Film of the day: 白塔之光 (THE SHADOWLESS TOWER, dir Lu Zhang, 2023) Episodic, melancholy piece about making peace with one’s family and one’s past, nicely observed and generally amiable though a bit too rambling.
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Film of the day: ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY (dir Paul B. Preciado, 2023) An insightful literary critique of Virginia Woolf’s ORLANDO becomes a smart, funny essay film that is also a playful, joyful celebration of individuality and identity.
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Film of the day: SUPERPOWER (dir Aaron Kaufman & Sean Penn, 2022) He wants (us) to believe: Penn’s sincerity and commitment to Ukrainian freedom is undeniable if occasionally grating, yet this is less a film than a supersized news special, designed mostly for US audiences as a primer on the Russo-Ukrainian war. #Berlinale73 #Berlinale2013 #documentary #Ukraine #Kyiv #VolodymyrZelensky #SeanPenn #news #currentaffairs