Berlin film festival: well, hello Leo
cafebabel.com are loyal attendees of Europe’s biggest cinematic event, especially in the year it turns a dinosaur 60. Via a small team of pan-European correspondents in the capital, here’s a selection of exclusives of the latest releases, a flashback through the festival’s tormented history, a mystery trail on the heels of Banksy and interviewees who jump the hoops through our hearts and - literally - over our heads. Catch our Berlin babelblog and twitter page for more
Communist-themed film reviews: Kawasaki's Rose vs Portrait Of The Fighter As A Young Man
Having buried the past, it is almost impossible to hear a public discussion on communism in either the Czech Republic or Romania
Kinshasa Symphony: why is Mozart in Africa an alien concept?
People passionately making music is always good film fodder. This German documentary offers a contrast to the conflicts and states of mind dealt with its 2008 predecessor 'Trip to Asia', which followed the Berlin philharmonic
film, berlin, culture, berlinale, culture calendar, film review, music
Florian Lukas: no more 'best mate characters' for the 'Good Bye Lenin!' star
He picked up a Deutscher Filmpreis for his role as the fake newsreader with a stick-on moustache who brought the GDR back to life after the wall had fallen in the 2003 cult hit. Seven years on, the 36-year-old is back, this time playing the sensitive lover of a German-born Turk. We grab the actor at the 2010 Berlin film festival
film, florian lukas, berlin, culture, cinema, film festival, berlinale, culture calendar
Israeli and Arab film pick at the Berlin film festival
On the 60th anniversary of the Berlin film festival, cinema should be just that: cinema. But this year the international film festival introduces people, landscapes and cultures who and which you'd never encounter in real life
Berlin film festival: 60 years of masterpieces
The Berlin international film festival (or Berlinale) has been fraught with political struggles. Created by the allies of west Berlin right under the noses of communist dictators, it was a way of opening a window to the 'free' world. Over the years, it has developed into an unmissable world cinema event
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