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Review: An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
"Precocious, self-consciously solipsistic, and quixotically ambitious, Terence Nance's distinctive feature debut is a multimedia essay film about relationships - or, really, one of Nance's relationships - that cannot adequately resolve nor communicate the complex angst at its core."
Turkish Master Yilmaz Güney Makes a Home at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
Winner of the 1982 Palme d'Or by proxy for Yol (he was imprisoned during production and gave detailed directions to Şerif Gören, the 'official' director, on how to make the film), Güney is the most influential Turkish filmmaker in the country's history, and, frankly, still probably the greatest of them all (Ceylan may well surpass him, though, especially if he makes any more films on the plane as Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, but that's a debate for another time and place).
Review: Lula, Son of Brazil
"While everything on the screen is likely based on fact, this portrayal of his life evokes the trite characterizations and sympathetic sucker punches typically reserved for only the most schmaltzy Hollywood dramas, and ignores any elements that might paint a negative image of the leader. It isn't quite propaganda, but it is a bit surprising that the film wasn't funded by Lula himself."
Lula, Son of Brazil | Review
Sentimental biopic of Brazilian President 'Lula' is too committed to honoring the man to say anything interesting
