Around the World in 30 Films: I will use the upcoming months to catch up on a number of films from around the world and write down my thoughts about each film.
REST OF SOUTH AMERICA
El abrazo de la serpiente is the story of the noble savage – with a twist. The film tells the story of two encounters of the Amazonian shaman/healer Karamakate with Western travelers some thirty years apart. In the first one, taking place at the…
Around the World in 30 Films: I will use the upcoming months to catch up on a number of films from around the world and write down my thoughts about each film.
OCEANIA
I’m only really following Taika Waititi’s career since he became uber-mainstreamist. The first film of his I saw was Thor: Ragnarok. At this point he already had a solid of number of films under his belt and reached cult status. Quite impressive for a New Zealander in…
To celebrate yet another decade of my life gone by I will take a closer look at the films of 1992. I’ll focus primarily on films that I haven’t seen yet but I won’t rule out some rewatches later on. Along the way I will write a short text about every film I watch.
The 1980s were a time when a new type of non-fiction filmmaking came of age. Filmmakers became protagonists of their own films. Instead of a professional…
To celebrate yet another decade of my life gone by I will take a closer look at the films of 1992. I’ll focus primarily on films that I haven’t seen yet but I won’t rule out some rewatches later on. Along the way I will write a short text about every film I watch.
Ulrike Ottinger is without a doubt one of the more interesting German filmmakers. You seldom see a filmmaker who makes 5- and 8- and 12-hour documentaries…
