This gentle and ominous fable rather remarkably won Idrissa Ouedraogo the Grand Prix at Cannes in 1990.
Continue readingTilaï (The Law)(1990)
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Okay, I only went to see this because I know one of the ‘background talent’ – that is the term director, writer, producer and star Harvey Zielinski used in his introduction to the film.
Continue readingBarbara Forever (2026)
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My MIFF BFF Ariel said I had to see this film as Barbara Hammer is the most important lesbian filmmaker ever. I’m glad I did.
Continue readingMinotaur (Минотавр) (2026)
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Yesterday I watched the film that this is a remake of – Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife. I suspect it kept me intellectually rather than emotionally engaged with the story.
Continue readingFilipiñana (2026)
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This had the pastel hued satire of Greener Grass (2019) but with the bleak and sobering reality (without the fever dream) of Sweet Dreams (2023).
Continue readingThe Unfaithful Wife (La Femme Infidèle)(1969)
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Chronicles from the Siege (2026)
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This was an interesting way to bring people from across the world into the reality of what it is to be in a city under siege.
Continue readingBlack God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol)(1964)
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What a crazy movie. If you know anything about Brazilian history, you will probably not feel quite as lost as I did.
Continue readingThe Cycle of Love (2025)
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Oh boy, I nearly skipped out of this early morning film but I’m so glad I didn’t. It was a real cup filler.
Continue readingStrawberries (La Más Dulce) (2026)
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This seems to be a theme in the films that I am watching at the Melbourne Film Festival that when people have power they will abuse it, and by people I mean men.
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