Berlinale
Selfie
Shot entirely on a smartphone, this documentary by award-winning writer-director Agostino Ferrente (Intervista a mia madre) shows daily…
By Laura JordenSpecial
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Berlinale
Knives and Skin
In a rural American town, the sudden disappearance of schoolgirl Carolyn Harper drives the small population of eccentrics…
By Ben Aldis
Berlinale
Out Stealing Horses: A ravishing and evocative exploration of the past
Quite probably the majority of public recognition actor Stellan Skarsgård receives is due to his forays into Hollywood,…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
The Golden Glove press conference with Fatih Akin, Heinz Strunk, Jonas Dassler and Margarethe Tiesel
Straight off the bat at the press conference to Fatih Akin’s wicked competition film Der Goldene Handschuh, the writer-director…
By Mary-Catherine Harvey
Berlinale
All My Loving
Many types of world cinema can have a distinctive style that is prevalent, seemingly the default option. With…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Out Stealing Horses (Ut og stjæle hester) press conference with Hans Petter Moland, Per Petterson and Stellan Skarsgård
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland is having a busy 2019. It’s only February and he’s already released two…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Waiting for the Carnival (Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar)
Toritama is the self-proclaimed jeans capital and home to Marcelo Gomes’s hauntingly beautiful documentary, Waiting for the Carnival.…
By Mary-Catherine Harvey
Berlinale
Brecht
The Berlin International Film Festival is, as the name would perhaps suggest, a showcase for films. Sure, television…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Serpentarius (Serpentário)
After an unspecified tragedy wipes out a small South African town, an unnamed traveller (Joäo Arrais) journeys across…
By Andrew Murray
Berlinale
The Ground Beneath My Feet (Der Boden unter den Füßen)
Marie Kreutzer’s The Ground Beneath My Feet evokes our society as one with stark dualities. Lola (Valerie Pachner)…
By Mary-Catherine Harvey