Every year the same procedure, every year I spend some of my holidays for this festival to get 10 amazing days full of movies and it's now the third time that I post here some Infos about the movies who I selected
We reaching slowly the start of the 73. Berlinale, who is the biggest public movie Festival at the planet. The Berlinale is split in different Sections to make it a bit easer to decide what you would see. One section is my favorite one, the "Generation" who is also split in two Categories... 14plus for the youth films and Kplus for the "little" ones.
This year I found a lot of movies who are girl related.
When her father dies at sea, Lena starts desperately looking for the cause, convinced a sea monster is to blame. Her relentless push against the tide reveals a tale of anger and grief, yet also of the strength and comfort the ocean provides.
A nerdy teenager at the start of a new school year, Mina is keen to fit in. But dance is about to make her stand out. This Norwegian comedy tackles the demons of self-doubt and body-image head on as a young girl dances her fears away.
Out of the children’s home and into the rusty Chevrolet: Lu is whisked away by her eccentric mother, cowboy boots, wigs and sunglasses in tow. On their road trip east, both dream of finally staying together forever.
- L’Amour du monde (Switzerland)
When teenager Margaux bonds with seven year old Juliette and a local fisherman, her summer holidays turn upside down. An unusual friendship, where Margaux experiences tenderness and play and discovers a new way to understand herself.
While searching for her budgie Mimi, Romy roams alone through the forest on the outskirts of town, makes exciting discoveries and meets people full of mysteries. Under her curious and critical gaze, the real and the fantastic merge.
Waiting for answers that don’t seem to come, Sica stares at the waves crashing against the coastal rocks. Her father, a fisherman, drowned in the sea. In an isolated corner of the world, Sica doesn’t lose hope. Even if she needs to go against the current.
- Tótem (Mexico / Denmark / France)
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- 20.000 especies de abejas (Spain)
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- Im toten Winkel (Germany)
A German film crew is currently filming a documentary in northeastern Turkey. They witness a ritual that a woman performs again and again in order to keep the memory of her missing son alive. The Kurdish translator Leyla is also the nanny of little Melek. When the girl seems to be haunted by a mysterious force, her father Zafer raises the alarm. He works for a shady organization and is torn between loyalty to his employer and fear for his family. (Description from filmstarts.de)
Some shorts who I found, but I didn't think that I will see them...
Nine-year-old Trang and her family take care of her dying grandmother. As in an ant colony, each member has an important function. Carol Nguyen sensitively provides insights into the construct of family as a microcosm.
Roaming the streets of New York, Queenie is dead set on one thing: getting money. Following the seven-year-old’s shrewd gaze as she navigates the adult world, the film speaks of things parents try to keep hidden, and of childlike tenacity.
Retrospective (bring some picked classics back to the big screen):
A six-year-old girl is used to being adored. She has an identity crisis when a new boy in the neighbourhood refuses to idolise her. This sensitive portrait of a youngster does not trivialise childhood distress, but takes it seriously.
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- Kiseye Berendj (Iran / Japan - 1996)
A young child and her elderly neighbour encounter a host of hurdles buying a bag of rice in the teeming metropolis of Teheran. This formally reductive, yet delightful film features a vivid amateur performance in the child lead.
Full movie on YT with english subs (Bad quality):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvCSSeTfaIU
If you are interested in some images / stills, look on this page:
https://www.berlinale.de/en/programme/b ... ramme.html
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