Der 10. Mai
When Nazi Germany invaded the Benelux, Switzerland faced the question: what if we’re next? Restored 1950s masterpiece.
93'
Switzerland
IFFR 2021
IFFR 2021
Raoul Walsh is often considered the most classical of all Hollywood masters. No surprise, then, that many kōan-like quotes about the nature of cinema are attributed to him. But why exactly 36 ways?
Nicolás Zukerfeld’s cheeky study on some particularities of classical Hollywood starts with Walshian men mounting horses, one after the other, variation upon variation – till other elements come into play and the film reveals itself as an investigation into classical Hollywood grammar referencing Raoul Walsh's oeuvre. But once you think you've got it, Zukerfeld changes tack completely by literally narrating an anecdote about trying to find the original source for the titular quote attributed to Walsh.
Films addressing film history, its writing, telling, retelling and remembering that can be called quirky for all their wisdom are few and far between. This is one of them. Walsh would approve – when nobody is looking.
IFFR 2021
Programme IFFR 2021
A sphere of collective remembrance and imagination offering restored classics, documentaries on film culture, and explorations of cinema’s heritage.
Read more about this programmeWhen Nazi Germany invaded the Benelux, Switzerland faced the question: what if we’re next? Restored 1950s masterpiece.
93'
Switzerland
IFFR 2021
As Japanese monsters like Godzilla have so often saved the world, could they now help us fight Covid-19? Find out here!
88'
Japan
IFFR 2021
Can we find a different feminism in the images of state-sponsored Soviet documentaries about women and their role in socialism? Yes.
20'
Russia
IFFR 2021