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Rotterdam

Film Festival Reports

ROTTERDAM 2017: MANIFESTO BY JULIAN ROSEFELDT

By Tara Judah

In each segment, Cate Blanchett is re-invented as a human incarnation of each movement’s manifesto. The hair, make-up, wardrobe and mise-en-scene that mark each transition are supreme. But beyond that, and beyond even the careful composition of each striking establishing shot, or the brilliantly rhythmic score, is a belly full of passionate anger.

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Críticas

ROTTERDAM 2015: A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE BY ROY ANDERSSON

By Tara Judah

Though I am sure the dialogue is filled with nuanced witticisms – Andersson is known for his deadpan humor – every frame is a carefully composed artwork. His painterly compositions are captivating and, after some early frustration at my compulsion to read the subtitles I couldn’t understand, I found it liberating to exclude language from the experience. I looked more pointedly at the images and I noticed things I think I would have missed, on a first viewing, at least.

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