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Season 68: September 2023 - April 2024
Badlands
Director: Terence Malik | USA | 1973 | 94 mins
11 September 2023 - Attendance: Approval %:
Rated as the fourth best crime film of all time, Badlands is s truly iconic original: eloquent about the intersection of crime, romanticism and myth making in America, highly innovative in its use of colour, cinematography, editing and voice-over, with an inspired musical soundtrack. This confident, stunning, unforgettable directorial debut also established the careers of lead characters Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. PS.
Compartment No. 6
Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Finland | 2021 | 107 mins | Subtitled
25 September 2023 - Attendance: Approval %:
“An Arctic road movie that takes place in a train”. Shot largely within the confines of a real Russian train, the film brilliantly captures the authentic air of its setting, inhabited by two wildly mismatched travellers. Confident directing and excellent performances ensure the film’s central theme of overcoming otherness and finding common ground across personal, cultural and geographical borders inspires hope for troubled times. P.S.
Never Look Away
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Germany | 2018 | 189 mins | Subtitled
9 October 2023 - Attendance: Approval %:
When two German art students fall in love, the girl’s father vows to end their relationship, but their lives are already intertwined by a devastating secret. An epic intergenerational tale of art, love, tragedy and politics. Provocative storytelling from the writer/director of the “The Lives of Others” and superb cinematography along with a lustrous, hypnotic score, underpin a stunning masterpiece, one of the best films I have seen. B.J.M.
You Will Die at 20
Director: Amjad Abu Alala | Sudan | 2019 | 103 mins | Subtitled
23 October 2023 - Attendance: Approval %:
Is it superstition or blind faith that condemns
this child to be raised from birth, believing he will die at 20? Taunted by the other boys as “the son of death”, Muzamil eventually finds his place memorizing the Quran and working for the village shopkeeper. Though imperfect, being both guileless and cynical, this first feature is visually stunning and beautifully composed. J.D.
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