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Tag: FIPRESCI
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Features
Brevity Pays Off
Like A Secret World (reviewed last week), Southwest ( Sudoeste , 2012, dir. Eduardo Nunes) was a flawed film. But audiences are more likely to be forgiving of A Secret World ’s flaws because the...
Apr 16, 2012 / Alison FrankBlogs
Arsenals Day 2: Honouring Herz Frank
This year the Riga International Film Festival ‘Arsenals’ has chosen to honour Latvian documentarist Herz Frank on the occasion of his 85 th birthday. Sporting his signature knitted beret and Leica...
Sep 13, 2011 / Alison FrankFeatures
Arsenals Day 1: ‘Eternity’
‘Arsenals’, the 21 st Riga International Film Festival has begun, running from the 10 th –18 th of September 2011. Invited as a member of the FIPRESCI critics’ jury, I’ll be focusing mainly on the...
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