No-one Knows About Persian Cats
Battling an oppressive regime, Bahman Ghobadi’s semi-fictional documentary is a rousing anthem to the power of music. But does it struggle to hit the high notes?
Letting the Cats Out of the Bag by Laura Bennett
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Filmed in just 17 days without official authorisation, No-one Knows About Persian Cats follows young [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cannes 2009'
Film Review: No-one Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
March 19th, 2010 1 Comment
Tags: 2009 · Bahman Ghobadi · Cannes 2009 · cinema · dogandwolf · film · film review · Iran · Laura Bennett · London Film Festival · No-one Knows About Persian Cats · Reviews · Turtles Can Fly · Un Certain Regard
Film Review: Un Prophète / A Prophet (2009)
February 5th, 2010 1 Comment
Un Prophète
Thrills-and-spills jailbird Bildungsroman or darkly poetic gangster thriller? Whatever it is, Audiard’s Un Prophète is the arthouse blockbuster par excellence.
A Self-Made Hero by Mark Wilshin
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With a string of awards behind it already (London, Cannes and the Prix Louis Delluc) as well as a flurry of César nominations and a Foreign Language [...]
Tags: 2009 · Audiard · Cannes 2009 · cinema · De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrêté · dogandwolf · film · film review · Jacques Audiard · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Niels Arestrup · Reviews · Tahar Rahim · Un Héros Très Discret · Un Prophète · Wilshin
Film Review: Kynodontas / Dogtooth (2009)
January 29th, 2010 6 Comments
Dogtooth
In a darkly humorous coming-of-age tale, Yorgos Lanthimos’ wickedly acerbic Dogtooth takes the institution of the family literally. Dangerously so.
Milk Tooth And Claw by Mark Wilshin
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Winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year, Dogtooth is a claustrophobic island in a sea of sexual frustration, infantilised adolescents à la Cocteau and patriarchal tyranny. [...]
Tags: 2009 · Aggeliki Papoulia · Cannes 2009 · Christos Passalis · cinema · Cocteau · dogandwolf · Dogtooth · film · film review · Jaws · Kynodontas · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Mary Tsoni · Reviews · Rocky · Wilshin · Yorgos Lanthimos
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