Monthly Archives: September 2009

Le père de mes enfants (The Father of My Children)

Editor’s Note: The following review and the recorded Q&A both contain what might be considered spoilers. Although I don’t consider this film one that requires the viewer to go in completely blind, consider yourself forewarned. Le père de mes enfants … Continue reading

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Les herbes folles (Wild Grass)

Les herbes folles (Wild Grass) (Director: Alain Resnais): Well, it’s often true that there’s one film each year that I absolutely hate. Who knew it would be this generally well-reviewed film from renowned Nouvelle Vague director Alain Resnais? Well, I … Continue reading

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Hadewijch

Hadewijch (Director: Bruno Dumont): In this, his fifth feature film, Bruno Dumont has created something as mysterious and beautiful as his protagonist. We meet young Celine in a convent, where she is hoping to take her vows as a nun. … Continue reading

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Cleanflix

Cleanflix (Directors: Andrew James and Joshua Ligairi): The Mormon religion forbids its adherents from watching R-rated movies, but Mormons desperately want to see the films that everyone else is talking about. This moral quandary created what looked like a golden … Continue reading

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Interview: Paramita Nath

I met Paramita Nath a few months ago when we were classmates at the Summer Institute of Film and Television in Ottawa. We were both in Peter Wintonick’s Docology workshop and over the five days we were there, I got … Continue reading

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