MIFF
Textures of Memory, Images in Flux: The 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival
At first blush, it seems difficult to pin-down what this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) was trying to be: with an international programme borrowing
61st Melbourne International Film Festival Dossier (2012)
To coincide with the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), Senses of Cinema has commissioned a series of articles that cover many different aspects of
Walls and Mirrors: Iranian Films at the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has showcased the New Iranian Cinema since a special focus in 1993 called “Spotlight Iran”. It has routinely highlighted
Old Saint Nick: We Can’t Go Home Again and Don’t Expect Too Much
Commemorating Nicholas Ray in his centenary year, in 2011 his last feature-length motion picture, We Can’t Go Home Again (1973-), started doing laps around the
“A little piece of a big, big universe”: Beasts of the Southern Wild
“The whole universe depends on everything fitting together just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece, the entire universe will get busted.” -
“Every Official Knows What the Problems Are”: Interview with Chinese Documentarian Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang’s Shang fang (Petition, 2009) is one of the most celebrated – and grueling – works of the independent Chinese documentary movement. Filmed over
Seriously Funny: History and Humour in The Sapphires and Other Indigenous Comedies
The Sapphires (Wayne Blair, 2012) opens in an idyllic rural setting. A group of young Aboriginal girls run home across the paddocks in the fading
Alternative Archives and Individual Subjectivities: Ou Ning’s Meishi Street
In 2001, to national jubilation, Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics. In the seven years that followed, the city underwent a makeover on a scale
Coeur fidèle
I just want to say this: you have to love it and hate it at the same time – and love it as much as
The Blindfold
Garin Nugroho’s Rindu kami padamu (Of Love and Eggs, 2004) is a warmly utopian picture of Indonesian village life that stresses a supportive community with
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