No End in Sight (Charles Ferguson, 2007)

15 years ago

No End in Sight is important, infuriating and moving. It shows that documentaries hold an essential place in our society.

Knocks at my Door (Alejandro Saderman, 1994)

15 years ago

Knocks at my door explores the political instability that has plagued Latin-American countries and Third-world countries in general.

Funny Dirty Little War (Hector Olivera, 1983)

15 years ago

Although separated by more than a decade, Funny Dirty Little War and Macunaïma both try to provoke social change by…

Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959)

15 years ago

The most striking aspect of the movie Araya is its beautifully contrasted black-and-white photography. Benacerraf effectively conveys her love of…

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese, 1974)

15 years ago

It was a pleasant surprise to see Alice doesn’t live here anymore. Is it a feminist film? Can a male…

The World Of Apu (Satyajit Ray, 1959)

15 years ago

What I found most interesting in The World Of Apu is how much the representation of India came so close…

Les Carabiniers (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)

15 years ago

In Les Carabiniers, Godard is in control, from playing with our scopophilic gaze in the makeshift rape scene or denying…

The Journey (Fernando E. Solanas, 1992)

15 years ago

Argentina has one of the most impressive cinematography in the world. Within that cinema, Fernando E. Solanas is a director…

City of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002)

15 years ago

A reviewer compared City of God to Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) and many parallels could be made between the two.…

Macunaïma (Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, 1969)

15 years ago

One of the most interesting aspects of South-American cinema is its post-colonial perspective. Having lived myself and being raised in…