Francesc, an unhappy 13 year-old boy living in Barcelona, is inadvertently introduced to the works of Albert Camus, whose existentialist ideas he finds unconvincing but intriguing. Arming himself with a new French name, Jean-François, the boy sets out for Paris to give the writer a piece of his mind — unaware that Camus has been … Continue reading Jean-François i el sentit de la vida
Fourteen year-old Fortuna has been separated from her parents during the perilous journey from Africa to Europe and now waits In a refugee centre, which has been set up within a monastery in the Swiss mountains. The handful of monks who live, work and worship there try to come to terms with the intrusion of … Continue reading Fortuna
A selection of shorts from 1907-1914, most newly restored, showcasing the innovative, two-colour ‘Kinemacolor’ process.
UNCERTAIN GLORY boasts a wonderfully realised setting, gorgeous photography and well-drawn, well-played characters.
In one of Joan Crawford’s most celebrated films, a successful restaurateur endures an ungrateful daughter and feckless husband.
There’s plenty of set-up in this famous thriller, but once the nitroglycerine gets moving, the tension never lets up.
Michael Glawogger’s unwavering eye for often uncomfortable images comes into its own in his documentary UNTITLED, writes Stephen Watson.
A biographical film which, like its subject, is conventional on the surface but fiercely individual underneath.
A rich, absorbing and often very funny work, full of surprises, which rarely drags during its more than two and a half hour length.
Required viewing for anyone interested in the history of Italian cinema in the 1960s, ALFREDO BINI also humanises one of its key figures.
