The film Eva by Benoît Jacquot was shown at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Gaspard Ulliel and Isabelle Huppert. The point of this film was to show the relations between a young man and a dangerously seductive woman. The choice of the lead actress made the film unsuccessful and doomed it
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Damsel – Berlinale 2018 Review
Robert Pattinson is one of the most important film stars who visited Berlinale 2018. He presented the film Damsel, directed by the Zellner brothers. Unfortunately the film was a great disappointment. It was an attempt to create a modern comedic Western. In it Robert Pattinson played one of the strangest roles in his career, he
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The Shape of Water – Review
The Shape of Plagiarism of director Guillermo del Toro American film The Shape of Water was awarded several prestigious prizes including the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, received thirteen Oscar nominations and got mostly positive reviews from film critics. Recently the film The Shape of Water came into the center of attention due to
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Loving Vincent – Review
Loving Vincent is a masterfully created tribute to Vincent van Gogh. Loving Vincent gives the audience an unique chance to get into the mysterious world of Van Gogh’s art. Creators of the film had a very complicated task; to paint in oil more than 65.000 frames, reproducing the style of a genius. Some of the
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mother! – Review
Bad Mother Darren Aranofsky has shown his talent of an imitator of auteur cinema in his new film mother!. The spectator was a victim of butchered cinematography – mostly badly composed of close-ups and shaky-cam. But if some auteur filmmakers have limited cinematographic possibilities due to a lack of funds, in the case of Darren
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Just Call Me God: A dictator’s final speech Review
Just Call Me God – John Malkovich is a dictator in a darkly funny stage play. Just Call Me God: A dictator’s final speech is the third stage play with Hollywood star John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons, Being John Malkovich) and Austrian director Michael Sturminger. Their previous collaborations were “The Infernal Comedy” and “The Giacomo Variations”,
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Logan Review
Director James Mangold’s Logan is the best movie of the X-Men series. Despite the fact that “Logan” is a purely commercial film, it was screened out of competition at the Berlinale 2017. It is the tenth installment in the X-Men film series and the last picture to focus on the character of Wolverine. The film
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The Other Side of Hope Review – Berlinale 2017
Disappointing picture by Aki Kaurismäki lacks a compelling plot and has few laughs. The Other Side of Hope is the long awaited film of the outstanding Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki. His most successful films such as The Match Factory Girl and The Man Without a Past with their distinctive minimalist style and acerbic jokes made
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Wild Mouse (Wilde Maus) Review – Berlinale 2017
Wild Mouse, the directorial debut of cabaret artist Josef Hader, is a film about a small man made for a small audience. The film “Wild Mouse” (Wilde Maus) directed, written and starring Josef Hader was screened in competition at the 2017 Berlinale. The picture is the film debut of Hader who is well-known in Austria
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Hostages (2017) Review – Berlinale 2017
Gripping drama by Rezo Gigineishvili about a plane hijacking in 1983 Georgia The film Hostages (Mdzevlebi) directed by the young Georgian director Rezo Gigineishvili was shown at the Berlinale in the Panorama section. It is based on the true events of a plane hijacking in 1983 by a group of youngsters belonging to the artistic
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Return to Montauk Review – Berlinale 2017
Stellan Skarsgård stars in Volker Schlöndorff’s lyrical adaptation of the autobiographical novel by Max Frisch. The film Return to Montauk by veteran director Volker Schlöndorff was screened at the Berlinale in competition. It tells the story of the famous aging writer Max Zorn who has regrets about this past, in particular about his failed relationship
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The Midwife (Sage Femme) Review – Berlinale 2017
Catherine Deneuve plays Béatrice in Martin Provost’s forgettable picture. The Midwife (Sage Femme) was shown at the 2017 Berlinale out of competition. The film provokes many questions and the most important one is why this trashy opus of Martin Provost was selected for the program of the festival. Perhaps the answer is the participation of
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The Party Review – Berlinale 2017
Sally Potter’s smart and funny dark comedy features an all-star cast. The Party, a black comedy directed by Sally Potter was screened in competition at the Berlinale. Great acting by the all-star cast and Potter’s smart and funny screenplay made the film one of the highlights of the Berlin film festival. The picture was made on
