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Slaying personal demons in the wilderness – “Zero Kelvin” [1995 Norway, Sweden]

Norwegians (and Scandinavians) are unique indeed – shaped by their rugged land and climate, they’d learned to thrive in places many would only consider ‘extreme’. But it is also apparent that they’re equally curious and contemplative about everything under the … Continue reading

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Life, fiction, and blah blah blah… “Bonsái” [2011 Chile]

Young directors like Cristián Jiménez are proof that cinema is alive and well in Chile, and Latin America in general. “Bonsái” may only be the second feature directed and scripted by Jiménez, but his ambitiousness is already plain to see. … Continue reading

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When honour is your only possession – “Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum” [W.Germany 1975]

. – It’s Neuer Deutscher Film time..! And I’ll start the filmography of Volker Schlöndorff – one of the important directors of New German Cinema, not with his Oscar-winning Die Blechtrommel (that comes later), but a slightly lesser known, but … Continue reading

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Love under an ash-cloud – “Cenizas del Cielo” [2008 Spain]

Using his intimate knowledge of the Asturias region, Spanish director José Antonio Quirós creates crowd-pleasing drama and romance through the film, “Cenizas del Cielo” [Eng. Title: Ashes from the Sun]. Storyline: Travel writer Paul Ferguson’s (Gary Piquer) progress through northern … Continue reading

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Survival in the face of savagery – “Zateryannyy v Sibiri” [1991 USSR, UK]

I’m stating the obvious – a film like “Zateryannyy v Sibiri” [Eng. Title: Lost in Siberia] would have been unthinkable in the USSR, were it not for Glasnost. It was nevertheless the first authoritative portrayal of the workings of the … Continue reading

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