TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIP Idealistic Haewon (Jung Eunchae) desperately wants to abscond from a life in which she is simply “just living” day to day in her isolated village on the edge of Seoul, South Korea. Following her mother’s move to Canada in the hope of starting anew, Haewon is left seemingly stranded and alone – […]
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ENJOY THE SILENCE Following a self-imposed exile of nearly fifteen-years, sound-recordist Eoghan leaves Berlin and returns to his native land of Donegal, Ireland. Intending to record the naturalistic melodies of his desolate yet wildly beautiful homeland, Eoghan embarks upon a journey which draws him into a series of surreal and revealing interactions with the land’s […]
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KISS KISS BANG BANG Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez carved careers out of their bloody homages to late 60’s and early 70’s cinema, as films such as Reservoir Dogs (1992) and From Dawn Till Dusk (1996), successfully balanced elements of contemporary horror and action cinema with subversive narratives and good ol’ blood splattered violence. Gradually […]
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THE POETICS OF SPACE Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s last film, 2010’s Copie Conforme (Certified Copy) earned Juliette Binoche a Best Actress Award at the year’s Cannes Film Festival for her depiction of a French antiques dealer thrust into a Tuscan romance. Once again Kiarostami’s narrative focuses upon a beguiling female lead and her chance interactions […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter EYE OF THE TYPIST Starring Belgian actress Déborah François (L’Enfant), alongside Romain Duris (The Beat That My Heart Skipped), Populaire tells the charming and romantic tale of Rose, a young woman from “nowheresville” who under the tutelage of her new boss Louis attempts to become the fastest touch-typist in the […]
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The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.
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