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Dog And Wolf - The independent film review magazine for the latest in world cinema and the best of the film festivals

Mark Wilshin

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El Bar
★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, comedy, horror, SpainFebruary 16, 2017

The Bar (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
Returning to the horror-comedy genre of his early films, Álex de la Iglesia’s The Bar uncovers Spanish society at a frightening pace.

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Joaquim
★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, BrazilFebruary 16, 2017

Joaquim (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
A pastoral account of the politicisation of Brazilian hero Tiradentes, Marcelo Gomes’ Joaquim makes up for its slow pace with delicious images.

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Call Me by Your Name
★★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, Italy, queerFebruary 16, 2017

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★★☆
A delightfully nostalgic and evocative portrait of young love, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name has all of the pleasure and only some of the pain.

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Return to Montauk
★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, Germany, IrelandFebruary 15, 2017

Return to Montauk (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
Pianissimo rather than Moderato Cantabile, Volker Schlöndorff’s Return To Montauk fails to soar despite the best possible score.

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Colo
★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, PortugalFebruary 15, 2017

Colo (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★☆☆☆
An observational portrait of a family falling apart, Teresa Villaverde’s Colo goes beyond crisis towards independence.

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God's Own Country
★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, queer, UKFebruary 15, 2017

Festival Review: God’s Own Country (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
A gay romance set high in the Yorkshire moors, Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country is a no-nonsense evocation of hard-won life in the country.

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Beuys
★★★, art, Berlin Film Festival 2017, documentary, GermanyFebruary 15, 2017

Beuys (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
A portrait of the artist as a revolutionary thinker, Andres Veiel’s documentary Beuys is a simple but elegant and educational bio-doc.

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Mr Long
★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, Japan, thrillerFebruary 14, 2017

Mr Long (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★☆☆☆
Rehabilitating the hitman with Japanese kindness, Sabu’s Mr Long flickers between moments of splendour, kitsch and sentimentality.

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The Other Side of Hope
★★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, comedy, FinlandFebruary 14, 2017

The Other Side of Hope (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★★☆
Offering a warm welcome to refugees in gloomy Finland, Aki Kaurismäki’s The Other Side of Hope is one of the director’s lightest and brightest.

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La Reina de España
★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, comedy, SpainFebruary 14, 2017

The Queen of Spain (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★☆☆☆☆
The story of a Hollywood production filming in Franco’s Spain, Fernando Trueba’s The Queen of Spain offers entertainment with no respite.

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The Party
★★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, comedy, UKFebruary 13, 2017

The Party (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★★☆
With a whipcracking script and a stellar cast, Sally Potter’sThe Party is an uproarious comedy with a nostalgic whiff.

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Helle Nächte
★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, GermanyFebruary 13, 2017

Bright Nights (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
A war of the wordless, Thomas Arslan’s Bright Nights is a painfully accurate if unilluminating portrait of the father-son relationship.

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1945
★★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, Hungary, warFebruary 13, 2017

1945 (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★★☆
A more sobre companion piece to Es war einmal in Deutschland…, Török Ferenc’s1945 offers a new perspective on the horrors of war.

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Der junge Karl Marx
★★, Berlin Film Festival 2017, biopic, FranceFebruary 13, 2017

Le jeune Karl Marx (2017)

By Mark Wilshin

★★☆☆☆
Filmed in French, German and English, Raoul Peck’s Le jeune Karl Marx is an erudite rendition of Marx’s journey to Das Kapital.

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