Atmen

AcclaimedMexican-CanadianauteurNicolásPeredareturnstotheFestivalwithMinotaur,apendanttohis2009featureJuntos.ShotintheMexicoCityapartmentofPereda'ssignatureactorGabinoRodríguez,Minotaurisanincandescentchamberpiecethatobservesthreethirtysomethings(Rodríguez,LuisaPardoandFranciscoBarreiro)astheysleep,dream,read,andreceivevisitors(includingthehousekeeperwhotakescareofthem)intheircommunalspace.Alovelyandlethargicspelliscastasanambiguous,Marienbad-likelovetriangleemergesamongthetrio,conveyedthroughliterature(booksfunctionastelepathictransmittersanddefinersofrelationships),choreography,andtheacutephysicalpresenceofthethreeleads.ExtendingPereda'srecurringinterestsinclass,socialstructureandfamilyrelationsinMexicansocietyinitswraithlikefantasyofaleisureclassthatisquiteliterallysustainedinitsnarcolepticexistencebytheministrationsofthedomestichelp,MinotaurevokesthefilmsofTsaiMing-lianginitsdistendednaturalism,ritualisticsolitude,andcreationofacloisteredworldsuffusedwithlonging.ThesurrealauraofMinotaurseepsbeyondtheconfinesofthetrio'sapartmentintoastrange"nightwithoutdistance"inLoisPatiño'shallucinatoryportraitofbordersmugglingintheGerêsMountainsbetweenPortugalandGalicia.Castingrealtownsfolk,someofwhomweresmugglersintheiryouth,PatiñoplacestheirstifflyStraubianpresenceswithincross-processed,multilayeredtableauxofrocks,river,andtrees—anever-indeterminateplacethathasimbibedandbornewitnesstoinnumerable,desperateactsofsurvival.Conjuringaninstantinthememoryofalandscapefilledwithghosts,Nightwithoutdistanceextractsspellbindingfantasyfromthereal.

已故知名电影配乐师约翰·约翰逊执导、蒂尔达·斯文顿旁白的纪录片《LastandFirstMen》入围今年#柏林电影节#特别展映单元。影片聚焦铁托时期南斯拉夫多留下的巨大建筑Spomeniks，体现了独特而复杂的美学和文化涵义。约翰逊和摄影师SturlaBrandtGr?vlen一起去到当地，在拂晓或黄昏时间，以天空为背景、黑白画面拍摄展现建筑的样子。

DantehasabeautifulrelationshipwithhisgirlfriendAlice,buthehasabadonewithTime:absorbedbythemanycommitmentsofhisdailylife,healwaysarriveslateandhastheimpressionthathislifeisflowingtooquickly.Italsohappensonthefirstdayofhisfortyyears,whenDanteshowsuphourslateathisbirthdayparty.Accordingtohim,thesolutionseemsathan...

Renisonthehuntforromance,butinaworldoftinderandzerocommitment,gettingluckyhasneverbeenharder.Fullofrelateablemisadventures,MIXEDMESSAGESisafrank,wittyandcringe-worthytaleoflookingforloveinallthewrongplaces.Fromspeed-dating,tomeditationandevenakinkyworkshop,eachunsuccessfulliaisonleadstoheraskingtheultimatequestion:isitmeorthem?

Apoliceofficerarrivesataseeminglypeacefulstationbutfacespressurewhenhumanremainsarediscovered.Givenoneweektosolvethemurder,hemustnavigatedemandsfromhisdepartmentandananxiouspublicseekingswiftjustice.

Wyatt,acynicalnarcolepticwholivesinaflophouse-likeapartment,wantstobeajournalist.HiscareerdreamsarenearlydashedwhenhenoticesamysteriousgirlnamedFernlivingonhisblockinan88ToyotaTercelhatchback.FernsfatherwentmissingandassumeddeadwhenshewasayoungchildlivinginMontana.AfterreceivingacrypticletterfromastrangernamedDr.Green,tellingherthatherfatherisaliveandlivinginLA,shedecidestogolookforhimherself.TogetherthetwosetoffonajourneytofindFernselusivedadamongthederelictcornersofthecity,whiledevelopinganotsoplatonicinterestforeachotheralongtheway.

Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

Scaredoflifeandlackingthecouragetobehimself,Ludovicoliveshiddenawayinhisgrandmother'soldapartment.Onenight,thewickednessoftheworldgoestovisithimintheformofJack,aboywhoisLudovico'sagebuthastheoppositecharacter:hard,determined,perhapscriminal.Theforcedcohabitationoftwohumanbeingswhocouldn'tseemmoredifferentfromoneanotherturnsintoaninitiationritetoadulthood,thediscoveryoftheirtrueandrespectivepersonalities.Andwhentheharshrealitythatismercilesslystalkingthemappearstopresentthebill,theywillhavetofaceit,bolsteredbyanewawarenessandunhoped-forcourage.

Returningforanextendeddurationofeightepisodes,Patience(EllaMaisyPurvis)willcontinueherworkinthepolicecriminalrecordsdepartmentofCityofYorkPoliceafterestablishingherselfasaninvaluablememberoftheteam,bringingheruniqueinsightintoaseriesofperplexingcases.However,whenanewboss,DetectiveFrankieMonroe(JessicaHynes)bringsaveryd...

FromOscar-nominateddirectorDanKrauss,TheAnthraxAttackstellsthestoryofthe2001anthraxattacksontheUnitedStatesandoneofthelargestandmostcomplexFBIinvestigationsinthehistoryoflawenforcement.UsingacombinationofinterviewsandscriptedreenactmentsbasedonemailsandFBIfieldnotes,thedocumentaryfeaturealsosharesshockingandheartbreaking...