All All. Sign In. Among the numerous films he has made over the ensuing decades, based in France but working also in English, it is the on-brand political films that have been most prominent: State of Siege , Missing, Amen. Costa-Gavras has, however, other strings to his bow. Not at the end of a gun barrel, but in the normal course of things, whether the dying person is serenely unafraid, fighting tooth-and-nail to stay alive, or in denial.
Based on a book by Regis Debray and Claude Grange , who collaborated with the director in writing the script, At long last, we now have at least one festival premiere set for one of our most-anticipated films of the year. Check out the full lineup below. See full article at The Film Stage. Without music, life would be a mistake.
It was too short, too violent, too beautiful. Was it just a dream? Whenever I encounter such moments, I understand something about the way time escapes the grasp of our perception. As my mind lingers on the shot I have just seen, the film moves on. For a second, everything seems unchanged, as if I just imagined this moment.
But then I see that the film itself starts to move differently, its colors change, the light has a different taste to it, or the voices of the protagonists seem softer. It becomes clear that something has occurred that has changed everything. This can be a uniquely personal encounter, See full article at MUBI. Music Reviewed: Songs in the Key of Life. Angela Schanelec 's new, nearly silent film, simply titled Music, is supposedly 'freely' based on the Greek myth of Oedipus.
It might be the most enigmatic offering from the esteemed German director. But its depiction of melancholy and fragility of human life is, nevertheless, so beautiful and timeless, that I can't help tearing up by the end. As always with Schanelec's films, there are striking images and a ghost of a narrative thread, with lots of gaps that you will need to fill in yourself.
