Student – Darezhan Omirbayev
Buzz: Really, anytime there’s a new Kazakh film it’s reason to pay attention; the country doesn’t produce that much, and when they do it tends to be pretty damn noteworthy. The last significant film from Kazakhstan (no, it wasn’t Borat) came four years ago in the form of Tulpan. A year earlier, Darezhan Omirbayev’s previous film Chouga placed on Cahier du cinema’s top ten of 2010 (it played in Un Certain Regard in 2007, but this is the year it finally got released in France). So it’s pretty easy to see why project is being unveiled with a relatively unprecedented level of momentum for the under-appreciated filmmaker.
The Gist: Said to be “a modern retelling of Dostoyevsky’s epic novel Crime and Punishment set against the backdrop of contemporary Kazakhstan.” For those unfamiliar with the seminal novel or have yet to see...
Buzz: Really, anytime there’s a new Kazakh film it’s reason to pay attention; the country doesn’t produce that much, and when they do it tends to be pretty damn noteworthy. The last significant film from Kazakhstan (no, it wasn’t Borat) came four years ago in the form of Tulpan. A year earlier, Darezhan Omirbayev’s previous film Chouga placed on Cahier du cinema’s top ten of 2010 (it played in Un Certain Regard in 2007, but this is the year it finally got released in France). So it’s pretty easy to see why project is being unveiled with a relatively unprecedented level of momentum for the under-appreciated filmmaker.
The Gist: Said to be “a modern retelling of Dostoyevsky’s epic novel Crime and Punishment set against the backdrop of contemporary Kazakhstan.” For those unfamiliar with the seminal novel or have yet to see...
- 5/15/2012
- by Blake Williams
- IONCINEMA.com
Looking back at 2011 on what films moved and impressed us it becomes more and more clear—to me at least—that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, our end of year poll, now an annual tradition, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2011—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2011 to create a unique double feature. Many contributors chose their favorites of 2011, some picked out-of-the-way gems, others made some pretty strange connections—and some frankly just want to create a kerfuffle. All the contributors were asked to write a paragraph explaining their 2011 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative...
- 1/5/2012
- MUBI
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