Bonn International Silent Film Festival
The Bonn International Silent Film Festival (Internationale Stummfilmtage) was held this year from August 10 – 20. Screenings at this event take place outdoors...
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Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Actress-director Maria Schrader has made a sensitive portrait of the famous author Stefan Zweig during his years of exile from the Nazis. An intelligent reflection on...
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The Other Side of Hope
The latest outing by Finnish master filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is a melancholy yet hopeful meditation on the plight of refugees in Helsinki – and by extension, the world....
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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, a film based on the life of a legendary Finnish boxer, came out swinging in a bout with the big boys and girls in Cannes. Its...
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“Expressionism and Film” finally in print!
Your wait is over! A mere 90 years after its initial publication, my translation of Rudolf Kurtz’s Expressionism and Film is available in English!...
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