Festen: a rich film skewering Danish society and social hypocrisy, and delivering redemption
Thomas Vinterberg, “Festen” (1998) “Festen” remains the best-known and most mainstream of the various films
Thomas Vinterberg, “Festen” (1998) “Festen” remains the best-known and most mainstream of the various films
John Lee Hancock, “The Founder” (2016) How do you make an engrossing film about a
Noboru Iguchi, “Dead Sushi” (2012) In the tradition of wacky Japanese comedy horror flicks comes
Kenji Mizoguchi, “Ugetsu” (1953) Two interwined morality plays about peasants blinded by thoughts of personal
Stanley Kubrick, “The Shining” (1980) In most directors’ hands, a Stephen King horror novel of
German and German-language Films
Tommy Tykwer, “Lola rennt / Run Lola Run” (1998) A mundane plot set in Berlin
British Films | Russian and Soviet Films
John Pilger, “Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger” (RT.com,
Tadashi Imai, “Yuki: Snow Fairy” (1981) In the hands of Tadashi Imai, notable as a
British Films | French and French-language Films
Christian Volckman, “Paris 2054: Renaissance” (2006) A glossy animated style of minimal black-and-white presentation, emphasising
Essays | Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XIII Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International