Tag Archives: Locarno International Film Festival

LOCARNO FILM REVIEW: Roser Aguilar’s ‘The Best of Me’

Posted on August 13, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LOCARNO, Switzerland — Barcelona director Roser Aguilar has taken a familiar yarn of young lives being interrupted by serious illness and spun it into something satisfyingly tart and unsentimental in “The Best of Me” (Lo mejor de … Continue reading →

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LOCARNO FILM REVIEW: Bernard Emond’s ‘Summit Circle’

Posted on August 10, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LOCARNO, Switzerland — In “Summit Circle” (“Contre toute esperance”), Quebec director Bernard Emond continues his trilogy on faith, hope and charity with another moving drama about good people trying to find their way in a world of … Continue reading →

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LOCARNO FILM REVIEW: Peter Payer’s ‘Free to Leave’

Posted on August 10, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LOCARNO, Switzerland — The momentary distraction of a stolen kiss causes a train wreck in Austrian director Peter Payer’s haunting drama “Free to Leave,” (“Freigesprochen”), which explores the impact such guilt has on the individuals concerned. Clear-eyed … Continue reading →

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LOCARNO FILM REVIEW: ‘I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster’

Posted on August 7, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LOCARNO, Switzerland – Wry, nostalgic and wonderfully nutty, Samuel Benchetrit’s comedy “I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster” is a warm if cockeyed homage to old-time crime movies. Shot masterfully in the Academy aspect ratio and vivid … Continue reading →

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LOCARNO FILM REVIEW: Fumihiko Sori’s ‘Vexille’

Posted on August 7, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LOCARNO, Switzerland – Robots are threatening the world in Fumihiko Sori’s enjoyable Japanese anime romp “Vexille,” and they’re even more dangerous when they become useless piles of junk mashed up in swirling twisters of scything metal teeth … Continue reading →

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