Tag: Season Of The Devil
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Season of the Devil review – murderous Filipino opera of pain is a tough watch
The latest film from Norte, The End of History director Lav Diaz, takes us into the heart of darkness, but at four hours it’s a frustrating experienceThere can hardly be a deeper, darker vale of tears at this year’s Berlin film festival than Season of the Devil, the stylised yet starkly austere, four-hour film in…
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Lav Diaz’s ‘Season Of The Devil’ lands on Screen’s Berlin jury
New films from Gus Van Sant & Mani Haghighi also receive scoresLav Diaz’s 234-minute black-and-white historical drama Season Of The Devil has dropped on the Screen International Berlin Jury Grid, along with Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mani Haghighi’s comedy of a blacklisted film director,…
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Lav Diaz’s ‘Season Of The Devil’ lands on Screen’s Berlin jury grid
New films from Gus Van Sant, Mani Haghighi also receive scoresLav Diaz’s 234-minute black-and-white historical drama Season Of The Devil has dropped on the Screen International Berlin Jury Grid, along with Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mani Haghighi’s comedy of a blacklisted film director, Pig.Season…
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Berlin Film Review: ‘Season of the Devil’
When news surfaced that Lav Diaz’s latest film was a self-billed “rock opera” titled “Season of the Devil,” you’d have been forgiven for thinking the prolific Filipino maximalist had made a drastic departure into proggy 1970s Ken Russell territory. As it turns out, Diaz’s definitions of both “rock” and “opera” are as idiosyncratic as everything…
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‘3 Days In Quiberon’, ‘U-July 22’ take places on Screen’s Berlin Jury Grid
Isle Of Dogs reigns with a score of 3.3.Following their Berlinale Competition premieres, Emily Atef’s 3 Days In Quiberon and Erik Poppe’s U – July 22 are the latest titles to register scores on Screen’s Berlin Jury Grid.Reviewed here, 3 Days In Quiberon achieves middling scores that average at 2.0, with a 3 (good) from…