Festival reviews – Page 109
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‘Spiral’: Transilvania Review
Romanian-Hungarian director Cecília Felméri makes a confident debut with this atmospheric thriller
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‘#dogpoopgirl’: Transilvania Review
Andrei Hutuleac’s sparky debut wraps sharp social commentary in absurdist comedy
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‘The Campaign’: Transilvania Review
Marian Crisan gently explores political corruption through the experiences of a Romanian politician in a backwater town
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‘That Was Life’: Transilvania Review
A septuagenarian Spanish woman discoveres a new lease on life in David Martin de los Santos’s touching debut
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‘Love Yourself Today’: Galway Review
Irish singer/songwriter Damien Dempsey takes centre stage in this rousing documentary
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‘Black Medicine’: Galway Review
A black market doctor faces a terrible choice in Colum Eastwood’s confident debut
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‘The Invisible Mountain’: FIDMarseille Review
Experimental filmmaker Ben Russell takes the viewer on a physical and spiritual journey through Finland
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‘Husek’: FIDMarseille Review
Daniela Seggiaro explores the plight of Argentina’s indigenous population in this real-world fable
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‘The Dust Of Modern Life’: FIDMarseille Review
Germany’s Franziska von Stenglin makes a strong feature debut with this documentary following a Vietnamese villager
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‘Orpheus’: FIDMarseille Review
Prolific young director Vadim Kostrov bases his fourth film on his own life in Putin’s Russia
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‘The Restless’: Cannes Review
A seemingly perfect marriage begins to collapse under the weight of mental illness
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‘Vortex’: Cannes Review
Gaspar Noé’s last taboo is old age and dementia and an utterly sobering experience
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‘Emergency Declaration’: Cannes Review
Drama on a plane from Seoul to Honolulu as a deadly virus is unleashed
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‘Nitram’: Cannes Review
Justin Kurzel tracks the mental disintegration of Australia’s notorious mass murderer, played by Caleb Landry Jones
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‘Marx Can Wait’: Cannes Review
Marco Bellocchio looks back in sadness at the death of his twin brother
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‘The Tsugua Diaries’: Cannes Review
Miguel Gomes and Maureen Fazendeiro deliver .the oddest, most playful product of lockdown cinema.
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‘In Front Of Your Face’: Cannes Review
Hong Sangsoo’s second film this year goes to the essence of his film-making style
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‘Belle’: Cannes Review
Mirai’s Mamoru Hosoda plays in a virtual realm with this captivating alternate-reality animation
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‘Casablanca Beats’: Cannes Review
A vibrant musical from Nabil Ayouch, shot over two years at the cultural centre he founded
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‘France’: Cannes Review
A surprising swerve from formerly austere auteur Bruno Dumont showcases Lea Seydoux as the title character