Ruben Östlund’s quirky Involuntary juxtaposes five snapshots of silly season in contemporary Sweden, challenging the audience to create their own connections.
Involuntary
Power of One by Laura Bennett
Opening with a nocturnal dash through the neon-lit streets of urban Gothenburg, it doesn’t take long for the playful and unconventional nature of Involuntary to become apparent. Exploring the theme [...]
Entries Tagged as '2008'
Film Review: Involuntary / De Ofrivilliga (2008)
October 28th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: 2008 · cinema · De ofrivilliga · dogandwolf · film · film review · Involuntary · Laura Bennett · Reviews · Ruben Östlund · Sweden
Film Review: 24 City (2008)
May 9th, 2010 No Comments
24 City
Combining documentary and fiction, Jia Zhang Ke’s 24 City looks at the rise and fall of a Chengdu aeronautics factory. It’s China’s capitalist revolution in miniature.
Made In China by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
Taking its name from an ancient poem, 24 City is based around the industrially prosaic Chengfa factory in Chengdu - a shining [...]
Tags: 2008 · 24 City · cinema · documentary · dogandwolf · film · film review · Jia Zhang Ke · Joan Chen · Little Flower · Mark Wilshin · Reviews · Still Life · Wilshin · Zhang Zheng
Film Review: Donne Moi La Main (2008)
April 13th, 2010 No Comments
Donne Moi La Main
Exploring the entangled intimacy of twins, Pascal-Alex Vincent’s Donne Moi La Main is a road trip with a difference. But it’s no straight story.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou? by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
You have to love this film. If for no other reason than for bringing Colette Magny’s 1963 hit chanson Melocoton to [...]
Tags: 2008 · Agnès Varda · cinema · Colette Magny · dogandwolf · Donne Moi La Main · festival · film · film review · Goodbye Lenin! · Katrin Sass · LLGFF · Mark Wilshin · Melocoton · Nouvelle Vague · Pascal-Alex Vincent · Queer Cinema · Reviews · Wilshin
Film Review: Nightwatching (2008)
April 2nd, 2010 1 Comment
Nightwatching
Beautifully baroque, Peter Greenaway’s Nightwatching uncovers the hidden plot behind Rembrandt’s most famous painting. He’s got obscurity down to a fine art.
A Shot In The Dark by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
Rembrandt’s The Night Watch (or even The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch) also played a starring role in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1982 film [...]
Tags: 2008 · 8½ Women · cinema · dogandwolf · Eva Birthistle · film · film review · Jean-Luc Godard · Mark Wilshin · Martin Freeman · Nightwatching · Passion · Peter Greenaway · Rembrandt · Reviews · The Baby of Mâcon · The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover · The Pillow Book · Wilshin
Film Review: Leonera / The Lion’s Den (2008)
March 29th, 2010 No Comments
Leonera
Exploring female relationships in the maternity wing of an Argentine prison, Pablo Trapero puts motherhood at the heart of Leonera. Just don’t rattle her cage.
Welcome To The Dollhouse by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
It’s no surprise Martina Gusman won several awards for her role as Julia in Leonera. It’s a tour de force performance of a young mother [...]
Tags: 2008 · Born And Bred · cinema · dogandwolf · Elli Medeiros · film · film review · Leonera · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Martina Gusman · Pablo Trapero · Reviews · Rodrigo Santoro · Wilshin
Film Review: The Kreutzer Sonata (2008)
March 10th, 2010 No Comments
The Kreutzer Sonata
In Bernard Rose’s The Kreutzer Sonata, Danny Huston rampages through Hollywood-hued infidelity with green-eyed rage. It’s a furious symphony of Tolstoyan gloom.
Music To Watch Wives By by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
Celebrating the centenary of Tolstoy’s death, Bernard Rose has released The Kreutzer Sonata, the second in his trilogy following Ivansxtc on the social mores of the [...]
Tags: 2008 · Bernard Rose · cinema · Danny Huston · dogandwolf · Elisabeth Röhm · film · film review · Ivansxtc · Kreutzer Sonata · Mark Wilshin · Reviews · Wilshin
Film Review: La Mujer Sin Cabeza / The Headless Woman (2008)
March 1st, 2010 No Comments
La Mujer Sin Cabeza
Foaming with hit-and-run guilt, Lucrecia Martel’s La Mujer Sin Cabeza is a murky swamp of middle-class morals. These troubled waters run deep.
Don’t Lie For Me, Argentina by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
Released in Argentina in 2008, it’s taken a while for La Mujer Sin Cabeza to percolate its way onto UK cinema [...]
Tags: 2008 · cinema · dogandwolf · film · film review · La Ciénaga · La Mujer Sin Cabeza · La Nina Santa · Lucrecia Martel · María Onetto · Mark Wilshin · Reviews · Wilshin
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