All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 9 6rh6

  • Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths
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    ‘Bardo’: Venice Review 2c1u1h

    2022-09-01T19:00:00Z 5t6s2j

    Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s latest is a sprawling, indulgent and deeply personal portrait of an ageing Mexican filmmaker

  • 'Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy'
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    ‘Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy’: Venice Review 63xw

    2022-09-01T15:00:00Z

    The landmark 1969 Oscar-winner is celebrated in Nancy Buirski’s revealing documentary

  • La Sagrada Famila
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    ‘La Sagrada Familia’: Edinburgh Review 3zt5n

    2022-08-18T21:00:00Z

    A fractious family goes on a road trip across Peru in Borja Alcalde’s beautifully-shot doc

  • Nude Tuesday_dir by Armagan Ballantyne
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    ‘Nude Tuesday’: Edinburgh Review 2a1v1n

    2022-08-18T12:35:00Z

    Plenty to understand - and laugh at - in this all-gibberish comedy from New Zealand

  • 1_The Narrow Road_Still_4
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    ‘The Narrow Road’: Edinburgh Review 5t645k

    2022-08-18T11:11:00Z

    Lam Sum’s moving tribute to the hard-working people of Hong Kong is set during the Covid-19 pandemic

  • 'Winners'
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    ‘Winners’: Edinburgh Review 1u6x5u

    2022-08-15T17:26:00Z

    Hassan Nazer crafts a ionate, meta tribute to the cinema of his native Iran

  • LOLA
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    ‘LOLA’: Locarno Review 3k2d12

    2022-08-05T14:20:00Z

    A machine is able to hear broadcasts from the future in Andrew Legge’s imaginative found-footage feature debut

  • Venice talking points 2
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    Eight talking points from the Venice 2022 line-up 2v4n4g

    2022-07-26T16:19:00Z

    Talking points include the powerhouse competition line-up, the heavy presence of streamers, and the ”modest but mighty” UK showing.

  • Lakelands
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    ‘Lakelands’: Galway Review 431e1s

    2022-07-09T22:00:00Z

    Small town Irish drama brings a fresh feel to the familiar narrative of a young man facing an uncertain future

  • Tarrac
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    ‘Tarrac’: Galway Review 5x1z1h

    2022-07-08T21:36:00Z

    Decklan Recks puts some wind in the sails of the sporting underdog tale with this all-female rowing drama

  • Persuasion
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    ‘Persuasion’: Review 2f3j3g

    2022-07-08T07:01:00Z

    Netflix’s attempt to update Jane Austen’s novel for the Instagram generation is less than persuasive

  • Vesper
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    ‘Vesper’: Karlovy Vary Review 2s5a54

    2022-07-02T20:00:00Z

    Ecological fragility fuels this dystopian sci-fi from Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper

  • Paloma
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    ‘Paloma’: Munich Review 41f3u

    2022-06-27T10:15:00Z

    Kika Sena puts in an exceptional performance as a Brazilian trans woman desperate for a church wedding

  • The Pool
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    ‘The Pool’: Munich Review 4s2t6j

    2022-06-26T19:16:00Z

    Doris Dorrie takes a dive into culture war comedy with this well-observed poolside drama

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    Comment

    Comment: our chief film critic’s five key takeaways from Cannes 75 24f24

    2022-05-30T14:51:00Z

    Screen reviewed every title in Official Selection, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.

  • The Natural History Of Destruction
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    ‘The Natural History Of Destruction’: Cannes Review 3t6h9

    2022-05-24T15:21:00Z

    Sergei Loznitsa’s seventh archival doc is an intense, conscience-stirring work

  • Moonage Daydream
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    ‘Moonage Daydream’: Cannes Review 722b

    2022-05-24T00:20:00Z

    Brett Morgen takes a sensory voyage through David Bowie’s estate in this dizzying doc

  • Crimes Of The Future
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    ‘Crimes Of The Future’: Cannes Review 5491c

    2022-05-23T21:32:00Z

    Blending body horror and climate change, this future of body alteration is ‘pure, essential Cronenberg’

  • Holy Spider
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    ‘Holy Spider’: Cannes Review 3y181w

    2022-05-22T15:56:00Z

    A spate of murders in the holy city of Mashhad is at the heart of Ali Abbasi’s arresting Iranian noir

  • Pamfir
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    ‘Pamfir’: Cannes Review 1v551j

    2022-05-21T16:40:00Z

    A bold and brave story of a family man at the mercy of small town corruption