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‘Underground’ a Melancholic Farce on the nature of Masculinity, Patriotism and Tubas

Quite often there’s discussion of how to adapt famous authors’ beloved works to the screen. One such author is Kurt Vonnegut, with his awe inspiring, philosophical, literary masterworks providing much speculation on how to visualise his stories. But there’s really no point. Not only because his books are great enough as they are, but because Emir Kusturica’s Underground, has captured the insane energy and brilliant, tangential allegories and discussions that are rarely seen in film.

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CIFF 2014 Day 1: ‘Words With Gods’ and ‘The Midnight After’

Day 1 begins with two films I listed in my Top 5 Most Anticipated List. Words With Gods Directed by: Guillermo Arriaga … (segment “La Sangre de Dios”) Hector Babenco … (segment “The Man That Stole a Duck”) Álex de la Iglesia … (segment “The Confession”) Bahman Ghobadi … (segment “Kaboki”) Amos Gitai … (segment …

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