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You Can
Trees, duckweed and bushes are juxtaposed with scenes of the interior; the images describe the feeling of a moment like a series of haikus.Published on: -
Remembrance
A film with the nostalgic scent of good coffee. Farewell to a female dancer and a coffee shop. Tsai Ming-liang plays the man saying goodbye.Published on: -
My Tehran for Sale
Debut film by the Iranian female poet Granaz Moussavi is about the secret double life that many young people lead in repressive Iran. They can…Published on: -
Mother
The maker of The Host is again in top form. Dislocating drama about a mother who will do anything to prove that her mentally handicapped…Published on: -
The Business Trip
Small parable about arrogance and corruption. Striking female jewellery smuggler explodes into unreasonable rage.Published on: -
My Tears Are Dry
A 16mm document of plenitude, in all of its complex simplicity. My Tears Are Dry features the deep soul of singer Hoagy Lands.Published on: -
Where Is Where?
Spectres from an ‘incident’ during the Algerian War visit a Finnish poetess. One of 2009’s most intellectually challenging and rewarding films.Published on: -
The Time That Remains
Seven years after Divine Intervention (2002, special jury prize in Cannes), Elia Suleiman is back with The Time That Remains. Now he reflects in a…Published on: -
Adieu Philippine
Characteristic Nouvelle-Vague film about an apprentice in television who gets to know two would-be actresses. Against the background of the Algerian WPublished on: -
The Eight Hundred Heroes
800 soldiers of the 88th regiment against what feels like the whole of Japan’s Imperial Army – think Thermopylae, Chinese version. A splendid, visuallPublished on: