This was one of my most interesting MIFF experiences this year. It had the hallmarks of the kind of film I like – Georgian (Scary Mother and My Happy Family are two Georgian films I loved), about feminist issues (access to abortion for low-income women) and reviews called it “tense, ominous, and viscerally captivating.”
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This is the second film I have watched in the past week that is an intense and understated drama about the experiences of nurses in hospitals.
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This is such an interesting film by Athina Rachel Tsangari (Chevalier), and something that I appreciated more after hearing her talk in a Q&A afterwards.
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I found this documentary deeply upsetting. I never thought there would be a situation where librarians would be the frontline warriors for human rights.
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This documentary by Sue Thomson, who made Under Cover and The Coming Back Out Ball Movie, completes a loose trilogy that looks at ageing in Australia.
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This is a beautifully frenetic family drama that makes us feel the misogyny and pride that underpins Taiwanese family culture.
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I can’t believe I almost skipped this film! It was such a delight from beginning to end.
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I felt mesmerised for two straight hours by this dreamlike fairytale from Lucile Hadzihalilovic. As I was walking out though, there was more than one person who said, “oh I would give that zero stars. I feel sorry that people spent money on it. That was so awful.”
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I love this sort of tense realist drama. This is directed by Laura Wandel and produced by the Daedenne Brothers and you can feel their touch in the understated character driven narrative.
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