Film Comment Selects, now in its 13th edition, is a typically eclectic and wide-ranging selection of films chosen by the editors of Film Comment, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s magazine. Think of it as the rambunctious, unruly younger sibling of the New York Film Festival. With a program encompassing challenging art-house films, genre exercises, […]
Directed by Bavo Defurne Produced by Yves Verbraeken. Written by Defurne, Yves Verbraeken, based on the book Nooit gaat dit over by Andre Sollie Released by Strand Releasing Dutch with English subtitles Belgium. 96 min. Not rated With Jelle Florizoone, Eva Van Der Gucht, Mathias Vergels, Nina Marie Kortekaas, Katelijne Damen, Luk Wyns & Thomas […]
Directed & Written by Gaël Morel Produced by Paulo Branco Released by Breaking Glass Pictures French with English subtitles France. 97 min. Not rated With Stéphane Rideau, Dimitri Durdaine & Béatrice Dalle Blond and doe-eyed, Angelo (Dimitri Durdaine) is a teen prostitute whom other prostitutes pay to see naked. But being a pretty sex worker […]
Written & Directed by Abbas Kiarostami Produced by Marin Karmitz & Kenzo Horikoshi Released by Sundance Selects Japanese with English subtitles France/Japan. 109 min. Not rated With Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno & Ryo Kase Abbas Kiarostami’s follow up to his tremendous Certified Copy could be considered its companion piece. Again, he’s working outside of his […]
Directed by Raúl Ruiz Produced by Christian Aspee & François Margolin Written by Ruiz, based on original stories by Hernán del Solar Released by Cinema Guild. Spanish & French with English subtitles Chile/France. 101 min. Not rated With Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernandez, Valentina Vargad, Chamila Rodriguez, Santiago Figueroa, Pedro Villagra & Sergio Schmied Young college […]
Written & Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani Director of the theater scenes & screenplay collaboration by Fabio Cavalli Produced by Grazia Volpi Released by Adopt Films Italian with English subtitles Italy. 76 min. Not rated With Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri & Antonio Frasca Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s latest film, a spry, lean, […]
Written & Directed by Dror Moreh Produced by Estelle Fialon, Moreh & Philippa Kowarsky Written by Moreh Released by Sony Pictures Classics Hebrew with English subtitles Israel/France/Germany Belgium. 97 min. Rated PG-13 The Gatekeepers thoughtfully examines the difficulties of protecting a democracy from internal enemies. While Americans are more familiar from movies and TV with […]
Directed by Mads Matthiesen Produced by Morten Kjems Juhl Written by Matthiesen & Martin Zandvliet; director of photography, Laust Trier Mork; edited by Adam Nielsen Released by Film Movement Danish, English & Thai with English subtitles. Denmark. 93 min. Not rated With Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard, Allan Mogensen, David Winters, Sukunya Mongkol […]
Written & Directed by Im Sang-soo Produced by Lee Nam-hee & Seo Jung-hun Released by Sundance Selects. Korean with English subtitles. South Korea. 114 min. Not rated With Kim Kang-woo, Baek Yoon-sik, Youn Yuh-jung, Maui Taylor, Darcy Paquet & Kim Hyo-jin In an early scene in Im Sang-soo’s lurid, arty soap opera The Taste of […]