The 34th São Paulo International Film Festival (site), which opened on Friday and runs through November 4, is partnering with Mubi to make a dozen shorts and over 50 features it's screening available online — for free — to viewers in Brazil.
A sampling of the highlights would include Red Light Revolution (the site has a trailer), written and directed by Sam Voutas (who appeared in Lu Chuan's City of Life and Death) and flying in the face of expectations many might have of Chinese cinema — it's a comedy about opening a sex shop in a conservative Beijing neighborhood.
Back in January, John Anderson wrote in Variety that "William S Burroughs has been overripe for the kind of substantive, stylistically simpatico docu treatment he gets from helmer Yony Leyser, whose William S Burroughs: A Man Within does real justice to the Beat writer, gun nut and literary icon."
Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas's Jean Gentil,...
A sampling of the highlights would include Red Light Revolution (the site has a trailer), written and directed by Sam Voutas (who appeared in Lu Chuan's City of Life and Death) and flying in the face of expectations many might have of Chinese cinema — it's a comedy about opening a sex shop in a conservative Beijing neighborhood.
Back in January, John Anderson wrote in Variety that "William S Burroughs has been overripe for the kind of substantive, stylistically simpatico docu treatment he gets from helmer Yony Leyser, whose William S Burroughs: A Man Within does real justice to the Beat writer, gun nut and literary icon."
Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas's Jean Gentil,...
- 10/25/2010
- MUBI
I first discovered Bent Hamer not with his Director's Fortnight 1995 film Eggs, but with a smallish offering called Kitchen Stories (03). I thought the tale about Norwegians studying the domestic habits of Swedes was the best thing since sliced bread. - I first discovered Bent Hamer not with his Director's Fortnight 1995 film Eggs, but with a smallish offering called Kitchen Stories (03). I thought the tale about Norwegians studying the domestic habits of Swedes was the best thing since sliced bread. For his next project he'll be taking on the holidays, normally I have an immense dislike for Xmas branded movies, but we can confidently say that this cup of eggnog will have a strong "Scandi" humor flavor. Those who've seen Factotum or O'Horten, know that Hamer has a distinct tone not unlike Sweden's Roy Andersson and Finland's Aki Kaurismäki. Home for Christmas is...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
This week's indie film focus is on Sony Pictures Classics' "O'Horten." Showing recently at the Toronto International Film Festival, "O'Horten" is helmed, produced and written by Bent Hamer, a talented Norwegian filmmaker blending in the comedy and drama genres. His English language notable comes in the form of the acclaimed "Factotum" starring Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor. Hamer won the Fipresci Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival for his work on "Eggs"...
- 9/23/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
This week's indie film focus is on Sony Pictures Classics' "O'Horten." Showing recently at the Toronto International Film Festival, "O'Horten" is helmed, produced and written by Bent Hamer, a talented Norwegian filmmaker blending in the comedy and drama genres. His English language notable comes in the form of the acclaimed "Factotum" starring Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor. Hamer won the Fipresci Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival for his work on "Eggs"...
- 9/23/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
This week's indie film focus is on Sony Pictures Classics' "O'Horten." Showing recently at the Toronto International Film Festival, "O'Horten" is helmed, produced and written by Bent Hamer, a talented Norwegian filmmaker blending in the comedy and drama genres. His English language notable comes in the form of the acclaimed "Factotum" starring Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor. Hamer won the Fipresci Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival for his work on "Eggs" See new images added to the gallery. So what's this film about? The moment the train leaves the station without engineer Odd Horten (Bard Owe) aboard, he realizes that the path ahead is a journey without printed timetables and well-known stations. Horten has been forced to retire after 40 years of traveling a very stable rail, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore. His orderly, solitary existence is about to give way to a...
- 9/23/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
This week's indie film focus is on Sony Pictures Classics' "O'Horten." Showing recently at the Toronto International Film Festival, "O'Horten" is helmed, produced and written by Bent Hamer, a talented Norwegian filmmaker blending in the comedy and drama genres. His English language notable comes in the form of the acclaimed "Factotum" starring Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor. Hamer won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival for his work on "Eggs"...
- 9/23/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Spout's Paul Moore loved Bent Hamer's newest film O'Horten at the Telluride Film Festival, and I got a chance to sit down with him in Toronto where his film was also playing. Besides having a name made for a heavy metal guitarslinger, Hamer is already a very accomplished director, having previously directed movies like Eggs, Kitchen Stories, and Factotum, and O'Horten is his fifth film to come to play in States.
Besides being a director, Hamer is al ...
Besides being a director, Hamer is al ...
- 9/14/2008
- by Kevin Kelly
- Spout
- I’m guessing that with one third of the films representing first time efforts, this year’s Un Certain Regard section will be a crapshoot for buyers and critics alike. Those that stick out among the pack come from promising directors with sophomore features such as…: Milh Hadha Al-Bahr (Salt of this Sea) (Annemarie Jacir)We often see stories about the immigrant struggle in a country that is not theirs…this is the flipside Pov a former Palestinian finding it difficult to find her footing in her native land. Jacir’s debut looks like a sure bet for a healthy film festival circuit. Los Bastardos (Amat Esclante)Crossing the line for a pair of Mexican immigrants appears to take on a whole new meaning with Amat Esclante’s 2nd feature. His debut, Sangre belongs to the contemporary, art-house bunch of films that portrays a dismal life. Los Bastardos
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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