Unsung Films

Manmarziyaan works well, both as a story about people and a glimpse into an entire culture. Amidst the tragedy there is comedy and amidst the drama there is food and music and in this way the film is both a universal film and a very Indian film. unsungfilms.com/25995/manmar…

The closing scene is perhaps the most esoteric moment in the film and it gives "Sisters" a Bergman-style finishing touch that takes Michal Hytros’ film onto a different level. unsungfilms.com/25977/sister…

“The bear doesn’t give a fuck whether you poke him or not” unsungfilms.com/25963/i-sign…

Solitude is the main theme, protagonist and villain in Roberto Minervini’s film. A young boy goes through life alone, coming of age with nobody around, discovering how the world works instinctively and through experience, and learning to get by out... unsungfilms.com/25934/low-ti…

I have never seen anything like The Deminer. He was a superhuman, an icon, a legend. And his film is the ultimate thriller, pinning its audience down and keeping them in constant alarm, agitation and dread. unsungfilms.com/25915/the-de…

A halved statue — legs tied in front and torso behind — of Friedrich Engels travels east to west from the Ukraine to England on the back of a lorry, bound for Manchester where Engels himself, in the flesh, lived and worked. unsungfilms.com/25898/ceremo…

"Stop the Pounding Heart" (2013) by Roberto Minervini Sara Carlson is beautiful and kind, skilled and tireless, promising and thus, restless, all of which make it difficult to be content — no matter how much she prays. unsungfilms.com/25875/stop-t…

Srbenka (2018) - by Nebojsa Slijepcevic Oliver Frljic’s play, and as a result, Nebojsa Slijepcevic’s film, are essentially an interesting and much-needed debate, which although may not draw conclusions, certainly troubles its audience and forces us... unsungfilms.com/25863/srbenk…

"Quanto Basta" (2018) by Francesco Falaschi Arturo and Guido are vastly different — essentially contrasting figures — but seem to complement each other. Arturo has what Guido lacks and vice versa. unsungfilms.com/25830/quanto…

However treasured the concept of timelessness is in the arts, a work of art that is subject to time is no less precious. Dariush Mehrjui’s 1990 masterpiece, Hamoun, is a work that endeavors to study not only a modern man... unsungfilms.com/25779/a-film…

Do seek out "A Child’s Voice", as it is a surprisingly gripping tale carrying a necessary message. Its spiritual aura provides a soothing filter, keeping the bitterness and sick feelings that what it deals with unavoidably... unsungfilms.com/25699/a-chil…

An anthropological and geographical study with plenty of metaphors, rich in poetry and lyricism, Tea Falco's "Ceci N’est Pas Un Cannolo" is crazy eccentric, but wonderful to experience. unsungfilms.com/25592/ceci-n…

Gruwez’ feminism fills up So Help Me God and it’s inspiring and empowering, but also hilarious. She has so much more time for women, she’s much less sarcastic and practices empathy even with the most devilish creatures. She... unsungfilms.com/25575/so-hel…

The alphabet is the best way imaginable to be exposed to Greenaway’s mind and life in the broadest way possible. The inclusion of his daughter is the best way for viewers to understand who he was not just as an artist... unsungfilms.com/25550/the-gr…

It is difficult to remember, as Europeans struggle with the inevitable changes brought along by a humanitarian disaster of this scale, that it is only luck that we are not on the other side – that most of us cannot... unsungfilms.com/25537/drifti…

Håvard Bustnes bravely looks into what started as an newspaper but ended up as a political party with its own voice in the Greek Parliament — the Golden Dawn. Better yet, he looks into the lives of its women — the daughters,... unsungfilms.com/25521/golden…

"On Her Shoulders" is an essential watch. Nadia and her story has so much to teach us, and it is a humbling experience, but a necessary one. unsungfilms.com/25502/on-her…

Mark Cousins begins his extraordinary tribute to the one and only by asking the question “what is Wellesian”? Now the dictionary says that “Wellesian” is anything “of or pertaining to George Orson Welles”, and it goes... unsungfilms.com/25481/the-ey…

Elisa Fuksas is respectful of her subjects and their restlessness. She keeps her distance and frames them beautifully, making them the centre of wide shots, or focusing on them with extreme closeups. She lets... unsungfilms.com/25462/a-life…

These children are not too young to watch the news and reflect on current events. They are not too young to practice empathy or lead themselves to the right answers. They are loved, encouraged and protected enough as to... unsungfilms.com/25444/childr…