Dogborn, directed by Isabella Carbonell, is making its world premiere in Critics Week at this year’s Venice Film Festival. While following a journey of refugee twins in Sweden, it primarily uses a…
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Too little can be anticipated from a film that sets for itself the humongous task of depicting unfettered human impulses. The 1966 Danish film Hunger (adapted from Knut Hamsun’s critically acclaimed novel…
The Scars of Ali Boulala Tribeca Review: Ali and his mother Raija Boulala are going through his skateboard collection at his house in Stockholm. There are two similar smiley-faced ones. There is…
Love, God, Silence: The Evolution of the Films of Ingmar Bergman: Every filmmaker is different. Most stay fairly consistent stylistically throughout their careers, thus giving their films something unique to identify with.…
“I saw a woman, who thought no one was waiting for her,” announces the narrator of ‘About Endlessness.’ This, at a train station, while showing us a shot of a family receiving…
Eve Melander plays Tina with a special brand of empathy and understanding, capturing the nuances quite brilliantly, even under heavy makeup.