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New York Film Festival

30 September – 16 October 2016

The 13th opened NYFF
The 13th opened NYFF

The 54th edition of the festival opened with Ava DuVernay's The 13th on September 30 and closed with James Gray's The Lost City Of Z on October 16. This year's retrospective programme included a celebration of director Henry Hathaway, with films including Kiss Of Death.

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  • Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
    Review preview for Abacus: Small Enough To Jail

    Despite his besst intentions, James never really fully achieves the cinematic element that would lift this above being a well-illustrated encyclopaedia article.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Chronicle of the legal battle between the Manhattan DA’s Office and Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, the only bank that was actually prosecuted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
  • The Cinema Travellers
    Review preview for The Cinema Travellers

    Though it focuses on one company, this film encapsulates a struggle faced by travelling cinemas across India and in other parts of the world.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary about travelling cinemas in India.
  • The Lost City Of Z
    Review preview for The Lost City Of Z

    Hunnam gives a compelling performance as a man railing against the bigotry of his time, and yet simultaneously embodying it as a white explorer in a place already well-known to its inhabitants.

    Seph Shewell Brockway · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, whose search for a lost city in the Amazon grew into an obsession.
  • The Ornithologist
    Review preview for The Ornithologist

    In keeping with the hagiographic tradition, Hamy keeps his performance rather flat, but this is problematic for The Ornothologist as a film; its success as a piece of art is somewhat at odds with audience appeal.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An ornithologist searching for black storks is swept away by rapids and awakens in a mysterious, dark forest.
  • Mimosas
    Review preview for Mimosas

    Mauro Herce's cinematography is stunning and merges perfectly with the soundscape created by Emilio García Rivas.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Faust meets Arabic myth in the Moroccan desert.
  • I Am Not Your Negro
    Review preview for I Am Not Your Negro

    The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Essay film based on James Baldwin's writing about the story of race in modern America.
  • Journey Through French Cinema
    Review preview for Journey Through French Cinema

    This film is not an encyclopedia entry but a living, breathing adventure ride into French cinema through the eyes and ears of the filmmaker.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A personal look at French cinema, the films, directors and composers.
  • Neruda
    Review preview for Neruda

    A triumphant piece of filmmaking.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Story of the Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his homeland.
  • Gimme Danger
    Review preview for Gimme Danger

    Jim Jarmusch has always been great at extracting stories from his subjects. Here, his role is focused more on containment.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of The Stooges.
  • Moonlight
    Review preview for Moonlight

    Jenkins doesn't just show us the experience of his young protagonist, he bathes us in it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Three-part narrative about the life of a gay African-American.

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