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Von Sternberg is a like Bach or Beethoven: he provides the performer with a form, and the performer creates the emotion and meaning, each performer quite differently, and each performer can say, “I did what he told me to.”Read More »
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Tag Gallagher – I did what he told me to – Josef von Sternberg & Marlene Dietrich (2019)
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Kazuhiro Sôda – Engeki 2 AKA Theatre 2 (2012)
2011-2020DocumentaryJapanKazuhiro SodaCan the theatre arts survive in the 21st century?
If Theatre 1 is about the world of Hirata, Theatre 2 is a feature documentary, which depicts the relationship between Hirata and the world we live in. In order for his art and his not-so-commercial company to survive this highly capitalistic modern society, what kind of strategy does Hirata have and practice?Read More »
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Mariano Llinás – Lejano interior (2020)
2011-2020ArgentinaDocumentaryMariano LlinásQuote:
“One day I am going to pull the anchor that keeps my ship away from the seas”, is one of the most famous phrases of the Belgian poet Henri Michaux, to whom the film director Mariano Llinás decided to pay tribute with his new work in a pandemic.Read More » -
Alejandro Amenábar – Mientras dure la guerra aka While at War (2019) (HD)
2011-2020Alejandro AmenábarDramaSpainWarWhile at War (Spanish: Mientras dure la guerra) is a 2019 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Revered author Miguel de Unamuno (Karra Elejalde) decides to publicly support the Spanish coup of July 1936. He is immediately removed from his position as rector at the University of Salamanca by the Government of the Second Spanish Republic. Meanwhile, Nationalists succeed in taking control of Salamanca, and General Francisco Franco moves his headquarters to the city. Some of Unamuno’s colleagues are imprisoned on charges of affiliation. Unamuno, who believes he can have the influence to liberate the innocent, heads to Franco’s Palace, determined to beg him for clemency.Read More » -
Onur Ünlü – Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi AKA Thou Gild’st the Even (2013)
2011-2020DramaFantasyOnur ÜnlüTurkeyCemal, a moustachioed embodiment of awkwardness and anguish, inhabits an Anatolian rural village where everyone is gifted with some sort of super power.
Turkish writer-director Onur Ünlü’s surreal and fantastical fable follows a barber who survives a suicide attempt and finds himself falling in love, succumbing to murderous jealousy, and trying to make sense of life in a village where his neighbours are invisible, immortal, or possess the ability to stop time. In this village, the fantastic is never far from the quotidian. Amongst Cemal’s neighbours are a giant, an immortal, an invisible woman, and a bookseller who can stop time by clapping her hands.Read More »
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Rosa von Praunheim – Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo AKA Rent Boys (2011)
2011-2020DocumentaryDramaGermanyQueer Cinema(s)Rosa von PraunheimThis German documentary explores the history of hustler culture at Bahnhof Zoo train station, an unofficial meeting place for male prostitutes from the world over. The film discusses hustler world with male escorts both current and retired about their personal experiences, and discovers surprising undercurrents of strength and compassion. ~ Cammila CollarRead More »
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Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels – Ce magnifique gâteau! (2018)
2011-2020AnimationBelgiumEmma De SwaefMarc James RoelsShort FilmAn anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.Read More »
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Patrice Guillain – La der des der (2017)
2011-2020DramaFrancePatrice GuillainShort Film«If the last surviving soldier of the first World War wanted to get rid of the terrible burden that kept him alive … his name would be Simon Rosenberg.»Read More »
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Jeremy Workman – The World Before Your Feet (2018)
2011-2020DocumentaryJeremy WorkmanUSAFor over seven years and for reasons he can’t explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block of every street in New York City – a journey of more than 8,000 miles. From Director Jeremy Workman and Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg, The World Before Your Feet tells the story of one man’s unusual personal quest and the unexpected journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.Read More »