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German festival hit, Russian MDA film and huge classics - recommendations for the Haifa Film Festival

As every year, the Haifa Film Festival will take place this coming Sukkot - but this time, due to the corona, it will be in a virtual and limited format.

Still, here are some recommendations that you should pay attention to, no matter what your taste

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Trailer 36th Haifa International Film Festival (36th Haifa International Film Festival)

Berlin Alexanderplatz

One of the films that arrives in Haifa with the richest resume - a premiere screening as part of the official competition of the Berlin Film Festival, and 11 nominations for the German Film Awards, including four wins.

This is, as the name implies, another adaptation of Alfred Dublin's classic book, which has previously been given a canonical adaptation by Rayner Werner Fassbinder, which spanned no less than 15 and a half hours.

This time, the clock stopped after only three hours and three minutes.

Originally, the plot dealt with a Berlin criminal who was released from prison after the First World War.

The new version takes the events to modern-day Berlin, centered on an African immigrant, but this time too the protagonist seeks redemption in a world full of ugliness and filth.

It's a crude and blatant film, as perhaps only contemporary German cinema can be, but it has some power, especially in its early parts, and it uses national classics to paint a fascinating portrait of Berlin - a city most of us know superficially, but not really closely.

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A portrait of contemporary Berlin.

From "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (Photo: PR)

Sputnik

One of the traditions of the Haifa Festival is the "Madness at Midnight" framework, in which films are screened that we do not expect to find at festivals.

This tradition is also preserved in the virtual version, and offers, among other things, a fresh and esteemed Russian MDA film called "Sputnik". More:

Do not let the country of origin of the film deceive you - this is not a thoughtful, slow, artistic and philosophical MDA - Tarkovsky style work.

"Sputnik" is more similar to "The Eighth Traveler", for example, and is certainly reminiscent of Hollywood movies - though a little more in-depth and intelligent than them, probably relative to the produce of recent years, and of course the social and historical context of the plot is completely different.

Either way, the viewing is enjoyable and suspenseful: the effects are impressive, the script is fluid and the directing work brings out the best in it.

This is Igor Abramenko's first feature film, which so far has made commercials and clips, and it will not be surprising to hear soon that Netflix has signed him to a contract.

The main role is played by Oksana Akinshina, who broke out about twenty years ago when she was 14 in the Swedish "Lily Forever".

She is here at almost every key moment and carries the film on her shoulders.

We will also be happy to see her in more projects soon.

The Russian passenger.

From "Sputnik" (Photo: PR)

The donkey, the lover and I.

And here's another movie whose name is misleading.

"The Donkey, the Lover and I" sounds like a vulgar French comedy of the most trashy kind, but in fact it is a much higher quality genre.

No wonder it is currently breaking box office in France, where cinemas are open - as usual, one can only envy.

Originally, the film was called "Antoinette dans les Cévennes" - as the name of the countryside in which it takes place, the Hevel region;

And like his protagonist, Antoinette, she is played by the wonderful Lore Kalami, known from the "Ten Percent" series.

She plays a teacher who sets out on a journey in the footsteps of her lover, who promises to leave his partner for her but of course does not, and as the name implies in Hebrew, does so with a donkey, who turns out to be more loyal, sensitive and charming than any Dushbag man.

"The Donkey, the Lover and I" provides a pleasant viewing experience, and no less importantly, corrects one of the most erroneous prejudices we have about the animal world: the word "donkey" is commonly used as a derogatory word, but this film proves how noble and wise donkeys are, and to what extent We do not deserve them

Do not be serious.

From "The Donkey, the Lover and I" (Photo: PR)

Tribute to Eric Rohmer

We will remain in the French cinema sector, but this time not with a new film but with a tribute to the late creator - Eric Rohmer, from those directors who have become a genre in their own right.

You said Eric Rohmer, you said romantic, chatty movies, and in short very very French.

As an illustration of their eternity, Instagram is full of screenshots of them.

You can learn a lot from them - about friendships, about love, about life.

The festival will screen seven of the director's films, which the world is now marking a centenary of his birth - all of his great classics, such as "Love in the Afternoon," "Claire's Knee," "My Night at Maude," "Autumn Story" and "Pauline on the Beach."

Order cheese and wine at the Waltz, daydream for a second during the movies and maybe really feel on the beach.

From "Love in the Afternoon" by Arik Rohmer (Photo: PR)

The new adaptation of "Pinocchio", to which we have dedicated a separate article;

"My Little Sister," which was chosen to represent Switzerland at the Oscars and stars the excellent Nina Hoss;

"The Schlager", a spoken French comedy that will be screened in Haifa even before its screenings in France;

"Our Father," which won the Fairfrancesco Pavino Award for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival just a month ago;

And "Relic," an Australian horror thriller starring Emily Mortimer, who has fans.

To order tickets, watch movies and any other details - visit the festival's official website.

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