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RIFF 2011 – The Turin Horse by Béla Tarr

by Pu on October 1, 2011

In Turin on 3rd January, 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Alberto. Not far from him, the driver of a hansom cab is having trouble with a stubborn horse. Despite all his urging, the horse refuses to move, whereupon the driver loses his patience and takes his whip […]

RIFF 2011 – Folge Mir by Johannes Hammel

by Pu on September 30, 2011

A woman walks along the rail tracks, together with two grotesque masked figures; soon they are surrounded by a Carnival parade. The woman is Mrs. Blumenthal, who lives with her family in Vienna’s suburban dock area. She is a manic-depressive person, totally unpredictable and unable to relate with others; her mood swings and her paranoia […]

RIFF 2011 – Ciné-concert w/ Skúli Sverrisson & Sóley

by Pu on September 30, 2011

RIFF organized a themed concert last Wednesday, with Icelandic music artists Skúli Sverrisson and Sóley. The concert took place in the suggestive setting of Reikjavík’s Fríkirkja, beaten by rain. Sóley opened with a selection of songs from her latest album We Sink, which was released earlier this month. I will never tire to repeat how […]

RIFF 2011 – Lęk Wysokości by Bartosz Konopka

by Pu on September 29, 2011

After years of hard work, Tomek (Marcin Dorocinski) is about to be promoted to a prestigious position as a TV newsreader. To top his happiness, his partner is about to give him a child. Everything in Tomek’s life feels close to perfection, with the only exception of the relationship with his schizophrenic father. As we […]

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