THE 59TH LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2015
Opening and closing with the crowning achievements of the 20th century, the 59th London Film Festival brings the battle of the sexes centre-stage.
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THE 65TH BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL – BERLINALE 2015
Pitting first-time directors against studio blockbusters, the 65th Berlin Film Festival reserves its glitz for the red carpet as Jafar Panahi’s Taxi takes the Golden Bear.
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Festival Review: Body / Cialo (2015)
★★★☆☆
Anorexia, ghosts and the broken bond between father and daughter, Malgorzata Szumowska’s Body is a finely acted black comedy about laying grief to rest.
Floating Skyscrapers / Plynace Wiezowce (2013)
★★★☆☆
Down and out in Warsaw, Tomasz Wasilewski’s haunting Floating Skyscrapers explores identity in flux and gay love in a hopeless place in contemporary Poland.
In The Name Of / W Imie (2013)
★★★★☆
Love in a dark time, Malgorzata Szumowska’s In The Name Of evokes the desolation of a gay man in conflict with God with summertime brilliance.
Review Of The Year: 2012
As 2012 fades from sight as quickly as corroding celluloid, a final round-up of the best and worst of 2012 and those to look…
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Elles (2011)
★★★★☆
A devastating bedroom battle of the sexes, Malgorzata Szumowska’s Elles offers a glimpse into the secret lives of women behind closed doors.
Film Festival: The 26th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2012
The 26th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival CAUTION: Here be spoilers Like a cloudburst, the annual London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival…
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Film Festival: The 62nd Berlin Film Festival – Berlinale 2012
Berlinale 2012 CAUTION: Here be spoilers After winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1977 for Padre Padrone and the Grand Prix du Jury…
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