Preview: French Film Festival UK, 07-20 March 2008
Our European cinema expert, Boyd van Hoeij, editor of european-films.net, gives us the low-down on the UK French film extravaganza that starts tomorrow
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SherryBaby
Sherry bomb: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest indie effort is well-meant but too formulaic, says Boyd van Hoeij
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Dispatch: Cinénygma Luxembourg International Film Festival (Part I)
Grim Tales of Reality and the Fantastic: A look at the Méliès d’argent Competition for Best Fantastic Film from Europe at the Cinénygma Luxembourg International Film Festival
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The Italian Film Festival Manual of Love
Boyd van Hoeij tells us what we need to know about some of the films now showing across in the UK as part of the Italian film festival
»Requiem
Real horror: German film Requiem shows how ‘exorcism horror’ can work without getting sick on pistachio ice-cream and pea soup
»Gabrielle
Empty style: After the effective low-key Son Frere, Patrice Chéreau is back with Gabrielle, a sumptuous but ultimately empty period conjugal drama. Review by Boyd van Hoeij
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Ghosts in Venice
The 2006 Venice Film Festival that others did not see. By Boyd van Hoeij
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Dispatch: Karlovy Film Festival – part II
Ones to watch: Boyd van Hoeij gives us the right directions into Eastern European cinema
»Dispatches: Karlovy Vary Film Festival – Part I
East of the West: Emerging Eastern European talents at the 2006 Karlovy Vary Film Festival in a two-part special report from Kamera’s Euopean film pundit, Boyd van Hoeij
»C.R.A.Z.Y.
Crazy family viewing: Boyd van Hoeij embarks on the saga of a Montreal suburban family
»Seeking refuge in art
Davin Anders Hutchins gave up corporate television life to pursue his dream of becoming a feature director. Our man at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Boyd Van Hoeij, talked to Hutchins, whose film had its international premiere at the event
»Guerillas in the mist and food for thought: the 2005 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
This year’s International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) ran from 24 November through 4 December in the icy cold and dark Dutch capital
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