White cherry blossoms bloom from the sky as a tragedy is about to change the course of a religious fishing community on the shores of Lake Peipsi, the body of water that separates Estonia from Russia. As relatively familiar as this description might sound, “8 Views of Lake Biwa” by writer-director Marko Rath is more … Read more
In Bangladesh, sports Polly horses – or the game of wrestling – is a methodical and precise affair, a tone that Iqbal Chaudhry reinvented in his first film, “The Wrestler.” Stretching the line between observational and indirect, the film seems designed to dazzle and frustrate in equal measure, gesturing toward masculine boundaries in an often … Read more
The family is a delicate and often fragile ecosystem. Some can withstand strong winds, while others collapse under the slightest breeze. In Babak Khacepaşa’s In the Arms of the Tree, a couple who have been together for more than a decade must grapple with what their decision to divorce will do, not only to their … Read more