Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Andreas Fontana
Starring: Alexandre Trocki | Carmen Iriondo | Elli Medeiros | Fabrizio Rongione | Pablo Torre Nilson | Stéphanie Cléau
Chris says: “Nearly as dry as Bresson, Andreas Fontana’s Buenos Aires, 1980-set film implores one to put in the work into figuring out what it’s all about. Shots of a boat traveling down a foreboding stretch of river reminded me
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Eugène Green
Starring: Arianna Nastro | Christelle Prot Landman | Fabrizio Rongione | Ludovico Succio
Kyle says: “LA SAPIENZA opens with an exquisite Italian lake shot accompanied by Claudio Monteverdi’s six-part ‘Magnificat’ from 1610, transitioning into an Italian Baroque vista and a contemplation of architectural, sculptural, and painting details. We are watching the main titles,
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Luc Dardenne
Starring: Cécile de France | Egon Di Mateo | Fabrizio Rongione | Jérémie Renier | Thomas Doret
Bruce says: “The Dardennes are back with another tale of disillusioned youth. This time the subject child is Cyril (Thomas Doret) a child who has been dumped in an orphanage after his father Guy (Jérémie Renier) abandons him. Cyril’s first
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Luc Dardenne
Starring: ArtaDobroshi | Fabrizio Rongione | Jérémie Renier
Beth says: “Directed by the Dardennes brothers, we follow Lorna, a naturalized Albanian using her Belgian status in a scheme that marries her to others immigrating from Eastern Europe. Imagine if 4 MONTHS 3 WEEKS & 2 DAYS had followed the
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