The myth and compassion

Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro @ 2025 San Diego Comic-Con International
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation is more than just a remake: it is a liturgical reading of Mary Shelley's myth - a poetic affirmation of the power of storytelling, the vulnerability of life and the humanity of the monster

Risky freedoms

Dag Johan Haugerud
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Dag Johan Haugerud @ Berlinale 2025
With his Oslo trilogy "Love", "Dreams" and "Sex", Dag Johan Haugerud has created a cinematic, literary and sociological marvel that is as intelligent as it is moving

Kafka three ways

Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens
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Franz Kafka (Sabin Tambrea)
Michael Kumpfmüller imagines Franz Kafka's last year of life with Dora Diamant in "The Glory of Life" - the film adaptation is disappointing, but the mini-series "Kafka" by Daniel Kehlmann and David Schalko is inspiring