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IFFR 2018

IFFR’s Signatures section completed

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- New titles by Teresa Villaverde and Tonino De Bernardi will have their world premieres at the festival

IFFR’s Signatures section completed
Galileo’s Thermometer by Teresa Villaverde

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has just revealed the titles that round off the selection of the Signatures section of its 47th edition, which is due to take place from 24 January-4 February 2018.

After having announced the world premiere of the final film by Czech animation master Jan Švankmajer, Insects [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jan Švankmajer
film profile
]
, among others (read the news), the festival has topped off the section with new works by renowned filmmakers, such as Portuguese director Teresa Villaverde’s latest film, Galileo’s Thermometer [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, a sublime homage to the art of living, and living for art, and seasoned Italian director Tonino de Bernardi's Iphigenia in Aulis [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
, in which he ties the classic Euripides play to daily life and current affairs.

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Here is the complete list of the films in the Signatures section:

9 Fingers [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: FJ Ossang
film profile
]
- FJ Ossang (France/Portugal)
Lover for a Day
 [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Philippe Garrel (France)
Asino - Anatoly Vasiliev (Russia)
The Bottomless Bag - Rustam Khamdamov (Russia)
Good Luck [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
- Ben Russell (France/Germany)
Hanagatami - Obayashi Nobuhiko (Japan)
Iphigenia in Aulis [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
- Tonino De Bernardi (Italy)
Insects [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jan Švankmajer
film profile
]
 - Jan Švankmajer (Czech Republic)
Jeannette, the Childhood of Jeanne of Arc [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bruno Dumont
film profile
]
 - Bruno Dumont (France)
Lek and the Dogs [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
 - Andrew Kötting (UK/France/Chile)
Mrs. Fang [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 - Wang Bing (Hong-Kong/France/Germany)
Radiance [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
- Naomi Kawase (Japan/France)
Readers - James Benning (USA)
Such a Morning - Amar Kanwar (India)
The Wandering Soap Opera - Raúl Ruiz, Valeria Sarmiento (Chile)
Galileo’s Thermometer [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
- Teresa Villaverde (Portugal)

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