Grandeur Locale
Overzicht van films
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Lalie polné
Elo Havetta | 78' | Czechoslovakia | -
Soon after World War One, veterans of the conflict trek through the countryside as beggars, tramps and musicians. Two of them, the clarinetist Hejges and… -
The Lost Paradise
David Safarian | 72' | Armenia | World premiere
Light plays the leading role in this film. Using over- and under-exposure, powerful spotlights and the ubiquitous sun, Safarian paints a rural community facing change.… -
La macchina ammazzacattivi
Roberto Rossellini | 83' | Italy | -
One of director Roberto Rossellini’s few comedies. A fable about a camera that has the power to kill with a click of the shutter, this… -
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Phanouropitta
Dimitrios Yatzouzakis | 62' | Greece | -
Phanouropitta, or ‘Saint Phanourios’ Pie’, tells an ageless story. The mother of Saint Phanourios has, according to legend, subjected nine martyrs to a gruesome death… -
Proshchanie
Elem Klimov | 128' | Russia | -
In this film version of one of Valentin Rasputin’s stories, the local grandeur is pathetic +!+ in the non-pejorative meaning of the word. The film… -
The Return to the Edge of the World
Michael Powell | 74' | United Kingdom | -
A group of tourists arrives by boat on Hirta (Foula), one of the lonely and deserted Shetland Islands. The skipper Andrew Gray, who comes from… -
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The Silent Village
Humphrey Jennings | 35' | United Kingdom | -
The title refers to the Czech village of Lidice which was razed to the ground by the Nazis the male inhabitants were murdered, women and… -
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Taipei Story
Edward Yang | 117' | Taiwan | -
Taipei Story portrays the hectic and labyrinthine capital of Taiwan from the inside. Against the background of contemporary city life, the decay of traditional family…