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Alice in the Underworld: The Dark Märchen Show!!
An unashamedly gothic version of Alice. For a start, the lead is played by a man. The viewer can determine whether it is kitsch, camp…Published on: -
Snake
In this film, the snake is a mythical Chinese creature – but also a concrete thought in search of direction. Experimental hip-hop filmmaker also triesPublished on: -
Hot as Hell: The Deadbeat March
The recipe seems simple: a drugs deal goes awry and then a thousand things go wrong. A pinch of Tarantino, yet most comes from the…Published on: -
Oh
Enquiry into the allegorical tension between inside and outside, real and imaginary, two- and three-dimensional, analogue and digital, immensity and iPublished on: -
La belle endormie
Visual, intellectual and entertaining film version of The Sleeping Beauty. In a journey through time and space, Breillat has an eye for detail as shePublished on: -
Finisterrae
A film with a logic, beauty and humour all of its own. Two ghosts – recognisable by their white robes with holes for the eyes…Published on: -
Inter View
Makino Takashi’s condensing films work like escapist drugs. Inter View is relatively minimal and marks the start of his blue period.Published on: -
Tiger Eyes
Documentary essay for the IFFR’s fortieth anniversary. Portraits of a number of the festival’s characteristic directors. With Jim Jarmusch, Wim WenderPublished on: -
A Little Closer
Intimate family drama about a single mother and her two sons. They are all wrestling in their own way with questions about sexuality and love,…Published on: -
Then I See Tanja
A boy has to cope on his own when his mother is taken ill. And he is in love with Tanja. Very charming film of…Published on: