bits and pieces from the northern island.
La chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher in English) has always been regarded as one of the milestones in the history of cinema. It’s been said the film was based on the homonymous story by Edgar Allan Poe, but it was actually loosely inspired by two distinct stories by … Read the full article →
Films about indigent street musicians have their special appeal. Street musicians are, despite their excruciatingly uncool outward aspect, able to emanate the sort of aura you’d expect from old minstrels, with all the good and the bad it involves. Films like the recent Once demonstrate the audience has a soft spot for stories revolving around … Read the full article →
In sauna veritas. Once I read on some bulletin board that Finnish people never in their lives resort to small talk. Not even to fill social gaps or to conceal boredom. They’d rather be silent for a long time than chat idly. Since the person making this statement was a Finnish girl and since I … Read the full article →
Title: Reyndu Aftur (Try Again) Committing suicide isn’t as easy as one may think. Hannes knows it well. Just as he is trying to put an end to his life, a series of incidents occurs and he finds himself locked outside his apartment in his underwear. His search for a spare key will prove a … Read the full article →
Jo pour Jonathan is one of the films in competition in the New Visions category. Jonathan is a teenager living in the suburbs. His role model is his older brother Thomas, formerly a car racer in the illegal circuits popular among youngsters. Thomas gave up his racing, found a job and a girlfriend. He doesn’t … Read the full article →
Do you think life is easy for superheroes? If you do, then you should watch Dai-Nipponjin (approximately translated in English as Big Man Japan). In the mockumentary style, the film by Hitoshi Matsumoto sheds light on the private life of Masaru Daisato, aka Dai-Nipponjin, the last defender of Japan and also the last in his … Read the full article →
Littlerock is an actual place located in California, in the Los Angeles county. Atsuko and her brother Rintaro find themselves forced to stop in Littlerock after the car they rented breaks down. They are journeying alone through the American province and have travelled all the way from Japan to reaffirm their identity through a visit … Read the full article →
Last Train Home by Canada-based director Fan Lixin is a poignant but accurate depiction of the lives of over 130 million Chinese migrant workers. The film took years to complete and it represents in a straight to the point manner how our contemporary economies are destined to fail, if not from a merely financial point … Read the full article →