Media Summary: A gem of discretion full of allusions to the family dramas of Ibsen and Chekhov. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... Languidly paced, simmering take on Chekhov's Seagull set in the suffocating summer heat of Macau. Aqueronte summons the very essence of cinema to transport us to unreal spaces. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ...
Vildanden Clip Iffr 2023 - Detailed Analysis & Overview
A gem of discretion full of allusions to the family dramas of Ibsen and Chekhov. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... Languidly paced, simmering take on Chekhov's Seagull set in the suffocating summer heat of Macau. Aqueronte summons the very essence of cinema to transport us to unreal spaces. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank ... Unglamorous beach work in Riga is poignantly juxtaposed with the extravagant promises of self-help gurus. Myth of Persephone rebooted in a 3D-animated world. What is mortality in a virtual world? A delicate, metaphorical exploration of the fraught links between land rights and the patriarchal family.
A prose poem celebrating a day passing with several groups of people navigating life's adventure. A fusion of documentary, experimental and fiction cinema investigating a forgotten, forlorn space. Mystery and excitement. A documentation of indigenous flora and fauna that builds on personal relationships, going beyond just observation. An exploration of the phantom island San Borondón, taking us above the earth and underwater. Brendan Fraser gives an exceptional performance as a man living with obesity in a remote house in Idaho. A young man broadcasts poses from an urban ruin: a portrait of our times. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for ...
Bemused, ironic look at a new Mexican micro-industry: re-enacting illegal border crossings for film and TV crews. An engaging film, carefully crafted from archival footage from the filmmaker's earlier projects. An elliptical, boundary-bending journey through memory, a hypnotic elegy for freedom and art. A disturbing study of our subconscious, with a man losing his grip on reality. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you ... Feminist rendering of a Korean birth dream through the tin-foil lithographic imagining of a mighty she-horse. While his mother was hoping for a better future, Ewald left everything behind. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you ...
