All Special Presentations articles – Page 25

  • Reviews

    Paris 36 (Faubourg 36)

    21 August 2008

    Dir. Christophe Barratier. 2008. Fr/Ger/Czech Republic. 120 min.The proud sentimentality that made Christophe Barratier’s first film, Les Choristes, a runaway hit in France is back with a vengeance in Paris 36 (Fabourg 36) a retro musical with all the period trappings of 1936 France, from accordion ...

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    Il Divo

    23 May 2008

    Dir/scr: Paolo Sorrentino. Italy-France. 2008. 117mins.

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    Synecdoche, New York

    23 May 2008

    Dir/scr: Charlie Kaufman. US. 2008. 124mins.

  • Ashes Of Time Redux
    Reviews

    Ashes Of Time Redux

    20 May 2008

    Dir: Wong Kar-wai. Hong Kong. 1994/2008. 93mins.

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    Gomorrah (Gomorra)

    18 May 2008

    Dir: Matteo Garrone.Italy. 2008. 135mins.

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    Waltz With Bashir

    15 May 2008

    Dir: Ari Folman.Israel-Germany-France.2008. 87mins.

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    Blindness

    14 May 2008

    Dir: Fernando Meirelles. 2008. Brazil-Canada-Japan. 118mins.In Blindness, Fernando Meirelles valiantly attempts to pin down Nobel laureate Jose Saramago’s largely metaphorical work of fiction for the big screen: by giving the audience eyes on a world suddenly hit by a plague of blindness. The result makes for ...

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    Later (Plus Tard Tu Comprenderas)

    12 February 2008

    Dir: Amos Gitai. France / Germany, 2008. 89mins.The first Gitai film in a long time not to deal with Israeli politics, Later (Plus Tard Tu Comprenderas) is also one of his most emotional outings to date. This Franco-German co-production based on Jerome Clement’s autobiographical book (Clement ...