talents, writer-director Céline Sciamma was given a moment to close the q&a. “You can do anything,” the interviewer,…
Oscars 2021 – 15 Movies, 5 Spots: Ranking the Shortlisted Movies in the Best International Feature Category
In a matter of days we will know which movies have been selected as the nominees for this year’s Oscars. One of the most exciting…
Love Affair(s) Leads César Awards Nominations
Emmanuel Mouret’s Love Affair(s) (Les Choses Qu’On Dit, Les Choses Qu’On Fait) leads the way at the César Awards nominations with 13 nods including Best Film….
