The Odyssey
One of the cornerstones of Western literature gets the full Christopher Nolan treatment, blending sprawl and bombast with intimacy and introspection.
One of the cornerstones of Western literature gets the full Christopher Nolan treatment, blending sprawl and bombast with intimacy and introspection.
Karen Avetisyan, Artistic Director of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, advocates for a regional cinema that safeguards memory and connects the displaced.
Doc-maker Marlene Edoyan brings a sensitive and poetic, observational eye to Armenian dreams of past and future on the Georgian border.
China’s one-child policy provides the inspiration for Dean Wei and Shiyu Liu’s The Apple Doesn't Fall..., a meticulous and theatrical apartment-bound family drama told through expressive dance.
Winning four big prizes at BIFAN, Jeong Beom’s ‘Knock’ thrives on a powerful premise and thumping performances, but spirals towards stylistic incoherence at the end.
El icónico veterano español del cine Pedro Almodóvar ofrece más dolor que gloria en Amarga Navidad, un drama semi-autobiográfico y autocrítico -aunque de forma suave y delicada- en la etapa tardía de su carrera.
The critics' report