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Locarno Film Festival — A–Z of films

2013

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  • 2 Guns
    Review preview for 2 Guns

    Like the bulls that Papi is so fond of, this film is more interested in careering about causing mayhem than dwelling on details.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Mismatched buddies make a lot of enemies after problems with a heist.
  • About Time
    Review preview for About Time

    This is complete hand-waving trash - he's an ignorant, privileged cocky arsehole and good things happen to him. Pass the sick bucket.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    A young man who discovers he can travel in time decides to use it to try and get a girlfriend.
  • Blue Ruin
    Review preview for Blue Ruin

    Visually arresting, impressively taut and enjoyably idiosyncratic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Unexpected news transforms an easy-going vagrant into a man bent on revenge.
  • Coast Of Death
    Review preview for Coast Of Death

    A complex, multi-faceted portrait of the director's home region of Galicia, in north-west Spain, with imagery that is awe-inspiring in the proper sense of the term.

    Rebecca Naughten · 5 out of 5
    Documentary about an area of Galicia considered to be the end of the world by the Romans.

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  • The Dirties
    Review preview for The Dirties

    The Dirties... has two leads who work well with each other and whose naturalism and likeability draws us in

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Two best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn't joking.
  • Exhibition
    Review preview for Exhibition

    The scripting is loose and Albertine - best known as the former guitarist with punk group The Slits - and real-life conceptual artist Gillick have the rawness that comes with first-time acting.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Examination of the relationship between a middle-aged couple who are planning a move.
  • Fitzcarraldo
    Review preview for Fitzcarraldo

    For a director obsessed with "the real", Herzog's script begs for a dose of plausibility.

    The Hoodler · 3 out of 5
    A music lover is consumed with the idea of building an opera house in the South American jungle.
  • Gabrielle
    Review preview for Gabrielle

    Archambault has succeeded in making a film with her subjects and not simply about them – imperfections and all, while the musical element serves her purpose perfectly.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Young love comes up against prejudice.
  • Gloria
    Review preview for Gloria

    Gloria has the instincts of an eagle and the courage to fly.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A woman finds late romance at a dance club, but will family intrude?
  • Human Georgraphy
    Review preview for Human Georgraphy

    The themes of how globalisation affects personal destinies becomes evident as one individual story follows another with geographical and economic pressures impinging on the personal.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Documentary about the Gare du Nord station in Paris.

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  • Lovers
    Review preview for Lovers

    Une Autre Vie marks a distinct change of register.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    An exhausted women tries to rebuild her life but finds obstacles intentionally placed in the way of her happiness.

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  • Mary, Queen Of Scots
    Review preview for Mary, Queen Of Scots

    Imbach’s production eschews costume drama clichés for a spare and taut account.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A biopic of the ill-fated Scottish monarch.
  • Mr Morgan's Last Love
    Review preview for Mr Morgan's Last Love

    Caine makes the most of the material on offer.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A retired philosophy professor falls for a young Parisian woman.

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  • Short Term 12
    Review preview for Short Term 12

    The film’s simplicity is its strength.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Story of a counsellor at a foster care centre.
  • The Strange Colour 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.
  • Tonnerre
    Review preview for Tonnerre

    Brac films the small town in great detail, capturing its claustrophobia, and the sometimes tragic destinies of his protagonists.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A musician enters into an amour fou with a younger woman who is on the rebound.

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  • We're The Millers
    Review preview for We're The Millers

    Thurber directs with broad brush strokes rather any finesse although the myriad close calls, mistaken identities and persuasions do produce their moments.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A drug dealer creates a fake family to provide cover while moving a large shipment of cannabis into the US.
  • What Now? Remind Me
    Review preview for What Now? Remind Me

    Brings a sense of immediacy to events now far away in time.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The director muses on 20 years of life with HIV.
  • When Evening Falls On Bucharest, Or Metabolism
    Review preview for When Evening Falls On Bucharest, Or Metabolism

    Is Porumboiu simply seeing how much he can get away with? How far does this artistic experiment extend beyond the screen?

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A director and his leading actress converse off set about the difficulty of capturing reality.