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Thinking with the eyes

PROFILE: Chantal Akerman opens a cinematic space without demands for productivity. Her idiom is that of the auteur, where she has full artistic control over and ownership of the films. In her cinematic philosophy, time is a form where time seemingly stands still. And what does Christine Smallwood say about her work? MODERN TIMES has been on exhibition – and has read.
Terje Dragseth -

The fire that burns old worlds

ESSAY: In Europe, around 500 versions of the fairy tale Cinderella have been recorded. The film Cinderella is not only about being queer, but also about how identity is controlled. And hence what 'archive' one has at their disposal.
Kirstine Reffstrup -

About shitting culturally in your own nest

1. NOVEMBER 1969: Observations by Sigurd Evensmo
singur@nytid.com -

To direct oneself

Robert Bresson's Aphorism Collection Notes on the cinematographer are rarely stylish and minimalist – finally available in Danish translation.
Kjetil Korslund -

Harepus in Nazi land

Sonja Henie still creates a divide in the audience. And it's not easy to establish her reputation: Was she a heroine or a determined egoist?
Kjetil Korslund -
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Proximity to American conventionalism

Of the two new films about the Utøya massacre, it is Reconstructing Utøya which, through four survivors' honest accounts, in all its simplicity allows us to see both the extent of the tragedy and a way forward for those involved.
Ellen Lande -

Revolutionary film movement

Bridges of Time is a tribute to the directors who shaped the poetic documentary tradition in the Baltic; a revolutionary film movement that fought for human freedom during the occupation of the Soviet Union.
Carmen Gray -

Poetic about an occupied people 

The Heart of the Ocean is a poetic exploration of the natives' lives in Tahiti and in French Polynesia, and reveals the fatal aftermaths of nuclear explosions and colonization.
Nick Holdsworth -

A tribute to the home

On the Ruins of a Dream is an exercise in reflecting on what a home means – but also what it means to lose it. 
Ellen Lande -

Movie: September

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Kaisa Ytterhaug -

Movie: August

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Kaisa Ytterhaug -

The function of oblivion

The Tale is an autobiographical and ambivalent tale of abuse and subsequent trauma, based on director Jennifer Fox's own experiences as a child. 
Ellen Lande -

A lively echo from a war zone 

Following a Tanzanian taxi driver in a small town in Donetsk province, Ukraine, Long Echo presents a new view of a story that has virtually disappeared from daily news reports in European media.
Nick Holdsworth -

The struggle for survival

British filmmaker Kim Longinotto makes documentary films about rebellious outsiders, where women fighting for their own survival are the celebrated protagonist.
Margareta Hruza -

A parachute landing in the mission archive

Documentary Morten Vest came across the archive of the Danish branch of the United Sudan Mission, mixing parts from there with interviews from today. The result is an interesting but ahistorical tale.
Nina Trige Andersen -

Identity match in Croatia 

Srbenka is a skilled metateater that involves the actors' own experiences and memories of the war in the 90 century. It also provides a good insight into how everyday life is becoming apparent among the Serbian minority in Croatia. 
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