bits and pieces from the northern island.
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 →
Jim Jarmusch at RIFF 2010 We have recording of the Q&A session with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch for whoever is interested and especially for those who couldn’t attend. We are getting the videos ready, so check this space for updates!
A mysterious man (Isaach De Bankolé) is involved in some apparently criminal plot. As the story progresses, it seems the plot is more of a conspiracy than a simple criminal act. Several strangers cross paths with the mysterious stranger, entrusting him with coded messages, leading him closer and closer to his final goal, whatever it … Read the full article →
Some film critics desperately rack their brains to find all sorts of hidden meanings and implied theories in films. I cannot blame them so much: after all, camouflaging hogwash as clever criticism is their primary source of income. They have to make a living too, you know. I remember when I was a cinema student … Read the full article →
I hate the terrible feeling of déjà vu I get when I watch Italian documentaries. I hate it not because of the feeling itself, but for the memories it brings back. With memories, rage and disdain are also bound to emerge. I know what I am going to see and I don’t want to see … Read the full article →
Nelu Manciu is a simple man living in Salonta, Romania, near the Hungarian border. His greatest passion is fishing, so he often crosses the border in his fishing trips. Nelu, who works as a security guard for a local supermarket, has a grumpy wife named Florica and a leaky roof. They both live in the … Read the full article →
Noam Chomsky will be giving a free lecture today at the International Film Festival. He will partecipate via videoconference from his home in Cambridge, Massachussets. Chomsky, professor emeritus of linguistics at the University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he has worked since 1955, and one of the most prominent American scholars, has been for … Read the full article →
One day during the winter a mysterious stranger shows up in a town plagued by endless war. The man, who goes by the name of Battal, saves a boy on the verge of drowning. The boy’s father and his fellow townspeople are grateful to the stranger at first, but after an initial eagerness they become … Read the full article →