My Mother’s Smile Paolo Bertolin July 2006 Cinémathèque Annotations on Film Issue 40 My Mother’s Smile/Il sorriso di mia madre/L’Ora di religione (2002 Italy 105 mins) Source: Palace Prod Co: Filmalbatros S.r.l/Rai Cinemafiction/Telepiù Prod: Marco Bellocchio, Sergio Pelone Dir,...
My Un-queer Pusan: Or How I Got into an Argument with The Unforgiven: The 10th Pusan International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin February 2006 Festival Reports Issue 38 October 6–14, 2005 The 10th edition of Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), which ran 6-14 October 2005, was a well-concerted celebration of Korean grandeur. One laden with nationalistic pride,...
The Cannes Files: (some para-text to Cannes 2005): Cannes International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin July 2005 Festival Reports Issue 36 May 11–22, 2005 Front cover: disclaimer? I returned from Cannes with my mind full of images, reflections and discussions about the 48 films from the various official and non-official selections (1) I...
The Festival with No Limits: Rotterdam International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin April 2005 Festival Reports Issue 35 January 26–February 6, 2005 Critics, film journalists and cinephiles tend to describe the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) as a cutting-edge, adventurous festival, an event where the...