Directed by Koji Fukada Watch Au revoir l’été on FilmDoo Any discussion of Koji Fukada’s affecting new drama, Au revoir l’été, will inevitably involve a comparison to the late great Eric Rohmer. Shadows of the French director’s […]
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By David Pountain Dir: Lee Chang-dong Dodging the patronising pitfalls common to disability drama and wrenching the “˜unconventional romance’ trope from the jaws of rom-com cutesiness, Lee Chang-dong’s startlingly provocative Oasis is a film that […]
By Eleonora Mignoli Dir. Brillante Mendoza Slingshot (original title Tirador, 2007) is one of those movies where the camera never stops. Directed by filmmaker Brillante Mendoza, winner of the Best Director Award at Cannes for […]
FilmDoo’s review of Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s harrowing, Oscar-nominated documentary.
By Benjamin Brown “Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other”- Lawrence Stern Like Yin and Yang, pain and pleasure are ultimately two sides of the same coin in an emotional vortex of […]
(Jury Prize, Festival de Cannes 2013) Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda By Lina Rhrissi Imagine you discover that you have been switched at birth and that your parents are not your real ones. Would you look more […]