Locarno 2022: The Verdict
The 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival reinforced what’s been apparent for some time:...
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Posted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 14, 2022 | Festivals, Locarno, LOCARNO 2022, The Festival Verdict |
The 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival reinforced what’s been apparent for some time:...
Read MorePosted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 10, 2022 | Festivals, Locarno, LOCARNO 2022, Spotlight |
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.
Read MorePosted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 8, 2022 | Festivals, Locarno, LOCARNO 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.
Read MorePosted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 6, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, Locarno, LOCARNO 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.
Read MorePosted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 5, 2022 | Festivals, Locarno, LOCARNO 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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