My best of the 2019 Berlin Film Festival

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

In writing about my favourite films at last year’s Berlin Film Festival – which I confessed from the start was not in my opinion a vintage edition – I felt able to select 10 films to recommend you look out for. In retrospect, now that the 2019 edition has come to an end, selecting that … Continue reading My best of the 2019 Berlin Film Festival

Of birds and bombs: new music from Eleni Karaindrou

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

If, like me, you’re a fan of the films of the late Theo Angelopoulos, there’s a fair chance that you are also an admirer of the music of the composer Eleni Karaindrou, who composed the music for the great Greek writer-director’s last eight features, from Voyage to Cythera (1984) to The Dust of Time (2009) … Continue reading Of birds and bombs: new music from Eleni Karaindrou