By Stephanie Hotz Directed by Tomasz Mielnik Karlovy Vary International Film Festival review “We live in an age of pictorial depiction. Folk cannot express themselves anymore, the consequence of our pace of life.†– Journey to […]
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By David Pountain With its nuanced characterisations and sensitive, intellectually honest depictions of youth, education, migrant work and domestic abuse, Vittorio Moroni’s If I Close My Eyes I’m Not Here succeeds on an intimately human […]
By Amber Roberts Directed by Vittorio Moroni If I Close My Eyes I’m Not Here is a coming of age film based around a sensitive and intelligent sixteen year old named Kiko who spends his […]
By David Pountain Directed by Federico Fellini In the opening minutes of the sombre yet nostalgic I Vitelloni, five layabouts find their night out interrupted by a violent downpour. Amidst the circus frenzy provoked by […]
By David Pountain Dir: Dario Argento Dario Argento’s kaleidoscopic classic Suspiria is not set in our world. It takes place in a world of vibrant expressionism – of harsh reds, blues, yellows and greens; of […]
Dir: Umberto Riccioni Carteni By Eleonora Mignoli Political power struggles in Italy have always offered an abundance of material to writers and filmmakers. There’s something about the Italian way of doing politics, with its numerous […]