Author: Deborah Young

Frank & Louis

Frank & Louis

Posted by | Mar 9, 2026 | , , |

Crime and punishment, guilt and healing are the big themes treated by writer-director Petra Volpe in the thought-provoking ‘Frank & Louis’, a measured, stylistically impeccable study of two Black prison inmates, one losing his memory through dementia.

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The Loneliest Man in Town

The Loneliest Man in Town

Posted by | Feb 20, 2026 | , |

A droll delight from Austria, whose wry performance by aging blues player Al Cook made it one of the most popular films in Berlin competition, ‘The Loneliest Man in Town’ once again pushes the documentary envelope in unexpected ways devised by filmmakers Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel.

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Moscas

Moscas

Posted by | Feb 19, 2026 | , , , |

Con un trasfondo de pobreza y penurias endémicas, el galardonado director mexicano Fernando Eimbcke teje una historia encantadora, a menudo cómica, de amor, pérdida y soledad en torno a una mujer solitaria y sus dos inquilinos temporales.

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Flies

Flies

Posted by | Feb 18, 2026 | , , |

Against a background of endemic poverty and hardship, award-winning Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke weaves a charming, often comic tale of love, loss and loneliness around a solitary woman and her two temporary lodgers in ‘Flies’.

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