British Films, North American Films

Judy: a character study of a Hollywood legend destroyed by an exploitative industry manipulating people’s dreams and hopes

5 min read

Rupert Goold, “Judy” (2019) Adapted from Peter Quilter’s musical stage drama “End of the Rainbow”, this bio-pic covers the last twelve months of Hollywood film legend…

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Latin American Films (Spanish language)

Birds of Passage: a generic fable of easy wealth and crime leading to doom given fresh life by an indigenous Colombian setting

4 min read

Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, “Birds of Passage / Pájaros de Verano” (2018) In many ways, this film tells a classic tale of individuals from poor backgrounds…

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French and French-language Films

Pour la France: emphasising the common humanity of two opposed sides in their potential for mutual understanding and violence

3 min read

Vincent Chansard, “Pour la France” (2019) Set in Paris during the so-called La Semaine Sanglante (The Bloody Week) in May 1871, during which time the French…

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French and French-language Films

Blind Eye: a satirical poke in the eye at religious fanaticism, blind faith and priestly control

2 min read

Bruno Cohen, Germaine Colajanni, Rohan Deshchougule, Ronit Kelkar, Isabella Littger de Pinho, Diego Porral, Yujia Wang, “Blind Eye” (2019) After seeing Muhammad Houhou’s 2018-released short”Ostrich Politic”,…

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