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Inside and Outside: The 2006 AFI Fest/American Film Market
November 1-12, 2006 The American Film Institute Festival (AFI), now with its twin shadow, the American Film Market (AFM), is a double-entry affair. On the
Elusive Reality: The 25th Vancouver International Film Festival
28 September–13 October 2006 The jury is still out whether cinema is a “window to the world” – yet “masking” it rather than “framing” it
Gender Trouble: The 25th Sundance Film Festival
January 19–29, 2006 One of the coldest festivals in recent memory, the 2006 edition left most of us with a bittersweet taste. There were some
Of Markets and Men: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival and American Film Market (AFM)
AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival November 3–13, 2005 American Film Market (AFM) November 2–9, 2005 Berlin and Cannes have markets unfolding concurrently with the
Deux Fois: Some Thoughts on the 24th Vancouver International Film Festival
September 29–October 14, 2005 Cinema is still a young art compared to the first six – yet it is not exempt from a certain lassitude.
Shades of Globalisation: The 24th Sundance Film Festival
January 20–30, 2005 It is nobody’s secret. Sundance 2005 was an honest year, but not a great one. The most salient feature was the decision
Images from Afar: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
November 4–14, 2004 In spite of making “an effort” in the direction of world cinema, the American Film Institute (AFI) Festival still remains a middlebrow
Cinema For/Against the Lure of Images: The 23rd Vancouver International Film Festival
September 23–October 8, 2004 A few years ago, one of my then-colleagues at Cahiers du cinéma, Marc Chevry, launched a stimulating series of articles reflecting
Dancing about Architecture: Sundance Film Festival 2004
There is a seductive cliche that runs through “cultural circles”: writing about dance makes about as much sense as dancing about architecture. What is implied
Alluring Absence: La Captive
La Captive (2000 France 112 mins) Source: Gemini Films Prod: Paulo Branco Dir: Chantal Akerman Scr: Chantal Akerman, Eric de Kuyper, inspired by Marcel Proust’s