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Focal Point – Antaheen (2009)
It seems to be getting better and better as we get to see more and more gems of Bengali cinema. Today in the Focal Point section we feature ‘Antaheen’, the Bengali film that has been …
Focal Point – No Strings Attached (2011)
No Strings Attached is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. The film has been directed by Ivan Reitmanand based on a screenplay by Elizabeth Meriwether titled Friends With Benefits and was …
Focal Point – Black Butterflies (2011)
Black Butterflies is a Dutch film about the life of South-African poet Ingrid Jonker. The film was directed by Paula van der Oest and premiered in the Netherlands on February 6th before being released on …
Focal Point – The Skin I Live In (2011)
‘The Skin I Live In’ is a 2011 Spanish thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, and Roberto Álamo. The film is based on Thierry …
Focal Point – Abohoman (2010)
Perhaps for the first time in the Focal Point section, we feature an Indian film – ‘Abohoman’ – that has been directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The title means ‘Eternal’ and the film that was released …
Focal Point – Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Lars and the Real Girl is an American-Canadian comedy-drama film that was written by Nancy Oliver and which was directed by Craig Gillespie. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and …
Focal Point – Catfish (2010)
Catfish is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and involving a young man being filmed by his brother and friend as he builds a romantic relationship with a young …
Focal Point – A Separation (2011)
A Separation is a 2011 Iranian drama film that has been written and directed by Asghar Farhadi. It has Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi playing the key roles. It …
Focal Point – Duel (1971)
Spielberg’s directorial debut in 1971 is one the simply cannot be forgotten in a hurry. This was a film that truly bore the mark of a gifted director – one who stunned us time and …
Ten Films that We Loved at IFFK 2011!
Seven days into the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala, we list ten lovely films that made IFFK 2011 a memorable experience. By no means an exhaustive list, these films have been selected from among …
Focal Point – Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
Private Fears in Public Places is the English-language title of Cœurs (tr. “Hearts”), that was a 2006 French film directed by Alain Resnais. This film was adapted from Alan Ayckbourn’s play Private Fears in Public …
Focal Point – The Whistleblower (2010)
We have been hearing so many good thing about The Whistleblower, that we thought it’s high time we featured the film under Focal Point. A thriller film directed by Larysa Kondracki, written by Kondracki and …
