Berlin Film Festival | Little White Lies

Berlin Film Festival

Three people wearing large goggles in front of a complex electronics display.
Festivals

Revolution of Sound: Tangerine Dream – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

A sol­id docu-homage to the strung-out Ger­man synth-prog­gers and occa­sion­al film soundtrackers.
A woman in a navy coat crouching on a sandy beach, surrounded by trees.
Festivals

On the Beach At Night Alone – first look review

by David Jenkins

The wist­ful lat­est from Kore­an mae­stro Hong Sang-soo is pow­ered by an excep­tion­al lead performance.
Two men cycling on a cobblestone street, wearing casual blue shirts and shorts. One man is on a white bicycle, the other on a dark-coloured bicycle. A car is parked in the background.
Festivals

Call Me by Your Name – first look review

by David Jenkins

Remem­ber that title, as you’ll be hear­ing a lot about Luca Guadagnino’s sub­lime sum­mer­time romance.
A group of six people in a formal setting, including a man seated at a table with a glass of what appears to be liquor, surrounded by others dressed in professional attire.
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The Other Side of Hope – first look review

by David Jenkins

Finland’s Aki Kau­ris­mä­ki lights up the Berlin com­pe­ti­tion with a typ­i­cal­ly bit­ter­sweet response to the migrant crisis.
A woman with long dark hair wearing a gold-and-black corset-style top and a long black skirt, standing in a room with furnishings and a mirror.
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The Queen of Spain – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

Pené­lope Cruz stars in this frol­ic­some love let­ter to Span­ish cinema’s gold­en age from direc­tor Fer­nan­do Trueba.
Greying, bearded man intently listening to vinyl record, glass of red wine nearby
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The Party – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

Pseu­do-intel­lec­tu­al pon­tif­i­cat­ing abounds in Sal­ly Potter’s brisk mid­dle class comedy.
Indistinct dark shapes and muted warm tones.
Festivals

Somniloquies – first look review

by David Jenkins

The direc­tors of Leviathan return with a breath­tak­ing char­ac­ter study of the world’s fore­most sleep talker.
An elderly woman in a checkered shirt crouches on a mossy forest floor, examining something in her hand with a man beside her.
Festivals

Spoor – first look review

by David Jenkins

Pol­ish direc­tor Agniesz­ka Hol­land returns with an enig­mat­ic wood­land-set mur­der mystery.
Two people embracing on a dance floor, lit by colourful stage lights.
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A Fantastic Woman – first look review

by David Jenkins

Sebastián Lelio’s fol­low up to 2013’s Glo­ria is a sur­pris­ing­ly inert and cliché-dri­ven por­trait of a trans woman.
Two men in suits stand in a cluttered room filled with various objects and artwork.
Festivals

Final Portrait – first look review

by Adam Lee Davies

Stan­ley Tuc­ci returns behind the cam­era for this slight, sat­is­fy­ing cham­ber dra­ma on the process of artis­tic creation.