Michael continues his trawl through this year’s London Film Festival offerings. Here are his reviews of The Book Of Masters and The Magic Tree...
The London Film Festival isn't generally known for its championing of genre films. In fact, the festival circuit in general has started to splinter off into niches and competencies, with whole programmes becoming dedicated not only to national cinemas, but areas of the film world such as animation and children's movies.
However, even though most critical attention is looking elsewhere, there are still examples of such fanciful entertainment at the Lff. Two films of this ilk jumped out of the line-up, both from Eastern Europe, and therefore damned from conception where English-speaking audiences are concerned.
If the general populace can't be bothered with subtitles, then what about their little sprogs?
The Book Of Masters
The Book Of Masters (Книга мастеров) is the first production by...
The London Film Festival isn't generally known for its championing of genre films. In fact, the festival circuit in general has started to splinter off into niches and competencies, with whole programmes becoming dedicated not only to national cinemas, but areas of the film world such as animation and children's movies.
However, even though most critical attention is looking elsewhere, there are still examples of such fanciful entertainment at the Lff. Two films of this ilk jumped out of the line-up, both from Eastern Europe, and therefore damned from conception where English-speaking audiences are concerned.
If the general populace can't be bothered with subtitles, then what about their little sprogs?
The Book Of Masters
The Book Of Masters (Книга мастеров) is the first production by...
- 10/27/2010
- Den of Geek
Cologne, Germany -- David Robert Mitchell's directorial debut, "The Myth of the American Sleepover" won the inaugural American indie newcomer prize at the 2010 Munich Film Festival, which wrapped this weekend.
The tale of teen angst, set in Detroit on the last night of summer vacation, premiered at South by SouthWest, where it won a special jury prize for its ensemble cast. "The Myth" also screened at Cannes' Critics' Week sidebar.
Munich's CineVision prize went to Italian drama "The Four Times" from director Michelangelo Frammartino, the story of an old shepherd spending his final days in a medieval village in Calabria. Bong Joon-Ho's crime thriller "Mother," which first bowed in Cannes last year, won Munich's Arri-Zeiss award.
But Munich crowds preferred "Bergblut" (Mountain Blood), a period drama from German helmer Philipp Pamer. The feature retells the true story of the failed revolt against Napoleon's army. "Bergblut," which had its premiere in Munich,...
The tale of teen angst, set in Detroit on the last night of summer vacation, premiered at South by SouthWest, where it won a special jury prize for its ensemble cast. "The Myth" also screened at Cannes' Critics' Week sidebar.
Munich's CineVision prize went to Italian drama "The Four Times" from director Michelangelo Frammartino, the story of an old shepherd spending his final days in a medieval village in Calabria. Bong Joon-Ho's crime thriller "Mother," which first bowed in Cannes last year, won Munich's Arri-Zeiss award.
But Munich crowds preferred "Bergblut" (Mountain Blood), a period drama from German helmer Philipp Pamer. The feature retells the true story of the failed revolt against Napoleon's army. "Bergblut," which had its premiere in Munich,...
- 7/5/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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