Review: In the Upper Room (2022)
Animated in gentle fashion, with simple, child-like drawings as the founding material, ‘In the Upper Room’ is a proper coming-of-age film that speaks loudly enough to both the younger and grown-up audiences.
Animated in gentle fashion, with simple, child-like drawings as the founding material, ‘In the Upper Room’ is a proper coming-of-age film that speaks loudly enough to both the younger and grown-up audiences.
The whole film is a collage of amateur home films dating mainly from the 60s and 70s, depicting the things from the ordinary lives of the ordinary people in their so-called free time.
Huang Lili fills the character of Lili with a lot of emotion communicated in a discreet, under-played way, making her also one of the key assets of the film.
Jérôme’s and Maryline’s Heaven is like no other: far from idyllic, it is actually exciting. The same could be said for Chloé Farr’s, Gabrielle Selnet’s and Adam Sillard’s little movie.
‘Metka, Meki’ is a hearty, sympathetic documentary that profits from Metka’s pleasant, but gripping personality and from the intriguing structure imposed by Nika Autor…
Novelty and craft values prove to be enough for ‘Journey to the Sun’ to become and remain a documentary worth at least one viewing.
The cast lead by Denis Lavant who radiates the mysterious weirdness and inner pain like in so many roles throughout his career is brilliant, so is Van Dyck’s control of his actors
‘Signs of War’ is based on Crom’s photo- and video-material he obtained as the conflict photographer reporting from Ukraine.
The main question with Interpretation of Reality – Georg Stefan Troller is whether a subject, even as impressive as Troller, and an abundance of the top-notch archival material is enough to guarantee for a good portrait documentary.
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