Painful but necessary: Erik Poppe’s U – July 22
«What has shaped our perception of 22 July, of what happened, what it was like, and what these incidents of terrorism have meant for us and our country?»
Humanising the spectacle of fascism: Golden Dawn Girls
TIFF 2018: «For all its flaws, Golden Dawn GIrls nonetheless represents a remarkable achievement, a work of courage and skill. It’s great virtue, I believe, is in humanising the spectacle of fascism.»
There is no simple solution: Per Fugelli – siste resept
TIFF 2018: «There is no more essential part of life, yet we prefer to see it and think about it as little as possible. In this respect, the film poses an important question: Is our flight from death also a kind of flight from life?»
Joachim Trier’s Thelma, Part III: The epilepsy test
We walk through the epilepsy test sequence shot by shot, the film’s most impressive segment, a controlled cacophony of images and sound, presented with contemplative intensity.
Joachim Trier’s Thelma, Part II: Handicraft and visuality
Our in-depth exploration of Thelma is continued by looking at Joachim Trier’s many elegant visual solutions, echoes and mirrorings, and completing the discussion on motifs and overall coherence started in Part I.
Joachim Trier’s Thelma, Part I: What does it all mean?
Zeitgeist is replaced by timelessness, chamber music by a symphony. The systematically unpredictable Thelma is Joachim Trier and his team’s most sonorous, lyrical and adventurous film.
Blade Runner 2049: Cells interlinked
Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is a powerful art experience, but also a thoughtful meditation on being human, authenticity and reflections.
Danny Elfman brings down the house in Vienna
Montages had a brief chat with film composer extraordinaire Danny Elfman as he was honoured during the 2017 edition of Hollywood In Vienna at the end of September.
Is Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) modern?
Tromsø Silent Film Days 2017: Is Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) modern? Who cares! Like any true masterpiece, it transcends the confines of any epoch.
Split, Part III: Meeting of multiple minds
The cat-and-mouse sessions between psychiatrist and patient form a thrilling acting laboratory, where M. Night Shyamalan’s fundamentally static set-ups are done with rigour and discreet invention. Bonus: film references.
Split, Part II: The fine print of M. Night Shyamalan
The apparent simplicity of Split conceals a surprising amount of ideas, refinement and subtlety. This is a moment-by-moment analysis of the brilliant abduction scene, plus a hard look at isolation, corridors, animals and flowers.
Fancy having your dreams documented?
Karlovy Vary 2017: Fancy having your dreams documented? Or maybe some tall story you made up for a laugh – or to get out of jail? Well, some indie filmmaker with an iPhone might just make you an offer you can’t refuse!