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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival · 2021

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021

Midnight Screenings

Programme

6 films · 5 reviews

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The Green Knight

Review preview for The Green Knight

Any number of the film’s frames belong in frames, fit to adorn palace walls.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Retelling of the legend of Sir Gawain's quest.

(Country: Ireland, Canada, US, UK; Year: 2021; Director: David Lowery; Writer: David Lowery; Stars: Anaïs Rizzo, Joe Anderson, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Noelle Brown, Sarita Choudhury, Nita Mishra, Tara Mae, Atheena Frizzell, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Chris McHallem, Ralph Ineson, Emmet O'Brien, Brendan Conroy)

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Impetigore

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Taps into deep, Jungian terrors and turns confusion into an asset.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
An out-of-luck woman decides to go back to her secluded home village in hopes of inheritance. Little does she know, the villagers have been waiting for her because she's got what they needed to lift off a plaguing curse.

(Country: Indonesia; Year: 2019; Director: Joko Anwar; Writer: Joko Anwar; Stars: Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, Kiki Narendra, Zidni Hakim, Faradina Mufti, Abdurrahman Arif, Mian Tiara, T. Rifnu Wikana, Aghniny Haque, Muhammad Abe Baasyin, Ahmad Ramadhan, Eka Nusa Pertiwi)

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Mother Schmuckers

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It’s shock comedy with no sense of impact or context, because before you can let the shock set in, the movie is running full steam ahead toward another disgusting episode.

Jeremy Mathews · 1.5 out of 5
Issachar & Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it – or she will kick them out.

(Country: Belgium; Year: 2021; Director: Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit; Writer: Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit; Stars: Harpo Guit, Maxi Delmelle, Claire Bodson, Mathieu Amalric, Habib Ben Tanfous)

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Mulholland Drive (Mulholland Dr)

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Lynch creates unease with every camera angle and glitch in the storyline.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
Special two-disc edition of David Lynch's psychedelic dream.

(Country: USA; Year: 2001; Director: David Lynch; Writer: David Lynch; Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe, Robert Forster, Katharine Towne, Lee Grant, Scott Coffey, Billy Ray Cyrus)

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Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing

Shoky and Morthy are best friends and successful YouTubers, but their fame is slowly beginning to fade. While Morthy would like to quit, Shoky comes up with ideas for making their videos more interesting… and bloodier.

(Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2021; Director: Andy Fehu; Writer: Andy Fehu, Ondrej Kopriva; Stars: Martina Babisova, Andrea Danková, Stepán Kozub, Tomás Magnusek, Leos Noha, Roman Skamene, Jakub Stáfek, Martina Babisova, Andrea Danková, Stepán Kozub, Tomás Magnusek, Leos Noha, Roman Skamene, Jakub Stáfek)

Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula

Review preview for Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula

While the addition of more bad guys offers additional scope for action sequences, the characters aren’t given enough time for development.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Four years after a zombie outbreak in Korea, a former soldier who escaped goes back for a truckload of cash.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2020; Director: Yeon Sang-ho; Writer: Yeon Sang-ho, Ryu Yong-jae; Stars: Gang Dong-Won, Lee Jung-hyun, Re Lee, Kwon Hae-hyo , Kim Min-Jae, Koo Gyo-hwan, Kim Do-Yoon)

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