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TIFF REVIEWS (2007)
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Alexandra
Directed by Alexander Sokurov
By Travis Mackenzie Hoover
Alexander Sokurov is the kind of master who amazes and infuriates in equal measure — there’s no denying his artistry or his seriousness but his grandiose sweep of the arm can sometimes lapse into arrogance. But no matter what political assumptions he makes during the short running [...]
The film “Chinatown” is a “film noir” because its subject matter revolves about fatality and futility of will, and this theme is supported by very effective visual techniques. No matter how hard the charactres try, they are powerless to overcome the obstacltes and unwritten rules. The main character, Jake Gittes, tries to protect his reputation, [...]
Film Noir (literally, black cinema) is a style defined primarily in terms of light – or the lack of it. This style typified a variety of American genres in the 1940s and early 1950s. Noir is a world of night and shadows. Its milieu is almost exclusively urban. The style is profuse in images of [...]
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