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Checking the Gate

Checking the Gate

As highlighted by my last post, this week sees the launch of the 'Check the Gate' festival of recent(ish) Hungarian cinema - and since I've now managed to see six-and-a-half out of the seven features being screened, here's a sneak preview of what's showing. Given that the festival's function is to provide a snapshot of what's been happening in [...]

Six capsules

Here's a quick round-up of films seen recently that were either reviewed in more depth elsewhere, or which I'm unlikely to get round to writing up in full. Katyń (d. Andrzej Wajda, 2007, Poland) A good film from a director who's made several great ones. The reason for my slight disappointment is twofold. Firstly, no mere film could possibly [...]