Cannes 2015: ‘An’ and ‘One Floor Below’ (Un Etaj Mai Jos)
Amid the hype and the hustle, Cannes 2015 yields two small scale but accomplished new features from Naomi Kawase and Radu Muntean.
Film Festivals
Night Trains, Cruises, and Camouflage – Kinoteka 2015 – The 13th Polish Film Festival, London
Polish films old and new, lectures, concerts and exhibitions make up a varied programme of events at Kinoteka 2015.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘The Mafia Kills Only in Summer’
This film brings the history of organized crime in Sicily to life, but forgets to do the same for its characters.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘Viva la Libertà’
Political dramedy Viva la Libertà sees one of Italy’s best actors playing twin brothers.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘Escort in Love’
Escort in Love plays it too safe, but lead actress Paola Cortellesi comes out on top.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘A Small Southern Enterprise’
August: Osage County goes to Italy in A Small Southern Enterprise, the Italian Film Festival’s best treat.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘The Referee’
Perhaps the most corrupt game of football ever staged for cinema is played for huge laughs, here.
Italian Film Festival 2014 – Chicago: ‘I Can Quit Whenever I Want’
I Can Quit Whenever I Want is like Breaking Bad times seven, but funny.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 8: ‘Mr. Turner’
We conclude our coverage of this year’s London Film Festival with Mike Leigh’s long-anticipated biopic of J.M.W. Turner: a languorous, immersive, richly detailed work that surpasses expectations.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 7: ‘Whiplash’
A pupil/teacher story dressed up as a battle-of-wits thriller, the pushy, over-hyped Whiplash fails to impress.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 6: ‘Radiator’ and ‘My Old Lady’
Two films focused on ageing characters yield contrasting results. Tom Browne’s Radiator is an exquisite, intimate family portrait, but Israel Horovitz’s My Old Lady feels entirely fake.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 5: ‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘X Plus Y’
Two well-made, humane films focus on the lives of maths prodigies: Morgan Matthews’ modestly-scaled X Plus Y and Morten Tyldum’s epic Alan Turing biopic, The Imitation Game.