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Philadelphia Film Festival: ‘The Forgiveness of Blood’ – visually adrift for much of its overlong running time

The Forgiveness of Blood Directed by Joshua Marston United States, Albania, 2011 Following a seven-year feature-film hiatus, director Joshua Marston returns with The Forgiveness of Blood, a coming-of-age tale set in a small Albanian village. Nik (Tristan Halilaj) is a typical teenager – chasing girls, and riding around on a friend’s motorcycle. When a longstanding …

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Telluride 2011, Day 3: ‘Le Havre’, ‘The Turin Horse’, dance answers, and the power of residuals

Telluride 2011, Day 3 After being a no-show yesterday, Wim Wenders graciously made up for his trespass by coming in at 7am for the regularly scheduled student meetup in order to give the Q&A he was originally on the books for. I had a question about Pina‘s ediitng which was to open with an admission …

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Telluride 2011, Day 2: ‘Into the Abyss’, ‘A Dangerous Method’, ‘The Forgiveness of Blood’, and attempting to humanize your heroes

Telluride 2011, Day 2 The most perilous and difficult aspect of attending Telluride – whether you’re a passholder, a guest, a sponsor, or a ticketholder – is going to the bathroom. Really. Because the great majority of the fest’s venues are assembled specifically for the event, some of its facilities are ill-equipped to deal with …

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