Does it matter if wartime resistance is futile? A resolute stand leads to the obscure death of a man, only belatedly turned into a saint by the Church that let him down.
The Elusive War Movie
Christopher Nolan is adamant that “Dunkirk” is not a war movie.
“Long Day’s Journey into Night”: Film Review
Enter a phantasmagorical kaleidoscope – a magic lantern of a film that rather than illuminate its surroundings, lights a path right into the self.
“Zama”: Film Review
An imperious man stands on a shore, nose aquiline, brow furrowed. Gravity is carved in his features. Noble in stance, he is the perfect image of the 18th century colonial administrator. Within moments, the scene turns to farce. Caught ogling bathing women, he is pursued, fleeing to cries of ‘Voyeur! Voyeur!’. He restores his precarious dignity by turning around and hitting one of the women, a slave.
“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.
“Vita and Virginia”: Film Review
Of the many compelling love affairs that punctuated the lives of the writers and artists of the Bloomsbury set during the first half of the 20th century, Virginia Woolf's involvement with Vita Sackville-West stands out.
“Never Look Away”: Film Review
This is Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s third feature, after his compelling The Lives of Others, set in 1980s East Berlin, and The Tourist, the filmmaker’s Hollywood detour with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.
“The Whistlers”: Film Review
A gorgeously deadpan thriller full of black humour and with unexpected touches of romance, Corneliu Porumboiu’s latest film turns bleak Noir into deep colour.
“The Nile Hilton Incident”: Film Review
There’s something irresistibly alluring about this film’s title. It promises crime, glamour and intrigue. “The Nile Hilton Incident” delivers that in spades.
“Western”: an Interview with Valeska Grisebach
Western, Valeska Grisebach’s latest work, was met with significant critical acclaim when it screened at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in May 2017. It’s a memorable film, digging deep without seeming to.
“Good Time”: Film Review
A wild night in New York starts calmly enough. In a psychiatrist’s office, a young man, Nick (Benny Safdie), speaks haltingly.
“Thelma”: Film Review
In the stillness of a Norwegian winter, a father and child go hunting. They walk across a frozen lake, towards the woods.