A long relationship plays out in a world of light and dark among the upper classes of Paraguay. Director/writer Marcelo Martinessi talks about his Berlinale prize-winning film.
“Dovlatov” – Aleksey German Jr in Conversation
The past is a dream in this bittersweet tale of a writer adrift in Brezhnev’s USSR. An elegiac journey into a luminously hazy Leningrad, Aleksey German Jr’s new film “Dovlatov” follows the life of the now celebrated writer Sergei Dovlatov over six days in 1971, as he struggles to get published. KinoSelect Editors Victoria Naumova and Nadia Bee met “Dovlatov”‘s director over tea, and discussed the writer’s journey.
“Girls Always Happy”: Film Review
“Girls Always Happy” was a breath of fresh air during a Berlinale which featured a remarkable number of downbeat films.
“Black ’47”: Film Review
An action-packed and hugely satisfying revenge Western sets into stark context Ireland’s relationship with Britain.