Articles by Ela Bittencourt
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Fifty years of feminist cinema at the Berlinale: still waiting for a revolution
This year’s Berlin Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect upon a half-century of highlighting women’s voices in cinema, of solidarity and slow progress, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Finally rediscovered and reconstructed by his widow and now co-author Valeria Sarmiento, what would have been the unstoppable Chilean master’s first feature instead becomes his second posthumous work: a headlong Dadaist puzzle film about the haunting of a guilty widower, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
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Nine discoveries from the 2020 Berlinale
First word on some of the striking debuts and other strong finds in the notoriously wide-ranging Berlin Film Festival.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Ten of the best from Sundance 2020
Our critics roundup some of the most exciting titles that premiered at Park City this year, from Josephine Decker’s haunting new film Shirley and Eliza Hittman’s abortion drama Nevery Rarely Sometimes Always to Kirsten Johnson’s poignant documentary about her dying father and Miranda July’s con comedy Kajillionaire.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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Four cosmic journeys at Toronto’s Wavelengths 2019
From solar storm intrigue to lusty lionesses, othered mosquitos and feminist communards in Syria, these four highlights of the Toronto Film Festival’s experimental showcase took Ela Bittencourt to terrible and wonderful parallel worlds.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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From the Magazine
The Cave review: a painterly portrait of Ghouta’s last, unwavering doctor
Feras Fayyad’s follow-up to Last Men in Aleppo is a experiential documentary of a Syrian hospital-cum-refuge manager and the layers of pressure she shoulders, from bombs to misogyny, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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Rocks review: Sarah Gavron follows a London girl growing up fast and letting go slowly
In Sarah Gavron’s sweet but gritty new film, Bukky Bakray’s teenager is burdened with adult responsibilities when her mother leaves the family home, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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Radical histories: Lis Rhodes at Nottingham Contemporary
The penetrating, obsessive work of this feminist thinker and filmmaker keeps us alert to the power of sounds and images – a game of hide-and-seek with the truth, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
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For the Money first look: a satirical swing at the commercial side of creativity
Alejo Moguillansky explores the economics of entertainment through the antics of a struggling Argentine theatre troupe, relishing in the joy of the art and the passion of the artist, writes Ela Bittencourt.
Friday, May 31, 2019
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Litigante review: Franco Lolli puts motherhood on trial
The Colombian filmmaker’s follow-up to Gente de Bien is a vivid family drama that pits mother-daughter lawyers against each other, as both seek professional and personal justice. Ela Bittencourt bears witness.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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