My Mother’s Smile Paolo Bertolin July 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film My Mother’s Smile/Il sorriso di mia madre/L’Ora di religione (2002 Italy 105 mins) Source: Palace Prod Co: Filmalbatros S.r.l/Rai Cinemafiction/Telepiù Prod: Marco Bellocchio, Sergio Pelone Dir, Scr: Mar...
My Un-queer Pusan: Or How I Got into an Argument with The Unforgiven: The 10th Pusan International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin February 2006 Festival Reports October 6–14, 2005 The 10th edition of Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), which ran 6-14 October 2005, was a well-concerted celebration of Korean grandeur. One laden with nationalistic pride, as a...
The Cannes Files: (some para-text to Cannes 2005): Cannes International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin July 2005 Festival Reports May 11–22, 2005 Front cover: disclaimer? I returned from Cannes with my mind full of images, reflections and discussions about the 48 films from the various official and non-official selections (1) I sa...
The Festival with No Limits: Rotterdam International Film Festival Paolo Bertolin April 2005 Festival Reports January 26–February 6, 2005 Critics, film journalists and cinephiles tend to describe the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) as a cutting-edge, adventurous festival, an event where the multipl...
