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Les émotions hèlvétiques
A plain and pugnacious choice for sentimentality, kitsch and melodrama (in which the hand of scenario writer Eric de Kuyper is recognisable), which destroys the…Published on: -
Buck and the Preacher
A western (a so-called soul western because of the black actors) which was mainly carried by the two leading actors Sidney Poitier (as Buck) and…Published on: -
Epidemic
Epidemic is the second part of the trilogy which also consists of Forbrydelsens element and Von Trier’s latest film Europe. All three films are programmed…Published on: -
Five Girls and a Rope
5 girls are married off and hang themselves to avoid their fate. Critics’ Prize Rotterdam 1992.Published on: -
El lado oscuro
A confrontation between two men in a huis clos situation. One man is a lawyer, in the service of the so-called Comissión Sábato and in…Published on: -
To meteoro vima tou pelargou
With this sensitive film Angelopoulos has perfected his usual approach of carefully-choreographed and lengthy planned sequences to the utmost. The film takes an penetrating, emotional…Published on: -
Alchemia
Fragments were borrowed from no less than forty-three different cartoon films for this dazzling compilation. Alchemia is freed from the rules of narrative and comprises…Published on: -
La carne
A short film in a grand style. David Overbey (Toronto Film Festival): ‘Carne only lasts 40 minutes, but Caspar Noé’s immense talent explodes across every…Published on: -
Cheb
A reconnaissance in feature-film form of the people and landscape of Algeria. The protagonist, Merwan Kechida, is an Algerian youth of twenty who emigrated to…Published on: -
Sure fire
Sure Fire is set in the remote town of Circleville in Utah, which is far from blossoming as a community. The aggressive and authoritarian real-estate…Published on: