Trailblazing director Haifaa al-Mansour, whose debut Wadjda marked several milestones for Saudi filmmaking, returns to her homeland for this story of feminine defiance. The Perfect Candidate is a sensitive political drama that challenges patriarchal norms and finds hope in confrontation.
Forse ispirandosi all’infanzia nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, il membro della scuola berlinese Ulrich Köhler ottenne il plauso della critica con questa analisi ambiziosa e introspettiva della costruzione della mascolinità all’interno e all’esterno della famiglia. Orso d’argento per la regia
Are the sun-dappled, gently realistic dramas of Eric Rohmer and the sinister sexual mind-games of early Polanski really so far apart? An official selection at Cannes and Berlinale, Summer ’04 weaves these two strands into a most unexpected double helix: a seductive summer holiday with an icy center.