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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 2

    15. Stranger by the Lake Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie France Though Stranger by the Lake premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival (and appeared on Sound On Sight’s best of 2013 list), it finally reached North American audiences in January of this year. Alain Guiraudie’s stunning noir-tinged thriller is …

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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 1

Picking the best movies that come out in any given year is no easy feat. For film fans, a quality feature can come out at any time, from any one, and discovering an enjoyable and well-crafted feature is truly a pleasure. As we reach the halfway point of the year, many excellent films have already …

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Interview: Paolo Sorrentino on ‘The Great Beauty’

With Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) provoking strong reactions, both positive and negative, across the globe, Neal Dhand spoke to the man about his motivations behind making the film. A lot has been made of The Great Beauty as a new La dolce vita. Are you conscious of a Fellini …

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‘La Grande Bellezza’ Image Gallery

The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) is an upcoming Italian-French film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is a co-production between the Italian Medusa Film and the French Indigo Film, with support from Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Babe Films and Pathé. It has been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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‘This Must Be the Place’ is a strangely compelling oddity

This Must Be the Place Written by Umberto Contarello and Paolo Sorrentino Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Italy/France/Ireland, 2011 “Something’s wrong here. I don’t know exactly what it is, but something’s wrong here.” Repeated by its protagonist throughout This Must Be the Place, the line captures the baffling quality of Paolo Sorrentino’s English language debut. An …

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Glasgow Film Festival 2012: ‘This Must Be the Place’ is a strangely compelling oddity

This Must Be the Place Written by Umberto Contarello and Paolo Sorrentino Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Italy/France/Ireland, 2011 “Something’s wrong here. I don’t know exactly what it is, but something’s wrong here.” Repeated by its protagonist throughout This Must Be the Place, the line captures the baffling quality of Paolo Sorrentino’s English language debut. An …

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