159. Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze’s “Mandariinid” (Tangerines) (2013): A Gandhian perspective on contemporary waves of hate, national and religious

159. Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze’s “Mandariinid” (Tangerines) (2013): A Gandhian perspective on contemporary waves of hate, national and religious

January 26, 2014
Estonia, Georgia, Mannheim-Heidelberg winner, Warsaw winner

T he year 2013 has introduced new talents to the forefront in cinema.  The Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze can hardly be considered to...

158. Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi’s French language film “Le passé” (The Past) (2013): Offering the flipside of Farhadi’s ‘A Separation’ with some parallels to Ray’s ‘Charulata’

158. Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi’s French language film “Le passé” (The Past) (2013): Offering the flipside of Farhadi’s ‘A Separation’ with some parallels to Ray’s ‘Charulata’

January 13, 2014
Cannes winner, Durban winner, France, Iran, Oslo winner

T he title of a movie often provides a vital clue for a viewer to approach and analyze a film. In Asghar Farhadi’s latest work The Past, the...

157. Chilean director Sebastián Sepúlveda’s debut film “Las niñas Quispe” (The Quispe Girls/Sisters Quispe) (2013): Distant drums of politics affecting lives of the isolated denizens

157. Chilean director Sebastián Sepúlveda’s debut film “Las niñas Quispe” (The Quispe Girls/Sisters Quispe) (2013): Distant drums of politics affecting lives of the isolated denizens

January 05, 2014
Argentina, Chile, France, Venice winner

D ebut films very often offer interesting cinema as every new director distills his/her individual vision of cinema to a global audience. Se...