Overview of articles
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The Pioneer
In this glamorous dystopian sci-fi set in Japan in the near future, government agents distribute pills that prevent memory loss.Published on: -
Killing
The grey colour palette, razor-sharp camerawork and pulsating synthesiser soundtrack set the tone of this bloody, nihilistic samurai film.Published on: -
A volta ao mundo quando tinhas 30 anos
Loving, captivating portrait of the director’s father based on the latter’s 1970 round-the-world journey.Published on: -
Asako I & II
In this gender-flipped Vertigo set in Japan, Asako’s encounter with her ex-lover’s lookalike sees her confronting the messiness of love.Published on: -
Domains
Drifting apart as adult women, childhood friends Aki and Nodoka’s story is told through line-readings, whose structures reveal the complications of frPublished on: -
Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)
The troubling rise of racist sentiment in Japanese society is the subject of a series of conversations between two young people.Published on: -
Canopy
An Australian pilot crashes in the inhospitable jungle of Singapore. Disoriented and wounded, he flees from the Japanese troops. Far from civilisationPublished on: -
Trespassing Bergman
A pilgrimage to the isolated house on the island of Fårö, where Ingmar Bergman spent most of his later years, elicits unusual stories. From Lars…Published on: -
La distancia
A performance artist is being held in a deserted Siberian power station following the unexpected death of his oligarch patron. Dryly comic surrealismPublished on: -
Anatomy of a Paper Clip
Kogure is a paperclip bender in a paperclip factory. A man without characteristics. A stoical loser. One day he finds a butterfly in his flat.…Published on: