This year's Berlin Film Festival has opened, and film fans are going to be excited again.
For the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the work of director Jia Zhangke is naturally the more concerned domestically, because his "Swimming Until the Sea Turns Blue" was shortlisted for special screening. Here, according to reports from the authoritative foreign film review platform "IndieWire", we summarize and recommend several must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
1. quack doctor Charlatan (2020)
This Czech movie is a feature film, adapted from a real story, from the director Agnieszka Holland (Agnieszka Holland). Since the title of the film is "Jian Hu Zhong Zhong", then the story is naturally related to the doctor. The protagonist Jan Mikolášek (Jan Mikolášek), as a non-professional herbalist, has experienced many difficulties throughout his life, including rejection by the public and even going to jail, just to take care of his patients. So this is also a biographical movie.
2. All the Dead Ones (2020)
This Brazilian drama, set in the 19th century, probably tells the story of two families seeking stability in a rapidly changing country after the abolition of slavery in Brazil. In addition to understanding the stories told by the film, we can also deeply experience the cultural conflicts in South America at that time, as well as racial discrimination and other historical-related details.
3. High Ground OperationHigh Ground (2020)
"High Ground Operation" is a standard Western film that tells the story after the end of the First World War, starring the uncle Simon Baker (Simon Baker). He plays a veteran of World War I in the play. As an Australian police officer after the war, he was accidentally involved in the massacre of an indigenous tribe. Years later, he became a bounty hunter, but hired one of the survivors of the massacre to help him.
4.GundaGunda (2020)
"Gunda" is an interesting movie, the protagonist is a sow called Gunda, two cows and a one-legged chicken. These animals' perception abilities far exceed us humans. This movie aims to tell us that animals have their own consciousness. Director Viktor Kossakovsky may want to use this film to let the audience reduce the consumption of meat because of the love of the protagonists and the inner theme conveyed by the film. Also, if the cute pig is still smart, who doesn't like it...
5. intruder El Prófugo (2020)
Thriller movie lovers can pay attention to the film seriously. The sound design has become the biggest highlight of this movie. It seems to be a very standard horror film. However, the "ghost upper body" of the film is also shown in sound in addition to the layered dream, especially in the space of the recording studio, which can realize the sound Zoom in-deform.
"Invader" was first discovered by a sound engineer on the soundtrack, which is reminiscent of another classic: "Zoom". On the whole, the film is very dark. This kind of spiritual thriller reminds me of Natalie Portman's "Black Swan".
6. Pinocchio Pinocchio (2019)
Fans can easily choose to check out this live-action version of "Pinocchio" adapted from a fairy tale fable, relive childhood memories. Here is Pinocchio’s father, the toy manufacturer starred by Roberto Benigni, everyone must be familiar with him. He also played the role of father in the famous movie "Life is Beautiful". In the new version of "Pinocchio", we also look forward to his interactive interpretation with his son in the play.
7. The time of hunting 사냥의시간(2020)
The Korean film "Parasite" came to the fore at the Oscars,So "Hunting Time" naturally attracted everyone's attention. After all, Woo-Sik Choi (Woo-Sik Choi), who played the role of a tutor in "Parasite", happened to be one of the leading actors in this film. The background of this film is also in South Korea. It tells how some young people tried the law for economic reasons. In the story, the character played by Cui Woo-sik and his friends make a crime plan. The acting fresh meat oppas are all in the film, and you who like "Parasite" will definitely not miss this one.
