Eduardo Nune’s debut is a treat for the eyes, with a dazzling black-and-white photography and delightful details in direction. Full Review and Rating: http://alwayswatchgoodmovies.blogspot.com/2013/01/southwest-2012.html
The most cinematically rewarding film seen at the International Film Festival Rotterdam is the Tiger nominated 'Sudoeste' ('Southwest'). Shot in extreme widescreen (cinemascope) and gorgeous black and white, this poetic and magical-realist film from Brazil might be imagined as Andrei Tarkovsky filming a story by Gabriel García Márquez. Read my full review: http://www.brnrd.net/blog/archive/2012/02/02/iffr-sudoeste