The World According to Irving
The World According to Garp author John Irving is the subject of Andre Schafer’s film. A rare and delightful opportunity to enter a creative mind at work, writes Hannah Clarkson.
The World According to Garp author John Irving is the subject of Andre Schafer’s film. A rare and delightful opportunity to enter a creative mind at work, writes Hannah Clarkson.
With THE IDIOT, Rainer Sarnet has created an adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel that is brillant and inventive: a film stalked by death and the cruelty of nature, writes Steve Williams.
Mike Levy remembers seeing the original Beatles made-for-TV monochrome movie on Boxing Day 1967. At CFF the sparkling new print re-ignited memories and a brand-new affection for the film.
The LOOKING EAST project is a wonderful record of how life in East Anglia and Essex has changed over the years, including industry, leisure and travel, writes Liam Jack.
With THE LODGER, Alfred Hitchcock really began to hit his stride, and he has oodles of fun trying to throw the audience off the scent, writes Gavin Midgley.
Despite Carax’s arch claims to the contrary, HOLY MOTORS is most easily read as both a love letter and an elegy to cinema. See it at 20.00 this Sunday, the final day of the festival!
Dennis Cote’s contemplative visual essay on animals in a Canadian safari park previews at CFF 2012. Liam Jack reviews.
A small ensemble cast are led by Dakota Fanning as Tessa in NOW IS GOOD, expertly walking a tightrope between adult insight and teenage rage. Sarah Longfield reviews.
A model of restraint compared to his more action-orientated thrillers, NOTORIOUS finds Alfred Hitchcock in a subdued, quasi-romantic mood, writes Gavin Midgley.
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE is a funny and amiably diverting documentary, but it ends up providing no insight into its subject matter, writes Jim Ross