Tag: Andrei Konchalovsky
Sin | Review
A Judgment in Stone: Konchalovsky Mines Michelangelo in Period Portrait
The mental state, rather than the persona of Michelangelo Buonarroti as he struggled to satisfy...
Dear Comrades! | Review
24-Hour Party People: Konchalovsky Examines Propaganda and Protests in Reenactment of Infamous Massacre
Sporting one of the most fascinating filmographies of any Russian (or any...
You BETcha!: Nomadland is the Odds on Favorite for the 2020 Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion
With Cannes offering up a hypothetical edition and the Karlovy Varys and Locarnos conducting some form of film community outreach, the COVID-19 pandemic might...
2020 Venice Film Festival: Michel Franco, Mona Fastvold, Jasmila Zbanic & Konchalovsky in Comp
Mona Fastvold, Emma Dante and Chloé Zhao were tipped for the comp months ago, but today heavyweights such as Jasmila Zbanic, Malgorzata Szumowska (Never...
IndieSponge Episode: 14 – 2020 Venice Film Festival Predictions
On this week’s episode of IndieSponge, I invited Tommaso Tocci to discuss the possible titles that might make it into the 2020 edition of...
Paradise | 2017 Palm Springs Film Festival Review
The Mind is Its Own Place: Konchalovsky Returns with a Grueling, Haunting Holocaust Triptych
In all likelihood, there will never be an end to cinematic...
71st Venice Film Fest: Oppenheimer, Akin, Bahrani, Andersson & Ferrara Compete for Golden Lion
Whiles the likes of Terrence Malick, Todd Haynes, Alexander Sokurov, Giorgos Lanthimos and J.C. Chandor no where to be found in the fall fest season...