“I am the wound and the blade, both the torturer and he who is flayed.” In an interview about his most important work, “Funeral Parade of Roses,” Japanese...
Author - Rouven Linnarz
Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.
“Spring disappears Without a trace, Leaving nothing behind…” When Edward Yang's “A Brighter Summer Day” was released by Criterion...
“Start again from the beginning.” Hiroyuki Tanaka, better known under his pseudonym Sabu, admits he sees something of himself, of his experiences in the people...
“This is Ali Baba, town of mystery…” As most of us know, the 1960s, especially the second half, were a time of upheaval, protests and general...
“Why is the world so different from what we thought it was?” In the course of the 20th century, no other entity has perhaps changed our life as thoroughly as...
“There are so many dreams. So many.” Describing the feeling of being young, or what it means to be young has been the source of many works of art...
“An impossible utopia. A hopeless dream.” As most artists are aware, it is simply impossible not to make a statement with one's work. Even though...
“What did you do to bring this upon us?” In her statement about her debut feature “The Third Wife”, director Ash Mayfair states two...
“Tetsuo II is neither an abandoned child, nor a child smothered in love. He's kind of a cynical, a child with mixed feelings.”(Shinya Tsukamoto on “Tetsuo II:...
Thai director Nontawat Numbenchapol was born in 1983 in Bangkok. After graduating in Visual Communication at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani, Numbenchapol...