Gatekeepers
The greatest triumph of GATEKEEPERS is the filmmaker’s ability to persuade the former heads of Israel’s Secret Service to speak so openly, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Greater Expectations
To commemorate the release of the new GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Mike Levy reveals the whereabouts of one of the world’s greatest literary treasures. The answer will surprise you.
BSFF 2012 Closing Event: Highlights of the British Silent Film Fest
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As the lights of Cambridge rose in the dusk of Sunday evening, the curtains also drew to a close on the 15th British Silent Film Festival. Mike Boyd reports back from a night to remember.
Augenblicke: Interview mit Martin Bargiel
MZ: Was hat Sie dazu gebracht Filme zu machen? MB: Ich glaube das war das Kino der 80 Jahre. Das erste Mal „Krieg der Sterne“ zu sehen, oder die Abenteuer der „Goonies“ und „Indiana Jones“ hat einen starken Eindruck hinterlassen. Zwar haben mich von da an Filme interessiert, aber viel mehr beschäftigt hat mich immer [...]
Trishna
Very loosely based on Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, Michael Winterbottom’s TRISHNA transposes the tragic romance to the vibrant, racy setting of India.
Even the Rain
EVEN THE RAIN uses a real rebellion, the Cochabamba protests of 2000, as part of its allegorical depiction of modern globalisation. By criticising the industry’s own system, they throw into question the film’s own existence.
Losing Balance (Draußen am See)
Known to us as LOSING BALANCE, Felix Fuchssteiner’s DRAUßEN AM SEE translates literally as “out on the lake”. Although the story focusses on Jessika (portrayed by young newcomer and Scarlett Johanssen lookalike Elisa Schlott), her mother and father (Petra Kleinert and Michael Lott) are the heart and soul of the film.