Life Imitates Art: Una Noche and Escape from Cuba
By: Eleanor Piper “Everybody knows about people leaving Cuba,” begins our narrator, Lila (played by Anailin de la Rua de la Torre), “but I never imagined someone would try to Continue Reading →
View ArticleРецензия на фильм “Белый Тигр”
Софья Фридман By Sofia Friedman На ежегодном Интернациональном Фестивале кино в Портланде был представлен фильм Шахназарова “Белый Тигр”. “Тигр” был единственным русским фильмом на мероприятии в этом...
View ArticleCrítica de “No”, película de Pablo Larraín
Por Blanca Villalobos La película chilena “No”, del realizador Pablo Larraín, basada en el plebiscite del año 1988 en Chile, sorprende al espectador por el uso de la comedia negra Continue Reading →
View ArticleThe Consequences of Teenage Delinquency: “15 Years and One Day”
By: Vicky Kerill “15 Years and One Day” (15 años y un día), directed by Gracia Querejeta, is about a family that tries to shape up a teenage trouble-maker, but Continue Reading →
View ArticlePoetry Is an Excuse for Life: “The Butterfly’s Dream”
By: Vicky Kerill The Butterfly’s Dream is based on the true story of two friends who were poets living in a mining town in Turkey. They were former students and Continue Reading →
View Article“The Rocket”: Promises and the Past in Laos
By: Ann Kathryn Roberts A visually striking tale of chutzpah set in Laos, The Rocket was directed by Australian documentary film maker Kim Mordaunt, and is Australia’s submission for this Continue...
View ArticleJeune et Jolie: Exploring Sexuality and Prostitution
By: Anna Suarez I found the most alluring aspect of “Jeune et Jolie” to be the erotic nature of the film; sexy camera angles, beautiful French music, and the romantic Continue Reading →
View ArticleThe Strange Little Cat: The Importance of the Everyday
By: Brie Barbee The Strange Little Cat (Das Merkwürdige Kätzchen) is the fifth film by Swiss-German director Roman Zürcher. It is the first of Zürcher’s films to reach a time Continue Reading →
View ArticleThe Lunchbox: Forming Friendships with Food
By: Ann Kathryn Roberts The astonishing, eco-friendly lunch-delivery system of Mumbai, which provides the framework for the enchanting The Lunchbox, boggles the mind with its neatness and complexity....
View ArticleThe Stranger by the Lake
By: Grace Carroll Alain Guiraudie’s 2013 film, L’inconnu du lac, tells the twisted love story of two young French men. The main character, Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps), is lonely and looking Continue...
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