Film review

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

• Berlin film festival: 60 years of masterpieces
• Israeli and Arab film pick at the Berlin film festival
• Florian Lukas: no more 'best mate characters' for the 'Good Bye Lenin!' star
• Communist-themed film reviews: Kawasaki's Rose vs Portrait Of The Fighter As A Young Man
• Metropolis: masterpiece recovered at last
• Kinshasa Symphony: why is Mozart in Africa an alien concept?

Film review Germany: interns feature in 'Résiste - Aufstand der Praktikanten'

'A Quantum Revolution' has been screening in German cinemas since 12 November

by Jens Wiesner @ // 25/11/09 - 1 Comment

film review, work, precarity, internships, job seekers, labour market, eurogeneration

Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous

The world premiere of Der Knochenmann took place at the Berlin film festival on 9 February. The bittersweet crime caper, starring the unfortunate private detective Simon Brenner, provides an in-depth insight into rural Austria and its relationship with its European neighbours east of the Danube. In the Alpine republic, Brenner is something of a folk hero. Here’s why

by Ole Skambraks @ // 10/03/09

film review, vienna, comedy, austria, wolf haas, berlinale, film festival

François Ozon’s Ricky: French-Spanish baby horror

Love gives you wings to fly - the French director takes the saying very literally in his new film. Well known for 8 Women, Ozon presents a very sober social realism, which fades more and more into a Peter Pan like Neverland

by Sergio Marx @ // 07/02/09 - 3 Comment

film review, francois ozon, berlinale, film festival, film, festivals, berlin

Live at the Berlinale: The International opens film festival

The 59th Berlinale kicked off on 5 February with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s feature, sporting a title could not be more appropriate for this renowned film event. Celebrated every February since 1978, the festival today attracts film professionals from 120 countries, 40, 000 journalists and even more movie-goers from all over the world. Review

by Agnes Emri @ , Ole Skambraks @ // 06/02/09 - 1 vote

film review, actors, economical crisis, germany, berlinale, film festival, film

Videos: documentary overload at the European Film Awards, Copenhagen

Four out of six films nominated for the Best European Film on 6 December are either documentaries or documentary-style fictions. Are European directors lacking inspiration? Plus trailers from Italy, France, Spain, Israel, Germany and the UK

by Fernando Garcia Acuña @ // 04/12/08

film review, gomorra, european film academy, culture, cinema

Fatih Akin’s cinema: a step closer to integration

Belonging to the homeland, the importance of education for immigration and Turkey's entry into the European Union are converging themes in 'The Edge of Heaven', the latest film by the German director

by marcos de barros // 12/10/07

film review, germany, immigration, discrimination, turkey, western eu, cannes