ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST ist ein von vorne bis hinten brilliant aufgebauter Film darüber, was passiert (passieren muss), wenn man sich mit der kolumbianischen Drogenmafia einlässt. Die erste Einstellung zeigt “1991” und wir sehen einen schlafenden […]
“Death is a funny thing” says a female voice over a wonderful view of Berlin at the start of this charming comedy called POSTHUMOUS. Indeed death does funny things, above all when big money and art critics […]
You have to be a heartless bastard to work at TV news – I know, I did. And this film had me in fits of laughter, because it depicted the craze of metier so very […]
Iceland in winter is dark and cold. People start to drink a lot and do strange stuff, even if they happen to be on a trip to Florida: Iceland is still in their hearts and […]
This absolutely riveting film from Spain was screened in the “San Sebastian Window” of Zurich Film Festival and it just won a best film and a runner up director’s award for Carlos Vermut at said San Sebastian Festival. Damián, the […]
The Viennese Vampire comedy THERAPY FOR A VAMPIRE (Der Vampir auf der Couch) by director/author David Ruehm is like the famous alpine Republic Austria herself: Charming, playful, witty … and a little darkish around the […]
Wien, 1932: Graf Geza von Közsnöm (Tobias Moretti) ist ungehalten … schlimm genug, dass er jede Nacht den neumodischen Therapien des Dr. Sigmund Freud aussetzen muss, weil er “schon alles gesehen hat” und ihm “nicht einmal […]
(c) Elisabeth Schabus