Emma Slawinski

Latest Film Reviews

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  7 Days In Havana (2012)

  Review preview for 7 Days In Havana

  The seven stories knit together well, and provide an engrossing and alternative view of a city whose image has long been absorbed into popular culture

  Seven short films show unseen sides to Havana through the eyes of locals and visitors.
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  Town Of Runners (2012)

  Review preview for Town Of Runners

  The product of around four years’ filming, Town Of Runners is impressive on several levels.

  A documentary following three young runners from a small Ethiopian town that keeps producing champions.
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  Heart, Beating In The Dark (2005)

  Review preview for Heart, Beating In The Dark

  The combination of unappealing personalities and lack of hooks to get to know the characters’ motivations better means that most of the time, watching Heart, Beating in the Dark is quite an alienating experience.

  A young couple meet their older selves running from their dark pasts.
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  Position Among The Stars (2010)

  Review preview for Position Among The Stars

  The family are captivating subject matter, the strong personalities frequently tugging in different directions, so that the film is never short of drama.

  The effects of globalisation in Indonesia’s rapidly changing society ripple into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter.
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  Go (2001)

  Review preview for Go

  Yukisada manages to meld two storylines seamlessly: one is about racial politics and another is about teenage angst and love, and the difficulty of asserting your identity, whatever your roots.

  Korean youth in Japan fights against prejudice.
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  Linda Linda Linda (2005)

  Review preview for Linda Linda Linda

  The humour is the key – it’s not subtle but it’s definitely original.

  In the days before the school's culture festival, a girl's music group is facing a dilemma.
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  Cry, The Beloved Country (1952)

  Review preview for Cry, The Beloved Country

  Though stylistically it has dated somewhat, the message still resonates.

  Accomplished drama that examines race-relations in 1950s South Africa.
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  Under The Mud (2006)

  Review preview for Under The Mud

  The writers have put together a funny, frequently surreal and occasionally touching script.

  A family on the edge of a breakdown are the unlikely protagonists of a Liverpool fairytale.
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  Mime-Mime (2008)

  Review preview for Mime-Mime

  Mime-Mime’s frustrations eventually outweigh its rewards.

  Story about an eccentric who is the black sheep of her family.
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  The Longest Night (2009)

  Review preview for The Longest Night

  Kleinert pushes beyond the structural stuff, creating subtle and shifting dynamics between the characters, and introducing a supernatural threat lurking in the woods.

  Six friends on a camping trip are pursued by a gang of skinheads, but an even greater threat lurks in the woods.

Features

• Favourite places: Roxy Bar and Screen

  04 Jan 2009

  Part two in a series about cinemas around the UK.

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News Stories

• Eric gives Zidane a boost

  13 Jun 2009

  Short film I Dream Of Zinedine Zidane shows alongside Loach's latest.

• The East London Film Festival is coming

  30 Mar 2009

  Find out how you can join in the fun.

• Leeds Fest Rolls

  27 Oct 2004

  Diverse international programme reflects Leeds International Film Festival's growing stature.

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