M. Leary

Filmwell Favorite Scenes of 2009 – Part Four

Splats of mud in Munyurangabo, the unexpected drift of the lens in Revanche, the train passages in 35 Shots of Rum, the ecstatic beginning of The Headless Woman, the en plein air end of Summer Hours. This year of cinema was rife with memorable shots and sequences from so many different contexts and technologies. I […]

M. Leary

The Sun (Sokurov, 2005)

It is hard to believe that this film made the festival rounds up to four years ago, but will now be popping up on critic’s lists for 2009 as it has finally had an actual theatrical run this year. The Sun is the final installment of a three part series of Sokurov biopics covering a […]

M. Leary

The Sun (Sokurov, 2005)

The Sun is the final installment of a three part series of biopics planned by Alexander Sokurov, one of the most consistent and unpredictable directors currently on the scene. Each film covers a key moment in the life of a world leader, the first two films,Moloch and Taurus, featuring Hitler and Lenin. The Sun follows around the surprisingly enigmatic Hirohito […]