Twarz’s very first images — close-ups of blank faces in the cold — initially give the viewer the impression that we will be in for a serious drama. Then it cuts to establish the setting: these characters are standing outside a Christmas underwear shopping spree that’s just about to start. The lights turn on, the […]
Berlinale 2018 Review
The Green Fog – Berlinale 2018 Review
The films of Guy Maddin are a dream for cinephiles. Filtering his unique vision through a wealth of cinematic history, his movies are filled with endless references and allusions to other films. This style has now found an end-point in the fascinating The Green Fog, which remakes Vertigo via tens of different movies and TV […]
Utøya 22 July – Berlinale 2018 Review
On paper, turning the terrorist attack that killed 77 people on the Norwegian island of Utøya on July 22nd, 2011 into a feature film seems like a very risky idea. How do you respectfully honour those members of the Labour Youth League who were brutally murdered in order to satisfy a twisted political agenda? These […]
Daughter of Mine – Berlinale 2018 Review
One day at the rodeo, the nine year old Vittoria (Sara Casu) accidentally walks in on a woman having sex with a random stranger. Little does she know that this woman is actually her mother, Angelica (Alba Rohrwacher), who is also severely in debt. When Angelica gave birth to Vittoria, she was given to Tina […]
Eva – Berlinale 2018 Review
It starts with a male escort named Betrand (Gaspard Ulliel) giving one of his ailing clients a bath. This client is an acclaimed writer reaching the end of his career — with only one last play left ready to publish. When the writer suddenly dies, however, Bertrand sees his chance, heading straight out of there […]
Hotel Jugoslavija – Berlinale 2018 Review
The Hotel Jugoslavija in Belgrade was once the talk of the town, regularly hosting international heads of state in its heyday of the 70s and 80s. Eventually taken over by criminals and brutally bombed by NATO in 1999, it has lost most of its former glory. Nevertheless, you can still make a booking for just […]