Musical biopic 'Django' opens 67th #berlinale - but is it political or not?

by Leo Bankersen
10 February 201729 March 2022
6 min read
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Politiek. Politieke film. Misschien moeten we die woorden toch wat minder vaak gebruiken. Het was Dieter Kosslick, directeur van de Berlinale natuurlijk ook opgevallen dat we in roerige tijden leven. De 67ste editie van dit Berlijnse filmfestival opende donderdag serieuzer dan we gewend waren. Geen flirt met Hollywood, maar het door Kosslick als 'aangrijpend overlevingsdrama' bestempelde Django. Een portret van de legendarische Django Reinhardt die jazz met zigeunerklanken liet fuseren, gesitue...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

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