Overview of articles
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Out of Focus
A vision of the city of Beirut at a crucial moment of transition from war to peace that draws the observer into a quasi-physical engagement.Published on: -
Un luogo a venire
Time and expectations are twisted in A Place to Come. We hear and see various images of the same moment in a misty landscape.Published on: -
Olavi Virta
Olavi Virta, Finnish tango’s greatest voice, as an old, lost and lonely man. Time as the great leveller in all its morose unforgivingness. Screened bePublished on: -
Els noms de Crist
Serra freely interpreted a ‘television series’ for an exhibition at the MACBA in Barcelona. His series deals with the problems involved in funding ‘diPublished on: -
Orgia (ou: O homem que deu cria)
Celebrated novelist Trevisan’s sole feature is a radical, plotless re-envisioning/critique of Cinema Novo, recounting the journey of a deranged youthPublished on: -
The Count
Portrait of a real-life swindler – played by himself! Von Bagh’s feature debut: a weird ‘n wild mix of fact and fiction, documentary scenes and…Published on: -
Map
Forget virtual reality. You won’t believe your eyes when you suddenly see the unmistakable thumbnail of Google Maps as a huge traffic sign in the…Published on: -
Modern No.2
What looks like computer animation proves to be purely handmade and provides a fascinating expression of the rapidly changing world around us.Published on: -
The Green Wave
Consciousness reflects on the subconscious, the latter often represented by an ocean. Jacobs plays with our perception of a tidal pool, in a maelstromPublished on: -
The Return
Dorsky – honoured with a retrospective at IFFR 2011 – has incorporated images of Rotterdam in his new film. ‘Like a memory already gone, this…Published on: