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WORLD OF ART
Have a look at World of Art, a delightful little short film from the US of A, starring John Dale Kampsen as – what I call – an “iconoclastic baddie” …. (he says he’s never […]
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Swedish director rocks Cannes
Swedish director Ruben Östlund‘s film TURIST (FORCE MAJEURE) has won the Jury’s price in the class of “Un Certain Regard” (A Special View) at the Cannes Filmfestival. “First time a Swedish film wins this”, writes […]
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Beyond Bollywood
Zurich Film Festival concentrates on India’s filmmakers … and they are not alone. London had these new, “India realism” films on show already two years ago. And still, Indian audiences seem not so sure whether […]
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ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
Yes, it is a Vampire flick. Yet, ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE is much less and much more than that. Less: It totally lacks the jolly-ghastly-fun of TrueBlood and the gothic blood thirst of your average […]
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Ernst Umhauer – irritierend schön
“Ein ernster Umhauer ist er wirklich, dieser kleine Claude” dachte ich über Ernst Umhauer, als ich “Dans la Maison” erstmals am Zürich Film Festival sah. Da schleicht sich Umhauer als der Schüler Claude in fast […]
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SWAROVSKI has gone mad
What would you think as an ancestor, if your offspring did the exact opposite of what you and your family (supposedly) wanted for more than four generations? Daniel Swarovski founded his magic crystal kingdom in […]
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HÄMNDEN Rache Vendetta Revenge …
IN A BETTER WORLD is the English title of that 2010 Danish film by Susanne Bier, which won that 2011 Oscar for best … what do they call it at that film academy over the pond?…. […]