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London Film Festival · 2020

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David Byrne's American Utopia (American Utopia)

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Lee is inventive in his shooting - particularly in his use of an aerial camera above the stage and another that lurks at the back at barefoot level, both capturing elements of the performance that an audience on the night would not be able to see.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A film of Byrne's acclaimed Broadway show.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Spike Lee; Writer: David Byrne; Stars: David Byrne, David Byrne)

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Delia Derbyshire the Myths and the Legendary Tapes

Portrait of the electronic music pioneer.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Caroline Catz; Stars: Caroline Catz, Caroline Catz)

The Disciple

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We are given time, which is wonderful, to count and study the painted ceiling fans and observe the hand-movements of the attentive music listeners.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
Chaitanya Tamhane's masterfully composed second feature examines a lifetime journey devoted to the art of Indian classical music.

(Country: India; Year: 2020; Director: Chaitanya Tamhane; Writer: Chaitanya Tamhane; Stars: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Makarand Mukund, Prasad Vanarse)

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The Painter And The Thief

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Filled with humanism and raw emotion, the film builds as the double portrait that its title suggests, with Ree and his editor Robert Stengård employing a flexible structure that sometimes shifts backwards in time so that our perspective is also being cons

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
An artist befriends the drug addict and thief who stole her paintings and an unusual relationship begins

(Country: Norway; Year: 2020; Director: Benjamin Ree)

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Striding Into The Wind

A film school drop-out embarks on a journey.

(Country: China; Year: 2020; Director: Shujun Wei; Writer: Gao Linyang, Shujun Wei; Stars: Zhou You, Zheng Yingchen, Wang Xiaomu)

Zanka Contact

Review preview for Zanka Contact

The barest hooks of a narrative are here but stitched together with a lot of energy and stylish flourishes from cinematographer Benjamin Rufi.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
In hellish Casablanca, a car-crash sets ablaze a burning, passionate love story between has-been rocker Larsen and the streetwise Rajae.

(Country: Morocco; Year: 2020; Director: Ismael El Iraki; Writer: Ismael El Iraki; Stars: Khansa Batma, Ahmed Hammoud, Said Bey, Mourad Zaoui, Abderrahmane Oubihem, Fatima Attif, Khansa Batma, Ahmed Hammoud, Said Bey, Mourad Zaoui, Abderrahmane Oubihem, Fatima Attif)

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