Tag Archives: Germany

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation – Youth in love and revolt in 1960s Germany

Posted on 1 July 2010 by Jason Best

Almost a decade after making his 16-hour epic Heimat (see yesterday’s post), German director Edgar Reitz followed up with an even more colossal magnum opus – Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, which weighs in at 13 episodes and lasts … Continue reading →

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Heimat – Edgar Reitz’s epic film brings 20th-century German history home

Posted on 30 June 2010 by Jason Best

The first two series of Edgar Reitz’s epic film trilogy Heimat have just been re-released in hefty box sets – which has prompted me to add up the time I’ve dedicated to his monumental chronicle over the past three decades. … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke’s film gets under the viewer’s skin

Posted on 12 November 2009 by Jason Best

Austrian director Michael Haneke has a knack of getting under the viewer’s skin – as anyone still in therapy after a viewing of Funny Games or Hidden will attest. His new movie, a period drama filmed in austere black and … Continue reading →

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson’s screen version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s story. Hollywood royalty will be turning out in force at the gala screening in Leicester … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Valkyrie

Posted on 8 June 2009 by Jason Best

Despite the looming presence of two major stumbling blocks, Valkyrie, Bryan Singer’s true-story movie about a plot to kill Hitler at the height of World War Two, makes a surprisingly effective wartime thriller. The first obstacle in the viewer’s path … Continue reading →

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