Tag: Locarno Film Festival 2022

Matter Out of Place

Matter Out of Place

Posted by | Aug 10, 2022 | , , , |

Award-winning documentary director Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s latest exquisitely composed opus looks at the global garbage crisis, from Maldive palm groves strewn with plastic to festering landfills, encompassing community rubbish collections and recycling plants in a cinema-essay style whose noninterventionist approach caters to audiences already committed to the cause.

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Little Ones

Little Ones

Posted by | Aug 8, 2022 | , , |

Debuting director Julie Lerat-Gersant imbues tremendous sympathy for her 16-year-old pregnant protagonist in this unpretentious, heartfelt drama whose overall predictability doesn’t detract from its modest strengths.

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Fairytale

Fairytale

Posted by | Aug 6, 2022 | , , , |

Alexander Sokurov indulges his fascination with the corrosiveness of power in this mesmeric, bewildering and often tedious phantasmagoria combining deep fake technology with the graphic arts.

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Stone Turtle

Stone Turtle

Posted by | Aug 5, 2022 | , , |

An intriguing though not always well-integrated attempt to engage with different forms of storytelling, including traditional Malaysian folklore, at the service of a feminist revenge tale.

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