bits and pieces from the northern island.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt had written a film script entitled Es geschah am hellichten Tag (It Happened in Broad Daylight). Not happy with the ending he had devised for the first version, he decided to write a new one. This time he chose the novel format, completely changing the epilogue and the morals implied in the story … Read the full article →
Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu is an old acquaintance of the Reykjavik International Film Festival: in 2005 his The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won the Discovery of the Year Award. To the Special Presentations category of this this seventh edition of the film festival, Puiu brings his Aurora, a film that not only he scripted and … Read the full article →
Medeni Mesec (Honeymoons is the English title) earned a spotlight in the course of this year’s RIFF as it represented the first co-production between Serbia and Albania. Hostilities among populations in the Balkan peninsula have been a serious issue for a long time; Serbia and Albania share an endless history of reciprocal hatred. It’s only … Read the full article →
Winner of the Golden Puffin award at the Reykjavík International Film Festival 2010 for the category New Visions and also of the FIPRESCI award, Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) is almost a philosophical essay in form of a narrative film. In reality, the narration is very minimal, to the point the film almost seems … Read the full article →
RIFF 2010’s award ceremony took place last night. The Golden Puffin Award has been awarded this year to Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Frammartino for his movie Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times). We will have a review of the movie published later on the website. “An ambitious and meditative second feature, Michelangelo Frammartino’s Four Times explores … Read the full article →
For those who liked it, Todd Solondz’s Happiness was a film that admitted no sequels. Twelve years later though, Solondz presents us with Life During Wartime, a “quasi sequel” to his 1998 film. Quasi-sequel. Just the definition the filmmaker chose himself is a good starting point for a discussion. Three sisters, Trish, Joy and Helen. … Read the full article →
What do a Mexican wrestler and a Japanese man in pajamas have in common? Nothing, you will say. Yes, nothing, I will reply. But you know, I think Hitoshi Matsumoto might have a different idea on this matter. To this question he will probably show you his film Symbol as a reply. How do you … Read the full article →
jToday at 15:00 director Jim Jarmusch will be at the University if Iceland. Jarmusch, who already had occasion to speak to the audience yesterday after the screening of his films Down by Law and The Limits of Control,will be chatting today in the University main hall with Icelandic film director Dagur Kári and with the … Read the full article →