Cannes 2013. "Did you eat my daughter?": Jim Mickle's "We Are What We Are"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelThe American remake of the Mexican horror film (programmed in Quinzaine in 2010) unfolds a complex meditation upon family and foundation.
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Cannes 2013. A Pinoy Ballad: Anthony Chen's "Ilo Ilo"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelAnthony Chen’s first feature is a heartfelt, lived-through vision of the 1997 Asian crisis in Singapore.
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Cannes 2013. Night Snack: Johnnie To's "Blind Detective"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelDecisively on the “fun” side of To’s films, a wild blending of thriller, comedy, burlesque and fantasy starring Andy Lau and Sammy Cheng.
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Cannes 2013. Double Bend: Flora Lau's "Bends"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelThe chauffeur-passenger story of the poor and the rich is given an extra dimension this debut: the border between Shenzen and Hong Kong.
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Cannes 2013. Consistency In a Filmmaker's World: Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelA self described homage to King Hu and Chang Cheh reveals itself to be strongly rooted in the consistency and strength of Jia’s film world.
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TIFF 2012. Toronto Notes: Hala Alabdalla's "As if We Were Catching a Cobra"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelOn the role of caricature under dictatorial regimes and a reflection upon art as it is understood by Middle Eastern intellectuals.
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TIFF 2012. Toronto Notes: Licinio Azevedo's "Virgin Margarida"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelAn uncompromised comment upon the men who are now ruling Mozambique.
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TIFF 2012. Toronto Notes: In Search for the Italian People
Marie-Pierre DuhamelA combination of two Italian films at the festival show different approaches to the search for an image for today of Italian people.
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TIFF 2012. Toronto Notes: Stephen Fung's "Tai Chi 0" and Lu Chuan's "The Last Supper"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelNotes on two big budgeted Chinese films: a _wuxia_’s new tricks from old fiction, and a critical mainstream film by Lu Chuan.
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Notebook Reviews: Gerardo Naranjo's "Miss Bala"
Marie-Pierre DuhamelGerardo Naranjo’s “neo-melo” Miss Bala is a relentless portrait of a society of violence and corruption.
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Things That Came to My Mind While I Was Watching the Film #4
Marie-Pierre DuhamelMiddle East protests, Philippe Garrel’s Les Amants réguliers, and Paris in May ’68…how can a film become a newsreel?
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Venice 2011. The Head of the Italian Cinematheque Discusses the 68th Venice Mostra Retrospective
Marie-Pierre DuhamelHead of the Italian Cinematheque Enrico Magrelli talks about his must-see retrospective program at the Venice, “Orizzonti 1961-1978”.