190. French director Stéphane Brizé’s “La loi du marché” (The Measure of a Man) (2015): Internalized reactions to jungle law of the market forces under economic gloom

190. French director Stéphane Brizé’s “La loi du marché” (The Measure of a Man) (2015): Internalized reactions to jungle law of the market forces under economic gloom

March 17, 2016
Cannes winner, France, Indian International Film Festival winner

E conomic stress can do strange things to an upright individual. Stéphane Brizé’s French film The Measure of a Man does not merely look at ...

189. Colombian director César Augusto Acevedo’s debut film “La tierra y la sombra" (Land and Shade) (2015): A grim, yet amazingly, beautiful tale of the poor when sugar cane is symbolically no longer sweet and can kill

189. Colombian director César Augusto Acevedo’s debut film “La tierra y la sombra" (Land and Shade) (2015): A grim, yet amazingly, beautiful tale of the poor when sugar cane is symbolically no longer sweet and can kill

March 07, 2016
Bratislava winner, Cannes winner, Colombia, Thessaloniki winner

F or a debut film, César Augusto Acevedo’s Land and Shade is amazing in its simplicity and quiet power.   Land and Shade is powerful becaus...

188. Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s second English film “Youth” (2015): Witty, cinematic, aesthetic contemplation on youth and aging—the past, the present and the future of our lives

188. Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s second English film “Youth” (2015): Witty, cinematic, aesthetic contemplation on youth and aging—the past, the present and the future of our lives

March 05, 2016
European Film Awards winner, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK

Y outh is the most rewarding film of 2015. It is not just humorous; beyond the laughs, it has a depth that any inattentive viewer is likely...