Miskolc International Film Festival

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  Western

  Review preview for Western

  It quite subtly toys with the iconography of the genre - poking at the outlying parts of it, the parts dealing with "foreigness" and "home" rather than the more dependable elements of right and wrong.

  A group of German construction workers on a job in Bulgaria begin to compete for the approval of the locals.
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  Jeannette: The Childhood Of Joan Of Arc

  Review preview for Jeannette: The Childhood Of Joan Of Arc

  Eternal greatness encounters sacrifice and the film dares to musically tackle questions of complicity in evil. Péguy's socialism, patriotism, and Catholicism mix well with the eager young actors. This is unlike any film you have ever seen.

  Musical about the French heroine.
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  The Ciambra

  Review preview for The Ciambra

  Carpignano is interested in the margins - and the fringes of those margins.

  A teenager faces choices as he comes of age.
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  Arrhythmia

  Review preview for Arrhythmia

  Khlebnikov and Meschchaninova capture the essence of long-term relationships at the point when the firework bursts of highs and lows have been replaced by the dripping tap of minor annoyances that are becoming harder to ignore.

  A paramedic and a junior doctor find themselves on the verge of a break-up.
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  Call Me By Your Name

  Review preview for Call Me By Your Name

  It is fundamentally a film about the workings of infatuation with a charmed fever that contaminates its characters.

  First love blooms over a long, hot summer for a teenager in Italy.
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  Columbus

  Review preview for Columbus

  The sense of poise created, as people move through spaces or talk back and forth, objects often leaving the frame in one direction as another enters from the opposite side, achieves a soothing rhythm.

  Two people meet by chance and forge a connection.
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  M.F.A.

  Review preview for M.F.A.

  Noelle's transformation from mouse to maniac is also hard to swallow, even with Eastwood's hard sell.

  A woman who is raped goes on a rampage of vengeance.
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  Loving Vincent

  Review preview for Loving Vincent

  The splendour of the artwork is not matched by the tale being told, which is of the paint-by-numbers variety.

  The life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh.
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  Victoria And Abdul

  Review preview for Victoria And Abdul

  Judi Dench has become the living embodiment of fine acting, so much so that it is easy to take her for granted. Don't even think it!

  Queen Victoria's friendship with a young Indian clerk.
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  Mother!

  Review preview for Mother!

  In the realm of the insane reason has no place. Anything is possible. Even the impossible

  Uninvited guests threaten a couple's relationship.

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Features

• 'I just don’t know about fame. I have never figured it out'
  Good Time star Robert Pattinson on being a lone wolf - and stardom as a side dish
• Landscape of love
  Director Francis Lee talks about authenticity and emotion in God's Own Country.
• Pastures new
  Alec Secareanu and Josh O'Connor on preparing for God's Own Country.
• Pattinson has a Good Time changing image
  'Invisible' Twilight star goes for grunge in Cannes.
• Östlund’s Monkey business
  The Square director goes animal crackers.
• Walking in his shoes
  Lior Ashkenazi on footwear, friendship and Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer.
• In a fix, part 2
  Joseph Cedar on the work of Richard Gere, costumes and cast in Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer.
• In a fix, part 1
  Joseph Cedar on Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer.
• Portrait of a Lady
  William Oldroyd on austerity and colour-blind casting in his debut Lady Macbeth.
• Women on top
  Sigourney Weaver on rise of strong female roles, support for Clinton and A Monster Calls.
• Beatlemania
  Steven Van Zandt at the New York première of The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years.