Harun Farocki in New York
Jesse CataldoAn overview of Farocki’s first American exhibition, at the MoMA, and a simultaneous retrospective in New York.
An overview of Farocki’s first American exhibition, at the MoMA, and a simultaneous retrospective in New York.
Also: Andrei Ujică at the Museum of the Museum Image, NYFF notes and remembering Paulette Dubost.
A roundup on documentaries opening tomorrow or still in theaters.
"Any critic who could, with a straight face, populate a ten-best list either primarily or exclusively with American films released in one of the worst years in recent memory for homegrown filmmaking
"As sometimes happens, some of the finest movies in the festival are being presented outside the main event, including The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu," notes Manohla Dargis in the New York
0537 The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (Andrei Ujica, Romania) Andrei Ujica has a simple, ingenious idea for this documentary on Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu: tell the man’s political
"As the title suggests, The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu is hardly a conventional historical documentary," writes Dennis Lim, introducing another interview for the New York Times. "Andrei