★★★★☆ If all of life is a beautiful equation, then madness is re-running it over and over with the expectation of a different outcome. This is the cycle that young idealist Witold (Tadeusz Bradecki) finds himself entrenched in during The Constant Factor (1980), Krzysztof Zanussi's withering critique of corruption in Communist Poland. Unlike his other two lauded films that screen this week as part of the 13th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, it forgoes gymnastics - formal in Illumination (1973) and verbal in Camouflage (1977) - in favour of a more straightforward, but no less thematically rich, drama. Captured in cold hues, it subdues intellect in favour of a more poignant personal narrative.
- 4/9/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Ukrainian feature wins Grand Prix at ‘Zerkalo’ Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival.
Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitzky’s The Tribe (Plemya) was the winner of this year’s ¨Zerkalo¨ Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival (June 10-15).
The film, which follows a deaf mute boy’s attempts to fit into the boarding school system, won three prizes at the Critics’ Week in Cannes when it premiered there last month.
Named after Tarkovsky’s 1975 film Mirror (Zerkalo), the festival is programmed by the Russian film critic Andrey Plakhov in Tarkovsky’s birthplace of Ivanovo.
This year’s eighth edition had ‘women in cinema’ as its all-embracing theme.
Thus, the feature film jury consisted only of women, including Kinotavr’s programme director Sitora Alieva, veteran Portuguese actress Isabella Ruth, Us actress-producer Heidi Jo Markel, and Slovak film-maker Mira Fornay whose My Dog Killer screened in Ivanovo last year.
Apart from the Grand Prix, they gave the award for best director to Berlin-based...
Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitzky’s The Tribe (Plemya) was the winner of this year’s ¨Zerkalo¨ Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival (June 10-15).
The film, which follows a deaf mute boy’s attempts to fit into the boarding school system, won three prizes at the Critics’ Week in Cannes when it premiered there last month.
Named after Tarkovsky’s 1975 film Mirror (Zerkalo), the festival is programmed by the Russian film critic Andrey Plakhov in Tarkovsky’s birthplace of Ivanovo.
This year’s eighth edition had ‘women in cinema’ as its all-embracing theme.
Thus, the feature film jury consisted only of women, including Kinotavr’s programme director Sitora Alieva, veteran Portuguese actress Isabella Ruth, Us actress-producer Heidi Jo Markel, and Slovak film-maker Mira Fornay whose My Dog Killer screened in Ivanovo last year.
Apart from the Grand Prix, they gave the award for best director to Berlin-based...
- 6/17/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Krzysztof Zanussi
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi will be honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award at International Film Festival of India (Iffi) 2012.
The documentary and feature film director has forty – five awards to his credit and has directed over seventy-nine films so far. Some of his well-known films are The Supplement (2002), The Constant Factor (1980), A Woman’s Decision (1975), and Family Life (1970). The 43rd edition of Iffi will run in Goa from 20th to 30th November, 2012. It was recently announced that Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee will open the festival (Read here).
Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi will be honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award at International Film Festival of India (Iffi) 2012.
The documentary and feature film director has forty – five awards to his credit and has directed over seventy-nine films so far. Some of his well-known films are The Supplement (2002), The Constant Factor (1980), A Woman’s Decision (1975), and Family Life (1970). The 43rd edition of Iffi will run in Goa from 20th to 30th November, 2012. It was recently announced that Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee will open the festival (Read here).
- 10/31/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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