Category: Rainespots
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Rainespots: Takeshi Kitano
Carefully composed and meditative long takes interspersed with quick flashes of aggression which take you by surprise, Kitano’s work often utilizes violence in a spiritual or comedic way. On closer inspection they offer even more existential insight, sometimes as an expression of inner anguish and pain. “I personally do not find much difference between violence… Read more
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Rainespots: Bille August
Filmmaker Spotlight When most people think of Danish cinema, the controversial work of Lars von Trier usually comes to mind. August on the other hand has been making quietly powerful and personal cinema for years. Influenced by the early realist films of Fellini (La Strada) and Ken Loach (Family Life), his works often concentrate on… Read more