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Berlinale 2008 / Competition

17 articles available in total starting from 27/11/2007. Last article published on 15/02/2008.

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Generational conflict in today’s Israel

The press was left somewhat cold at the end of the screening of Restless, a French/Belgian/Israeli/Canadian co-production by Amos Kollek (61), presented in official competition at the Berlinale....  

15/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/France

Claudel makes true auteur film

The high quality of I’ve Loved You So Long – which screened in competition yesterday evening – did not fail to impress audiences in Berlin, not that French writer Philippe Claudel was unprepared...  

15/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/France

Turning the other cheek in Heart of Fire

Heart of Fire, the Austrian/German co-production by Italian-born director Luigi Falorni (co-director and DoP of The Story of the Weeping Camel), raised some controversy due to the political nature...  

14/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/Germany

"Lady Jane", not so sweet

Following Erick Zonca’s Julia, the second French film in competition at Berlin (whose official screening took place on Tuesday evening) also bears a woman’s name, this time recalling a Rolling...  

14/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/France

Applause for Moretti and Quiet Chaos

"The challenge of this film was to depict a character sitting on a bench in the middle of a park,” said director Antonello Grimaldi in speaking to the press about Quiet Chaos (see Focus), his...  

13/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/Italy

The bright side of life

Lengthy applause followed today’s screening of Happy-Go-Lucky, the highly anticipated new film by the (often) controversial English filmmaker Mike Leigh, in competition at the Berlinale. This...  

12/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition

Epiphany in the shadow of Mount Fuji

Journalists had tears in their eyes yesterday following the screening of Doris Dörrie's German competition film Cherry Blossoms - Hanami, whose title recalls the brief period when the cherry trees...  

11/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/Germany

The horrors of child above shake up Berlin

At just eight years old, Leslie is torn away from her games to enter the hell, often without escape, that is child abuse. Her life, like that of thousands of other children around the world, will...  

10/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/UK

Class act Black Ice wins audiences

Love, betrayal and its ravages are at the centre of Petri Kotwica’s Black Ice, which screened in official competition last Friday at the Berlinale. Served by the excellent acting trio of Martti...  

09/02/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition/Finland

The full programme

On Friday, eight titles were added to the list of 18 already in the Berlinale selection. The new additions include several European films. Among them is the French/German co-production Il y a...  

21/01/2008 | Berlinale 2008 | Competition

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