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New York Film Festival · 2018

New York Film Festival 2018

Retrospective

Programme

16 films · 5 reviews

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The American Friend

Ripley recommends a man who could be a hitman.

(Country: West Germany, France; Year: 1977; Director: Wim Wenders; Writer: Wim Wenders, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith; Stars: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Sandy Whitelaw, Jean Eustache, Lou Castel, Andreas Dedecke, David Blue, Stefan Lennert, Rudolf Schündler)

Before The Revolution

A young man struggles to reconcile his militant views with his bourgeoise lifestyle.

(Country: Italy; Year: 1964; Director: Bernardo Bertolucci; Writer: Bernardo Bertolucci, Gianni Amico; Stars: Adriana Asti, Francesco Barilli, Allen Midgette, Morando Morandini, Cristina Pariset, Cecrope Barilli, Evelina Alpi, Gianni Amico, Goliardo Padova, Guido Fanti, Enrico Salvatore, Amelia Bordi, Domenico Alpi, Iole Lunardi, Antonio Maghenzani)

Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché

Review preview for Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché

Green's richly detailed documentary is a portrait of a remarkable woman, a love letter to early cinema and a fascinating detective story all in one.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Documentary about the first woman director, producer and director of a studio in the history of cinema.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Pamela B Green; Writer: Pamela B Green, Joan Simon; Stars: Alice Guy, Evan Rachel Wood, Jodie Foster, Andy Samberg, Geena Davis, Ben Kingsley, Lake Bell, Janeane Garofalo, Cheryl Hines, Diablo Cody, Julie Delpy, Peter Billingsley, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Elsie Fisher)

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The Ceremony

The saga of the Sakurada clan, whose decline plays out over the course of 25 years.

(Country: Japan; Year: 1971; Director: Nagisa Ôshima; Writer: Mamoru Sasaki, Tsutomu Tamura, Nagisa Ôshima; Stars: Kenzô Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Kiyoshi Tsuchiya, Nobuko Otowa, Hôsei Komatsu, Rokkô Toura, Fumio Watanabe, Shizue Kawarazaki, Chisako Hara, Maki Takayama, Sue Mitobe, Ryuichi Tsubaki, Yumi Narushima, Yoshiaki Ota)

House By The River

Period melodrama about a man who murders his servant.

(Country: US; Year: 1950; Director: Fritz Lang; Writer: Mel Dinelli, AP Herbert; Stars: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt, Dorothy Patrick, Ann Shoemaker, Jody Gilbert, Peter Brocco, Howland Chamberlain, Margaret Seddon, Sarah Padden, Kathleen Freeman, Will Wright, Leslie Kimmell, Effie Laird, Edgar Caldwell)

Introduzione all'Oscuro

Review preview for Introduzione all'Oscuro

Introduzione all’Oscuro aims more for emotional beats and resonances than factual musings.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Cinematic tribute to Hans Hurch, the long-time director of Vienna Film Festival.

(Country: Austria, Argentina; Year: 2018; Director: Gastón Solnicki; Writer: Gastón Solnicki; Stars: Gastón Solnicki)

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Manila In The Claws Of Light (Maynila: Sa mga kuko ng liwanag, The Nail Of Brightness)

A country boy goes to the city in search of his lost love.

(Country: Philippines; Year: 1975; Director: Lino Brocka; Writer: Edgardo Reyes, Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr; Stars: Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr., Joonee Gamboa, Pio III De Castro, Danilo Posadas, Joe Jardy, Spanky Manikan, Edipolo Erosido, Pancho Pelagio, Purita Yap, Josephine Gutierrez, Gina Zegui, Ronnie Magalong, Anna Marie Nicolas)

The Man I Love

A lounge singer heads to LA to start a new life.

(Country: US; Year: 1947; Director: Raoul Walsh; Writer: Catherine Turney, Jo Pagano, Catherine Turney, Maritta M. Wolff, W.R. Burnett; Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale, Dolores Moran, John Ridgely, Don McGuire, Warren Douglas, Craig Stevens, Tony Romano, Janet Barrett, Patricia Barry, Florence Bates)

The Marriage Of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)

Review preview for The Marriage Of Maria Braun

The film is an intelligent, technically proficient and complex critique of this period, weaving metaphors for the German body politic and psyche of the time.

Ben Sillis · 4 out of 5
A heart-breaking study of life for one woman in post-war West Germany. Out to own now on the RW Fassbinder Commemorative Collection: Vol 2.

(Country: West Germany; Year: 1978; Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottfried John, Hark Bohm, George Byrd, Claus Holm, Gunter Lamprecht)

Full review See: Fokus: Films From Germany - season preview

Mother India

A poor villager is caught in the struggles of post-colonialism.

(Country: India; Year: 1957; Director: Mehboob Khan; Writer: Wajahat Mirza, S. Ali Raza; Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Jilloo Maa, Kumkum, Chanchal, Sheela Naik, Mukri, Siddiqui, Ram Shastri, Fakir Mohammad, Geeta, Hameeda)

My Dinner with Andre

An encounter between two writers - who play themselves.

(Country: US; Year: 1981; Director: Louis Malle; Writer: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory; Stars: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler, Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler)

Play Misty For Me

A DJ is stalked by an obsessed fan.

(Country: US; Year: 1971; Director: Clint Eastwood; Writer: Jo Heims, Dean Riesner, Jo Heims; Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch, Jack Ging, Irene Hervey, James McEachin, Clarice Taylor, Don Siegel, Duke Everts, George Fargo, Mervin W. Frates, Tim Frawley, Otis Kadani, Britt Lind)

Searching For Ingmar Bergman (À la recherche d'Ingmar Bergman)

Review preview for Searching For Ingmar Bergman

Like Bergman's work, it might initially seem dry, but it's as rich in wit as it is in insight.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Director Margarethe von Trotta, extremely appreciated by Ingmar Bergman, follows the filmmaker’s footsteps as well as her own past and questions the new generation about the place left by the Swedish master.

(Country: Germany, France; Year: 2018; Director: Margarethe von Trotta)

Full review See: Margarethe von Trotta in conversation on Daniel Bergman, Olivier Assayas, Stig Björkman, Ruben Östlund, and Jean-Claude Carrière in Searching For Ingmar Bergman , Margarethe von Trotta ‪in conversation on‬ Searching For Ingmar Bergman

Slow Motion (Sauve Qui Peut (La Vie), Every Man For Himself)

Review preview for Slow Motion

The ‘narrative’ is simply a series of characters and events on which to hang material for various readings, and it is these readings that provide enjoyment.

Chris · 5 out of 5
Three people struggle to find direction in a film that probes the reliability of perception.

(Country: France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Year: 1980; Director: Jean-Luc Godard; Writer: Anne-Marie Miéville, Jean-Claude Carrière; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye, Cécile Tanner, Paule Muret, Catherine Freiburghaus)

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A Touch Of Zen

A woman on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 1971; Director: King Hu; Writer: King Hu, Sung-Ling Pu; Stars: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai)

Time Without Pity

A recovering alcoholic has 24 hours to prove his son is innocent.

(Country: UK; Year: 1957; Director: Joseph Losey; Writer: Ben Barzman, Emlyn Williams; Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen, Renee Houston, Lois Maxwell, Richard Wordsworth, George Devine, Joan Plowright, Ernest Clark, Peter Copley, Hugh Moxey, Dickie Henderson)