British Agent
80'
USA
IFFR 2019
Set in West Berlin during the Cold War, C.R. 'Mac' Macnamara (James Cagney) is a Coca-Cola executive given the task of taking care of his boss’ socialite daughter Scarlett Hazeltine (Pamela Tiffin). Suddenly, an expected two-week stay develops into two months when Scarlett surprises Mac by announcing she has married Otto Piffi (German star Horst Buchholz), a young East German Communist with ardent anti-capitalist views.
Featuring a brilliant performance by James Cagney and classic fast-and-furious dialogue, this hysterical, hilarious satire on American cultural imperialism is Billy Wilder at his best, and just waiting to be fully rediscovered. An interesting curiosity is that the shooting started before the construction of the Berlin Wall – but then one morning the wall went up, forcing the crew to relocate to Munich.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Spying as a way of filming, and the camera as an espionage tool. From more control to more confusion. Classics to contemporary highlights.
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USA
IFFR 2019
Three stories of espionage in the Middle East, with images shot on a trip to Cairo in 2016, another to Tehran in 2008 and never-seen-before footage from Sana'a, Yemen. A love story and a suspense tale, mixed in with a dash of comedy and paranoia.
25'
Argentina
IFFR 2019
Impressive docudrama set in Korea about interrogation techniques used on prisoners. Was not allowed to be screened for 45 years.
64'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019