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East End Film Festival · 2014

East End Film Festival 2014

European

Programme

9 films · 5 reviews

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Blood Ties

Review preview for Blood Ties

There is a distinct lack of energy and focus especially for the first hour, when nothing much happens.

Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
Brothers on opposite sides of the law come into conflict in Seventies Brooklyn.

(Country: France, US; Year: 2013; Director: Guillaume Canet; Writer: Guillaume Canet, James Gray; Stars: Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Johan Matton, Billy Crudup)

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Concerning Violence

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A collage of archival footage, carefully curated to create a provocative think piece.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
An examination of colonialism.

(Country: Sweden, US, Denmark, Finland; Year: 2013; Director: Göran Olsson; Writer: Göran Olsson)

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The Dance Of Reality (La Danza De La Realidad)

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Brontis really does steal the show, offering a multi-layered, sensitive performance that begs the question why we haven't seen more of him over the years.

David Graham · 4 out of 5
The director looks back at his childhood in Chile.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2013; Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Writer: Alejandro Jodorowsky; Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky, Adan Jodorowsky)

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The Distance (La Distancia)

Telepathy, telekinesis and an audacious heist.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2014; Director: Sergio Caballero)

Metalhead (Málmhaus)

A teenager copes with the death of her brother by adopting his clothes, music and lifestyle.

(Country: Iceland, Norway; Year: 2013; Director: Ragnar Bragason; Stars: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Thora Bjorg Helga)

The Strange Colour Of Your Body's Tears (L'étrange Couleur Des Larmes De Ton Corps, The Strange Color Of Your Body's Tears)

Review preview for The Strange Colour Of Your Body's Tears

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
A woman's disappearance forms the central mystery in this visually stylish neo-giallo.

(Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg; Year: 2013; Director: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani; Writer: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani; Stars: Klaus Tange, Jean-Michel Vovk, Sylvia Camarda, Sam Louwyck, Anna D'annunzio, Manon Beuchot)

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Tip Top

Two police officers investigate the death of a informant.

(Country: Luxembourg, France, Belgium; Year: 2013; Director: Serge Bozon; Writer: Odile Barski, Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Samy Naceri, François Damiens, Sandrine Kiberlain)

Whispers Behind The Wall (Die Frau Hinter Der Wand)

A young man falls for his landlady in a Berlin apartment whose last tenant mysteriously disappeared.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2013; Director: Grzegorz Muskala)

You And The Night (Les Rencontres D'Après Minuit)

Review preview for You And The Night

It's bold, impetuous and willing to bite off far more than it can chew. One doesn't see enough of this sort of thing these days.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A couple prepare to welcome guests for the evening but the atmosphere is tense.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Yann Gonzalez; Writer: Yann Gonzalez; Stars: Kate Moran, Niels Schneider, Nicolas Maury, Eric Cantona, Fabienne Babe, Alain Delon Jr.)

Full review See: Interview with Yann Gonzlez about You And The Night