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Currently streaming on the Cinefile Vimeo on Demand Platform. Zhang Yang’s film follows an incredible journey by Tibetan villagers on a gruelling 1,200 mile pilgrimage to the holy capital of Lhasa. As they encounter harsh winter weather and cope with physical exhaustion on their months-long trek, the film becomes an almost unbelievable account of theirContinue reading “Paths of the Soul”

Currently streaming on YouTube at WeAreOne Global Film Festival Directed by Faouzi Bensaidi in his home city of Meknes, this tale of social injustice is a tale for our times and reflects the situation endured by society’s “have-nots” in the wider world. Recently married Abdelkader (Mouhcine Madli) and Malika (Nadia Kounda) struggle to make endsContinue reading “Volubilis”

This film is currently streaming on YouTube at We Are One Global Film Festival Hollywood, yep. Bollywood, sure. But this was my first encounter with Wakaliwood. “Uganda’s biggest no budget film studio”. From what I saw here, I’ve been missing some pretty wild action movies. Sub-heading Waka Stars v Tiger Mafia, the story centres onContinue reading “Crazy World”

Rudeboy The Story of Trojan Records This film is currently streaming on YouTube at We Are One Global Film Festival With so many film festivals being cancelled this year, We Are One: A Global Festival, where films are screened for free (but donations welcome) on YouTube is a big plus, giving a platform to filmsContinue reading “Rudeboy The Story of Trojan Records”

Currently streaming on Mubi Elizabeth Sankey’s documentary casts a wry eye over her adolescent obsession for romcoms. Guilty pleasures that lead to unfulfilled aspirations, or providers of role models for teenage girls? I suspect Ms Sankey hasn’t really shaken off her love of these movies, and if forced to decide, she would come down inContinue reading “Romantic Comedy”

Currently streaming on MUBI The debut feature from Belarus film maker Alexander Zolotukhin is an impressive, absorbing piece of work. Zolotukhin is a pupil of Alexander Sokurov, and his influences are easily discerned here. (It was financed by Sokorov’s Foundation, too). It’s the eastern front during WW1 and young village lad Alexey (Vladimir Korolev) isContinue reading “A Russian Youth”

The latest Cinefile release to Vimeo is available now. Switzerland, 1971. Women don’t have the vote. They actually don’t have much in the way of rights at all, unable even to take a job without permission from their husbands. This is the state of affairs portrayed in Pietra Biondina Volpe’s film, and set as itContinue reading “The Divine Order”

The latest Cinefile release to Vimeo is available now. There’s a lot to admire and enjoy in this slightly odd, (very) low-budget Hungarian-UK co-production, even if there’s nothing particularly original about it. Brian Cox plays Sir Michael Gifford, a grumpy old Shakespearian actor suffering the onset of Parkinson’s, who has seen off a number ofContinue reading “The Carer”

As part of a programme to provide an art fix for experts and dilletantes alike during lockdown, the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London has released another film from their Exhibition on Screen series. This time, it is a behind the scenes look at the curating of their joint 2013 exhibition with the ToledoContinue reading “Exhibition on Screen: Manet – Portraying Life”

Studiocanal release a brand new restoration of this vintage classic from 1956 on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital. Classic black comedy The Green Man has been given the best possible 4k restoration treatment, and emerges looking better than ever. And provokes as many laughs today as it did on its original release. Directed by Robert Day,Continue reading “The Green Man Restored”