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6934 film reviews available in total starting from 04/09/2002. Last updated on 25/04/2024. 755 film reviews inserted in the last 12 months.

The Night I Swam by Damien Manivel, Kohei Igarashi

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: A daring work, both simple and fascinating, emanating a heady charm, bearing the hallmark of France’s Damien Manivel and Japan’s Kohei Igarashi  

Takara - La Nuit où j’ai nagé

Takara - La Nuit où j’ai nagé

The Wild Boys by Bertrand Mandico

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: French director Bertrand Mandico delivers his debut feature, an experimental journey to the limits of imposed gender roles, set in an undisclosed realm of wonders  

Les Garçons sauvages

Les Garçons sauvages

Where Shadows Fall by Valentina Pedicini

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: Valentina Pedicini's debut fiction feature, shocking but well grounded, is based on the true story of a eugenics programme conducted on nomadic children in Switzerland  

Dove cadono le ombre

Dove cadono le ombre

Una famiglia by Sebastiano Riso

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: Sebastiano Riso's second film, in competition for the Golden Lion, tackles the dramatic theme of the black market for newborn babies  

Una famiglia

Una famiglia

My Generation by David Batty

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: David Batty enlists the help of Sir Michael Caine (and some other extremely chatty living legends) and tries to capture the everlasting appeal of the swinging sixties  

My Generation

My Generation

The Cousin by Tzahi Grad

05/09/2017

VENICE 2017: Written and directed by Israeli actor Tzahi Grad, the film tackles the never-ending conflict that literally reaches one’s doorstep  

Ha Ben Dod

Ha Ben Dod

Victoria & Abdul by Stephen Frears

04/09/2017

VENICE 2017: British director Stephen Frears’ latest comedy, starring Judi Dench as a grumpy and uncouth Queen Victoria, is playing out of competition at Venice  

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

Above the Law by François Troukens, Jean-François Hensgens

04/09/2017

VENICE 2017: François Troukens and Jean-François Hensgens present a thrilling 100% Belgian film where the line between cops and thugs threatens to be dangerously blurred  

Tueurs

Tueurs

The Leisure Seeker by Paolo Virzì

04/09/2017

VENICE 2017: Paolo Virzì’s much anticipated American debut stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland as an unwell elderly couple travelling across America on one last trip  

The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

The Gulf by Emre Yeksan

04/09/2017

VENICE 2017: Through an allegorical, dystopian story, debutant Emre Yeksan raises awareness of a possible catastrophic event, while making a clear social comment on his homeland  

Körfez

Körfez

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