Film Review: The Tobacconist (2020)
First love and a friendship with Sigmund Freud feature in a pre-war Vienna, where the creeping presence of National SocialismContinue Reading
Tag: German
Film Review: Pioneers of Queer Cinema
Three movies of early queer cinema – a silent film, a light musical, and one with an all-female cast – areContinue Reading
Film Review: Mephisto (4K Restoration)
Presented by Kino Lorber under the Kino Marquee umbrella, 1981 Best Foreign Language Academy Award winner Mephisto is now available for streaming.Continue Reading
Kids Run: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
After a run of light-hearted or comedic German films at Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF), the final offering in the DasContinue Reading
100 Things – Meet the Filmmakers
Although written by, directed by and starring Florian David Fitz, 100 Things – which played as part of the DasContinue Reading
100 Things: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
A buddy comedy that pokes around at questions of consumerism and what makes us who we are is the secondContinue Reading
Traumfabrik: Manchester Film Festival 2020
What better way to open a film festival than with an ode to the magic of cinema! Fair play toContinue Reading
Meeting Gorbachev: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
Werner Herzog strikes again, bringing his own style to a conversation with the tragic modern figure that is Mikhail SergeyevichContinue Reading
The Last Berliner: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
A sideways look at Germany’s urban housing and gentrification issues seen through an unlikely hostage situation, Winner for Best FeatureContinue Reading
Goliath: Manchester Film Festival Review
Fragile masculinity and physical transformations are on show as Marie takes a look at Swiss-German film Goliath currently playing atContinue Reading