Berlinale
Black Tea
The opening credits of Black Tea paint a telling picture of the bit-by-bit film funding model that so…
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Berlinale
Spaceman
Adam Sandler is quite selective with his dramatic efforts, and he generally chooses rather well when films like…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
“It’s the incarnation that I’m interested in, not mockery”: Bruno Dumont on The Empire at Berlinale 2024
The first ever sci-fi film was made in France, with 1905’s Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
The Devil’s Bath
Besides being co-author to most of her husband Ulrich Seidl’s productions, filmmaker Veronika Franz is best known as…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Pepe
When the 2024 Berlinale programme was released, festival management described Pepe as the most unclassifiable film in this…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
“Being a filmmaker requires you to emotionally detach from your anxieties”: Asli Özge on Faruk at Berlin Film Festival 2024
Asli Özge, a veteran Turkish filmmaker, is back with her most personal work to this date. Faruk, an…
By Jan Tracz
Berlinale
“It was a trauma-healing process for me”: Inadelso Cossa on The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder at Berlinale 2024
As Inadelso Cossa puts it on his website, he was “compelled to unravel the narrative woven into the…
By Jan Tracz
Berlinale
Love Lies Bleeding
Last year’s jury president is back in Berlin, starring in one of the festival’s most anticipated titles: the…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
A Traveler’s Needs
Anyone who doesn’t usually stay in a cinema for the closing credits won’t get a choice in the…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
My New Friends
Lucie (Isabelle Huppert) works in law enforcement and struggles with the profession after her partner’s untimely death. She…
By Selina Sondermann