Issue 34
An Anthropological Perspective: The 29th Toronto International Film Festival
September 9–18, 2004 In the title of Jia Zhangke’s latest film, The World (2004), the noun refers figuratively in one instance to its setting in
Glauber Rocha
b. Glauber de Andrade Rocha b. March 14, 1939, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil d. August 22, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Gabe Klinger
American Squander: Sideways and the Extravagance of Self-Pity
Better to compromise and be satisfied than idealistic and disappointed, posits the recent, acclaimed Sideways
Funny Games
Funny Games (1997 Austria 103 mins) Source: Bavarian Films Prod Co: Wega Film Prod: Vit Heiduschka Dir, Scr: Michael Haneke Phot: Jürgen Jürges Ed: Andreas
Cinema of Damnation: Negative Capabilities in Contemporary Central and Eastern European Film
The possibility of spiritual or epiphanic release often found in Tarkovskyís oeuvre is absent from the contemporary generation of Eastern European films
Horror of Dracula
Horror of Dracula/Dracula (1958 UK 81 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Hammer Film Productions Prod: Anthony Hinds Dir: Terence Fisher Scr: Jimmy Sangster, based on
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
Peter Weir
b. August 21, 1944, Sydney, Australia Filmography Select Bibliography Web Resources Commanding Waves: The Films of Peter Weir Peter Weir helped to define the rebirth
The Heart is Deceitful: The Film is Not
Asia Argento's latest film is raw, confrontational and true to itself
The Seventh Continent
The Seventh Continent/Der Siebente Kontinent (1989 Austria 104 mins) Source: Bavaria Films Prod Co: Wega Film Prod: Veit Heiduschka Dir, Scr: Michael Haneke Phot: Anton
