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Locarno Film Festival · 2013

Locarno Film Festival 2013

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20 films · 8 reviews

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Backwater (Tomogui)

(Country: Japan; Year: 2013; Director: Shinji Aoyama; Writer: Haruhiko Arai, based on the book by Shin'ya Tanaka.; Stars: Yûko Tanaka, Ken Mitsuishi, Masaki Suda, Yukiko Shinohara, Misaki Kinoshita)

Black Board (Tableau Noir)

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2013; Director: Yves Yersin)

El Mudo

(Country: Peru/France/Mexico; Year: 2013; Director: Daniel Vega, Diego Vega; Stars: Fernando Bacilio, Lidia Rodríguez, Juan Luis Maldonado, Augussto Varillas, José Luis Gómez, Norka Ramírez, Ernesto Ráez)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Joanna Hogg; Writer: Joanna Hogg; Stars: Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston)

Full review See: Interview with Liam Gillick about Exhibition , Joanna Hogg on Exhibition

Feuchtgebiete

(Country: Germany; Year: 2013; Director: David Wnendt; Writer: Claus Falkenberg, David Wnendt; Stars: Carla Juri, Peri Baumeister, Meret Becker, Axel Milberg, Marlen Kruse, Edgar Selge, Harry Baer )

Gare Du Nord

(Country: France, Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Claire Simon; Writer: Shirel Amitay, Olivier Lorelle; Stars: Nicole Garcia, Reda Kateb, François Damiens, Monia Chokri)

Lovers (Une Autre Vie, Another Life)

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.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Emmanuel Mouret; Writer: Emmanuel Mouret; Stars: Joey Starr, Virginie Ledoyen, Jasmine Trinca )

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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.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2013; Director: Thomas Imbach; Writer: Thomas Imbach, based on the book by Stefan Zweig.; Stars: Camille Rutherford, Sean Biggerstaff, Aneurin Barnard, Ian Hanmore)

Full review See: Interview with Camille Rutherford about Mary Queen Of Scots

Our Sunhi (U Ri Sunhi)

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2013; Director: Hong Sang-soo; Writer: Hong Sang-soo; Stars: Jae-yeong Jeong, Yu-mi Jeong, Seon-gyun Lee, Ji-won Ye)

Pays Barbare

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi)

Real (Riaru: Kanzen Naru kubinagaryû No Hi)

When his lover attempts suicide and falls into a coma, the man who has adored her since childhood enters her mind in an attempt to solve the mystery behind it and save her.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2013; Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Writer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, based on the book by Rokurô Inui.; Stars: Takeru Satô, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Horibe, Kyôko Koizumi)

Sangue

(Country: Italy, Switzerland; Year: 2013; Director: Pippo Delbono; Stars: Pippo Delbono, Margherita Delbono, Giovanni Senzani, Anna Fenzi, Bobò, Coro)

Sentimental Education (Educação Sentimental)

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2013; Director: Júlio Bressane; Stars: Josie Antello, Bernardo Marinho, Débora Olivieri )

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Destin Cretton; Writer: Destin Cretton; Stars: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Stephanie Beatriz, Rami Malek, Alex Calloway, Kevin Hernandez, Lydia Du Veaux, Keith Stanfield, Frantz Turner, Diana Maria Riva, Harold Cannon, Silvia Curiel, Melora Walters, Bran'dee Allen)

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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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Story Of My Death (Historia De La Meva Mort)

(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2013; Director: Albert Serra; Stars: Vincenc Altaio Morral, Lluis Massanellas Serrat, Clara Visa, Noelia Rodenas, Jordi Pau Costa)

A Time in Quchi (Shu Jia Zuo Ye)

(Country: Taiwan; Year: 2013; Director: Tso chi Chang; Stars: Liang-Yu Yang, Yun-Loong Kuan, Ya-Ruo Lin, Yung-Heng Yen, Shaoyi Jiang, Han-Yi Yao, Chi-Han Chen)

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.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Guillaume Brac; Writer: Guillaume Brac, Hélène Ruault; Stars: Vincent Macaigne, Solène Rigot, Bernard Menez)

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What Now? Remind Me (E Agora?)

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.

(Country: Portugal; Year: 2013; Director: Joaquim Pinto; Stars: Joaquim Pinto)

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When Evening Falls On Bucharest, Or Metabolism (Când Se Lasa Seara Peste Bucuresti Sau 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.

(Country: Romania, France; Year: 2013; Director: Corneliu Porumboiu; Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu; Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Diana Avramut, Mihaela Sirbu, Alexandru Papadopol )

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