The Luminous LIfe director João Rosas discusses using cinema as cartography and charting the life of the same child through different films.
“Men have a lot to learn from women” — João Rosas on The Luminous Life
Tag: Crystal Globe
Don’t Call Me Mama’s Scandalous Scandinavians
Don’t Call Me Mama is Scandinavia’s answer to Babygirl that unfortunately gives off a truly icky Blame It On Rio vibe.
Broken Voices Makes The Right Choices
Ondřej Provazník’s sophomore film is a slow-burn look at abuse featuring a brilliant performance from Juraj Loj as a manipulative choirmaster.
Out Of Love. Elevated Social Realism.
While the story of Out of Love is nothing new, Nathan Ambriosioni’s carefully-measured style shows him off as a director of great techincal talent.
The Luminous Life. Love Under Capitalism.
The spirit of Éric Rohmer lives on in João Rosas excellent Crystal Globe entry The Luminuous Life, capturing the perils of love under capitalism.
No One is Watching in the Panopticon
A study of a young confused man that examines the changing mores of Georgian society, Panopticon fails to stimulate the brain or the heart.
Filmmaking is Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
A film goes into pre-production in Beirut the day after the infamous 2020 port explosion in Cyril Aris’ gripping doc Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano.