J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number three: Norte, the End of History.
Tag: Cristi Puiu
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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Weekly Top Five: Un Certain Regard winners
Highlights from the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section.
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Essential versus arbitrary mystery in contemporary art house cinema
Reflections on trends in contemporary art house movies, as observed in this year’s Chicago International Film Festival and Doc Films’ ongoing Hou Hsiao-Hsien retrospective
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This weekend’s must-see revival: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie on 35-millimeter
John Cassavetes’s personal take on the crime film screens Friday and Sunday at the Patio Theater.
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Our guide to the Chicago Latino Film Festival
Our coverage of the Chicago Latino Film Festival
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A written correspondence with Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu
Questions for the director of Beyond the Hills about his work and about Romanian cinema in general
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Lessons from Facets Multimedia’s recent Lucian Pintilie retrospective
Taking stock of what I learned from Facets Multimedia’s retrospective of the acclaimed Romanian filmmaker
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Coming soon: the films of Lucian Pintilie
Previewing the upcoming retrospective of the 79-year-old Romanian filmmaker
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Best of 2011, number 1: Aurora
Our year-end review concludes with Cristi Puiu’s Aurora.
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European Union Film Festival, Week Two
The 14th European Union Film Festival continues Friday, March 11, through Thursday, March 31.
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The Death of Mr. Ceausescu
The European Union festival showcases Romania’s new wave . . . and next wave.