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Palm Springs International Film Festival · 2018

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018

Special Presentation

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5 films · 3 reviews

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In The Fade (Aus dem Nichts)

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Akin asks us to shift our perceptions of terrorist attacks in deliberately provocative ways, constantly flipping what we think we know and what we expect to see right up until the film's haunting final image.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Revenge thriller set in the aftermath of a bombing.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2017; Director: Fatih Akin; Writer: Fatih Akin; Stars: Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, Ulrich Tukur, Siir Eloglu, Jessica McIntyre, Ulrich Brandhoff)

Full review See: Interview with Diane Kruger about In The Fade

Nostalgia (Nostalgie)

A man struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife.

(Country: Venezuela; Year: 2012; Director: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Writer: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Stars: Rafael Gil, Jesus Jimenez, Gonzalo Cubero, Iris Guedez)

Nostalgia

A group of people are connected through a loss.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Mark Pellington; Writer: Mark Pellington, Alex Ross Perry, Alex Ross Perry; Stars: Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, Nick Offerman, Patton Oswalt, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Tamblyn, James Le Gros, Annalise Basso, Joanna Going, John Ortiz, Lindsey Kraft, Mikey Madison, Arye Gross, Dendrie Taylor)

Phantom Thread

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Phantom Thread is a film about fabric, craft, beauty, but at heart asks all the crucial, complicated questions about love.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
In Fifties London, the fastidious life of a renowned dressmaker is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Paul Thomas Anderson; Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson; Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Joan Brown)

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The Polka King

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Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky love their protagonist just a bit too much.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A Polish migrant tries to make it big in Pennsylvania.

(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky; Writer: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky; Stars: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, JB Smoove, Robert Capron)

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