Another ‘new wave’ of young European cinema
In the 1950s journalist Françoise Giroud coined the term ‘nouvelle vague’ in the columns of French weekly magazine ‘l’Express’ to describe a new group of insolent, revolutionary and incredibly talented directors. Now François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard are ‘out of fashion’, a new generation of directors are shaping the seventh art. These include a 22-year-old ‘bobo’ and pedantic Quebecer who is stirring up European cinema, whilst other French(wo)men jacks-of-all-trades act, produce, direct and sing in their own feature films. The award-winning Danes and Bulgarians pinpoint the problems of their times, be it about substances, sex or the sad end of the world, whilst one German director turns his nose up at the past and its worn-out refrains. Read the special edition (Image: © Kristof)
Lowdown on Bulgarian cinema in 2011
Of the at least dozen films released in Bulgaria this year, two were screened at the Cannes film festival whilst seven were backed by the national film council. Here’s hoping for a better 2012
cinema, underground, film review, sofia, culture, art, festivals, film festival
Von Trier, Bier, Mikkelsen: Denmark cleans up at European Film Awards 2011
On 4 December the 24th edition of the European film academy’s (EFA) annual film awards gave the top prizes to Melancholia and The King’s Speech, as well as an honorary award for Mads Mikkelsen
Twins who row – more East Germany than The Social Network in ‘Westwind’
The German 'new wave' theatre director and filmmaker, 37, broaches the history of a divided Germany by moving away from cliches and concentrating on the importance of interpersonal relationships in his third feature film. Released on 19 November, it is based on a true story and set in Hungary in 1988
Hipster director, Quebecer, who cares? Welcome to Xavier Dolan's world
European cinema nourishes a certain ignorance towards the seventh art, cinema - particularly when this cinema comes from Canada. One director is in the process of taking all philistines of Canadian cinema down a peg at the age of 22
music, homosexuality, cinema, culture, best of cafebabel.com, mélanie laurent
French actress and singer Melanie Laurent’s directorial debut: ‘The Adopted’
At the age of 28, the actress and singer released her first film as a director, ‘Les Adoptés’, on 23 November in her native France. Do all good things come in threes? Film review
love, film, cinema, culture, chronicle, culture calendar, mélanie laurent
