Karlovy Vary International Film Festival · 2015
24 films · 8 reviews
Mixes observations on capitalism, society and storytelling.
(Country: Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2015; Director: Miguel Gomes; Writer: Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo, Telmo Churro; Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Dinarte Branco, Carloto Cotta, Adriano Luz, Rogério Samora, Maria Rueff, Cristina Carvalhal)
(Country: South Korea, France; Year: 2015; Director: Roh Gyeong-tae; Writer: Roh Gyeong-tae ; Stars: Won Tae-hee )
Bridgend is a superb piece of work.
(Country: US, UK, Denmark; Year: 2015; Director: Jeppe Rønde; Writer: Peter Asmussen, Peter Asmussen, Torben Bech, Torben Bech, Jeppe Rønde, Jeppe Rønde; Stars: Scott Arthur, Adam Byard, Elinor Crawley, Natasha Denby, Josh Green, Ceri Mears, Hannah Murray, Josh Oconnor, Patricia Potter, Adrian Rawlins, Aled Llyr Thomas, Steven Waddington)
(Country: Norway; Year: 2015; Director: Bobbie Peers; Writer: Bjørn Olaf Johannessen; Stars: August Diehl, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Jo Adrian Haavind, Jørgen Langhelle, Alexandra Rapaport, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson)
Structurally illustrates how the indigenous people don't see time as being a chronological straight line but as multiple realities existing simultaneously.
(Country: Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina; Year: 2015; Director: Ciro Guerra; Writer: Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal; Stars: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis, Yauenkü Miguee, Nicolás Cancino, Luigi Sciamanna)
A difficult film, and a film about difficult women.
(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Carol Morley; Writer: Carol Morley; Stars: Greta Scacchi, Maisie Williams, Maxine Peake, Joe Cole, Mathew Baynton, Monica Dolan, Ben Kerfoot, Ellie Bamber, Florence Pugh, Hannah Stokely, Anna Burnett, Morfydd Clark, Katie Ann Knight, Sarah Lowe, Rose Caton)
(Country: Russia; Year: 2015; Director: Ella Manzheeva; Stars: Evgeniy Sangadzhiev)
(Country: France, Poland, Sweden; Year: 2015; Director: Magnus von Horn; Writer: Magnus von Horn; Stars: Mats Blomgren, Ulrik Munther, Loa Ek)
(Country: Cyprus, Slovenia, Greece; Year: 2015; Director: Kyros Papavassiliou; Writer: Kyros Papavassiliou, Maria Varnakkidou, Philippos Yiannikouris, Giorgos Zois; Stars: Thodoris Pentidis, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Christodoulos Martas)
(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Trey Edward Shults; Writer: Trey Edward Shults; Stars: Olivia Grace Applegate, Bryan Casserly, Alex Dobrenko, Chris Doubek, Billie Fairchild, Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Victoria Fairchild, Atheena Frizzell, Augustine Frizzell, Chase Joliet, Rose Nelson, Bill Wise)
Amare's performance is a real gem.
(Country: Ethiopia, France, Germany, Norway, Qatar; Year: 2015; Director: Yared Zeleke; Writer: Yared Zeleke; Stars: Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Wolela Assefa, Rahel Teshome, Bitania Aberaham, Rohama Demise)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2014; Director: Lee Kwang-kuk; Writer: Lee Kwang-kuk; Stars: Shin Dong-mi, Kim Kang-hyeon, Yoo Joon-sang)
(Country: Germany, US, UK, France, Italy; Year: 2015; Director: Jonas Carpignano; Writer: Jonas Carpignano; Stars: Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Joy Odundia, Vincenzina Siciliano, Sinka Bourehima, Mimma Papasergio, Koffi Appiah, Annalisa Spirli, Pomodoro, Susannah Amato, Pio Amato, Aisha, Adam Gnegne, Ernest Zire, Mary Elizabeth Innocence)
The director and her co-writer Alice Winocour side with their young protagonists, drawing on their boundless energy to tell their story in the spirit of a fable and in a way that makes it accessible to younger audiences.
(Country: Turkey, France, Qatar, Germany; Year: 2015; Director: Deniz Gamze Erguven; Writer: Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour; Stars: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Elit Iscan, Tugba Sunguroglu, Ilayda Akdogan, Nihal G. Koldas, Ayberk Pekcan, Bahar Kerimoglu, Burak Yigit, Erol Afsin, Suzanne Marrot, Serife Kara, Aynur Komecoglu, Serpil Reis, Rukiye Sariahmet)
(Year: 2014; Director: Elliott Lester; Writer: Frederick Mensch; Stars: Barlow Jacobs, David Oyelowo, Heather Storm)
(Country: US, France; Year: 2015; Director: Roberto Minervini; Writer: Roberto Minervini, Denise Ping Lee)
(Country: Germany, Greece, US; Year: 2015; Director: Micah Magee; Writer: Micah Magee, David Barker, Kyle Henry, Wesley A. Oliver, Rene Penaloza Galvan, Cooky Ziesche; Stars: Devon Keller, Deztiny Gonzales, Jocko Sims, Kiowa Tucker, Adrienne Harrell, Emily Lape, Cory Criswell, Nicholas Jacobs, Jennifer Lauray, Chris Olson)
(Country: Russia; Year: 2015; Director: Natalya Kudryashova; Writer: Natalya Kudryashova; Stars: Natalya Kudryashova, Darya Moroz, Aleksey Mitin, Varya Shablakova, Sima Vybornova, Nikita Yakovlev, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Userdin, Svetlana Smirnova-Martsinkevich, Anatoliy Belyy, Zhanetta Demikhova, Alesya Guzko, Vladimir Kapustin, Mikhail Krylov, Dmitry Manevich)
(Country: Germany, Turkey; Year: 2014; Director: Kaan Müjdeci; Writer: Kaan Müjdeci; Stars: Okan Avci, Cakir, Ozan Celik, Ezgi Ergin, Banu Fotocan, Dogan Izci, Muttalip Mujdeci, Hasan Ozdemir, Furkan Uyar, Hasan Yazilitas)
Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett have great chemistry and give wonderfully naturalistic performances, making them easy to engage with.
(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Andrew Cividino; Writer: Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters, Aaron Yeger; Stars: Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, David Disher, Katelyn McKerracher)
(Country: Croatia, France, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia; Year: 2014; Director: Ognjen Svilicic; Writer: Ognjen Svilicic; Stars: Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Ljubomir Bandovic, Mira Banjac, Goran Bogdan, Stjepan Peric, Jasna Zalica, Ana Begic, Linda Begonja, Daria Lorenci, Mirela Brekalo, Areta Curkovic, Niksa Butijer, Slaven Spanovic, Marina Redzepovic, Petra Tezak)
(Country: Romania; Year: 2015; Director: Corneliu Porumboiu; Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu; Stars: Radu Banzaru, Toma Cuzin, Florin Kevorkian, Dan Chiriac, Iulia Ciochina)
It is the casting of Jónsson that is the film's master stroke. Known as a comedian in Iceland, he brings a great sense of underplayed comic timing to Fúsi, resulting in a big impact from small gestures.
(Country: Iceland; Year: 2015; Director: Dagur Kári; Writer: Dagur Kári; Stars: Gunnar Jónsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurjón Kjartansson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Franziska Una Dagsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Thorir Sæmundsson, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson, Friðrik Friðriksson, Walter Grímsson, Halldór Halldórsson, Ingunn Jensdóttir, Sigurður Karlsson, Zlatko Krickic, Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir)
(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2014; Director: Simon Jaquemet)
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