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After the sudden death of her loved one, trans woman Marina must fight for her right to grieve and mourn. Sebastian Lelio shows her as an amazing woman who can do without an LHTB label. He told more about it in Berlin.
Setan Jawa is the latest film by prominent Indonesian director Garin Nugroho (b. 1961). It is a 'silent' film, shot in black and white by Teoh Gay Hian. It was shown at the Muziekgebouw aan t IJ during the Holland Festival last weekend. The music to the film is played live by Rahayu Supanggah Gamelan Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Inspired...
Giving the viewer a voice in the twists and turns a film story takes. It's a dream that has proved difficult to realise. But now there is the interactive cinema film Late Shift. A film or a game?
Struggle is by far the word that falls the most in the video triptych 'The Tempest Society'. The struggle for a dignified existence, the struggle for papers, the struggle with a system that does not want to give you rights. Refugees struggle with these issues day in and day out, year in and year out. In this video triptych, Moroccan-French director Bouchra Khalili (Casablanca,...
Funny how something as ordinary as sex always causes some noise when it comes on screen in the cinema. How about that, really? The tricky aspects of explicit sex in cinema films missing from Cinema Erotica.
With Cinema Erotica, EYE is celebrating lust. In doing so, Jennifer Lyon Bell, maker of erotic films, presents a programme in which she connects porn and art. What fascinates her so much in this sensual genre?
In the dark Middle Ages, an artist was still sometimes quartered for being out of line. In the 19th century, those lines were no longer important. In the early 20th century, artists started deciding for themselves where the lines were and punished those who did not stick to them. It was the time of artists' manifestos. Cate Blanchett, the...
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In the 1980s, when I played teacher in Curaçao for a few years, a shiver of admiration and trepidation swept through the island's intellectual upper crust. Double Play appeared, the now classic Curaçao novel by Frank Martinus Arion. It was a hit. Gerrit Komrij loved the novel. [bol_product_links block_id="bol_5924039b33ad6_selected-products" products="9200000057138048,9200000005225011″ name="harri" sub_id="arion" link_color="003399″ subtitle_color="000000″ pricetype_color="000000″ price_color="CC3300″ deliverytime_color="009900″...
What do you get when you combine shadow play, Weimar cinema, gamelan and Javanese myths? A mix that demands a lot from the audience, but is a delight if you are willing to surrender to it. Indonesian director Garin Nugroho does not make easy films. Often they are visually stunning, like Opera Jawa, but the plot gets in the way a bit...
Having already won several awards for his short work, Daan Bakker now presents his wonderfully original first feature-length film Quality Time.
Compared to many artistic experiments in virtual reality, the comedy High Five is remarkably carefree. Cheerful spectacle for a wide audience at Amsterdam's VR Cinema.
This documentary about a Palestinian zoo in the occupied West Bank is a welcome addition to the stereotypical images from the media. Yet behind this open-minded approach, there is also an unmissable metaphor. Who is most trapped, the animals or the Palestinians behind Qalqilya's city wall?
Interview with Martijn Maria Smits about his new film Waldstille, which he shot in his native village in Brabant. A drama full of subcutaneous menace from a Dutch filmmaker with a signature of his own.
Some doubt whether virtual reality is a suitable medium for feature film. The Dutch makers of Ashes to Ashes, The Night Watch and High Five show that it can be done.
In the documentary Life. Animated, Roger Ross Williams tells the equally amazing and infectious story of how Disney films were the key to the world for autistic Owen. "It's about the power of stories," he says.
In late 2006, I got to know Dutch filmmaker Sander Francken. I had watched his film Dealing and wheeling in small arms for the Groene Amsterdammer. Afterwards, I sought him out in his workspace for an interview. I remember that conversation well: sharper than many other interviews. After all, the worst thing that can happen to you is a swarm of PR people who...
The nearly five-hour documentary 'Combat au bout de la nuit' reveals how ordinary Greek people experience the crisis. A true immersion experience.
Animals play striking roles in both the striking Hungarian debut On Body and Soul and the subversive Polish thriller Pokot (Spoor). Two strong films in the Berlin competition.
The European Film Academy keeps the focus on the Russian condemnation of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov alive. Another protest at the Berlinale.
T2 Trainspotting, the reunion with the junkie heroes of 20 years ago was a dare. But the energy is still there. Berlin had the international premiere.
The Berlinale claims to be the most political film festival, but are we much wiser from the label 'political cinema'? Django, about the legendary Django Reinhardt, opened the 67th edition.
The Jurriaanse zaal in de Doelen is the setting for a Masterclass by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas (1955), an old friend of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His is the following typical quote: 'Filming the face of an actor is, in my opinion, the most powerful thing cinema is capable of. If the frame is right, if...
A conversation with Erik Lieshout on 'To Stay Alive', his film adaptation (with Iggy Pop!) of Michel Houellebecq's essay 'Rester vivant'. Don't throw in the towel, insists these life-giving artists. Reinvent yourself.
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