Aquarius | NYFF 2016
By Rania Richardson October 23, 2016
Writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s highly observant film follows Sonia Braga in a tour de force performance.
Writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s highly observant film follows Sonia Braga in a tour de force performance.
A visual delight and a beautifully rendered, intriguing imagining of a little-known female artist’s life.
The award-winning film brings the viewer along for an extended stay on the European front line in the refugee crisis.
Methodically taking down a prominent Holocaust denier with facts.
Balancing Bedouin tradition and modern life is a rocky path for women.
A coming-out film with the novel approach of exploring the dynamic between a mother and her two sons—one biological, one she has taken in—who fall in love.
The redemption of a Swedish Scrooge wields dark themes with a comic lightness. Don’t be surprised if you find a tear rolling down your cheek.
Based in part on director Thomas Vinterberg’s experiences growing up in a Copenhagen commune during the 1970s and ’80s and featuring a great performance by actress Trine Dyrholm.
A crackling, spookily atmospheric, intelligent, and sometimes funny ghost story.