The Thundering Sword
Directed by Chiang Hung Hsu
Written by Chiang Shen
Hong Kong, 1967
Heroes behaving virtuously and villains relishing in evildoing are the archetypical behaviours of characters which make up action adventure films. This is the easiest route to take for a filmmaker, but with said ease comes the potential for great effectiveness given that this is what most people expect from some escapist fun. Putting a spin on old rules can however bring some fresh air to a film, such telling the story of someone who comes from a bad background, but tries to do good. Taking such a plot device one step further, a movie can have this originally bad person actually try to do good, only to have their attempts fall flat, thus causing more pain than well being to those around them. Such is the path Chang Pei-pei’s character, So Jiau-jiau, decides to embark...
Directed by Chiang Hung Hsu
Written by Chiang Shen
Hong Kong, 1967
Heroes behaving virtuously and villains relishing in evildoing are the archetypical behaviours of characters which make up action adventure films. This is the easiest route to take for a filmmaker, but with said ease comes the potential for great effectiveness given that this is what most people expect from some escapist fun. Putting a spin on old rules can however bring some fresh air to a film, such telling the story of someone who comes from a bad background, but tries to do good. Taking such a plot device one step further, a movie can have this originally bad person actually try to do good, only to have their attempts fall flat, thus causing more pain than well being to those around them. Such is the path Chang Pei-pei’s character, So Jiau-jiau, decides to embark...
- 3/24/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Panchabhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala has been selected for competition in Berlinale Shorts 2012.
This Indian short film will compete with 26 other short films from 21 countries for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear Jury Prize, the Daad Short Film Award and a short film nomination for the European Film Prize.
The short film Jury comprises German actress Sandra Hüller, Palestinian artist Emily Jacir and Irish-born filmmaker David OReilly.
Berlinale Shorts 2012:
Ad balloon, Lee Woo-jung, Republic of Korea
An das Morgengrauen, Mariola Brillowska, Germany
Ein Mädchen Namens Yssabeau, Rosana Cuellar, Germany / Mexico
Enakkum Oru Per, Suba Sivakumaran, USA / Sri Lanka
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3, Anucha Boonyawatana, Thailand
Gurehto Rabitto, Atsushi Wada, France
Impossible exchange, Mahmoud Hojeij, Lebanon
Karrabing! Low Tide Turning, Liza Johnson, Elizabeth A. Povinelli
La Santa, Mauricio López Fernández, Chile
Li.Li.Ta.Al., Akihito Izuhara, Japan
Licuri Surf, Guile Martins, Brazil
Loxoro, Claudia Llosa, Spanien / Peru / Argentine / USA
Mah-Chui,...
This Indian short film will compete with 26 other short films from 21 countries for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear Jury Prize, the Daad Short Film Award and a short film nomination for the European Film Prize.
The short film Jury comprises German actress Sandra Hüller, Palestinian artist Emily Jacir and Irish-born filmmaker David OReilly.
Berlinale Shorts 2012:
Ad balloon, Lee Woo-jung, Republic of Korea
An das Morgengrauen, Mariola Brillowska, Germany
Ein Mädchen Namens Yssabeau, Rosana Cuellar, Germany / Mexico
Enakkum Oru Per, Suba Sivakumaran, USA / Sri Lanka
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3, Anucha Boonyawatana, Thailand
Gurehto Rabitto, Atsushi Wada, France
Impossible exchange, Mahmoud Hojeij, Lebanon
Karrabing! Low Tide Turning, Liza Johnson, Elizabeth A. Povinelli
La Santa, Mauricio López Fernández, Chile
Li.Li.Ta.Al., Akihito Izuhara, Japan
Licuri Surf, Guile Martins, Brazil
Loxoro, Claudia Llosa, Spanien / Peru / Argentine / USA
Mah-Chui,...
- 1/20/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
"27 films from 22 countries will be competing for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear Jury Prize, the Daad Short Film Award and a short film nomination for the European Film Prize," the Berlinale's announced today. The International Jury will be comprised of German actress Sandra Hüller, Palestinian artist Emily Jacir and Irish-American filmmaker David O'Reilly. We'll get to the lineup in a moment, but first, this:
"Due to the political events in Hungary, the Berlinale Shorts is presenting a special screening on February 18, 2012 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Magyarország 2011 (Hungary 2011) – an omnibus film, which reflects also in its aesthetics, the radical political and social developments in this crisis-ridden country. The directors of the work are Ágnes Kocsis, Márta Mészáros, Bence Fliegauf, Miklós Jancsó, and others [András Jeles, Ferenc Török, Simon Szabó, Péter Forgács, László Siroki, György Pálfi and András Salamon]. Following the screening, Béla Tarr will conduct a discussion on the current situation in Hungary."
On to the main program, with a few descriptions from the festival:
Ad balloon,...
"Due to the political events in Hungary, the Berlinale Shorts is presenting a special screening on February 18, 2012 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Magyarország 2011 (Hungary 2011) – an omnibus film, which reflects also in its aesthetics, the radical political and social developments in this crisis-ridden country. The directors of the work are Ágnes Kocsis, Márta Mészáros, Bence Fliegauf, Miklós Jancsó, and others [András Jeles, Ferenc Török, Simon Szabó, Péter Forgács, László Siroki, György Pálfi and András Salamon]. Following the screening, Béla Tarr will conduct a discussion on the current situation in Hungary."
On to the main program, with a few descriptions from the festival:
Ad balloon,...
- 1/19/2012
- MUBI
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