Berlin film festival 2022
Alcarràs director Carla Simón: ‘I have feelings for Spanish culture and Catalan culture’
Inspired by her own rural upbringing after her parents both died, the Barcelona‑born film‑maker’s latest movie won the top prize in Berlin for its vivid portrayal of Catalonia’s peach farmers
Jonathan Romney
08, Jan, 2023 @1:00 PM
Sex, strikes and Nazis: the revered director making Austria spill its secrets
The Austrian film-maker is best known for investigating the uncomfortable corners of her country’s history. Now she’s won an award for her latest film, which explores male sexual fantasy
Philip Oltermann
25, Mar, 2022 @10:30 AM
Women dominate Berlin film festival awards as Alcarràs wins Golden Bear
Best director prize, both acting awards and two of the three best film prizes were won by female film-makers, led by the Catalan-language drama
Andrew Pulver
17, Feb, 2022 @10:51 AM
That Kind of Summer review – affecting story of sex workers in therapy
The women and their sexuality are arguably glamorised and male-gazed but strong acting means the film makes an impact
Peter Bradshaw
14, Feb, 2022 @9:30 PM
The Outfit review – Mark Rylance’s mob tailor makes the cut
The Oscar-winner gives a cool, calm centre to this tightly-buttoned drama about Chicago gangsters rooting out a mole
Peter Bradshaw
14, Feb, 2022 @8:30 PM
Nobody’s Hero review – French sex satire is unsatisfying, flavourless romp
This weird social satire has various themes which director Alain Guiraudie seems unable to take seriously and be funny about
Peter Bradshaw
13, Feb, 2022 @6:32 PM
The Passengers of the Night review – Charlotte Gainsbourg hurts and heals in 1980s Paris
The dramatic wattage of Mikhaël Hers’s film about a family upended by divorce might be low, but its positive attitude and teen antics have unshowy charm
Peter Bradshaw
13, Feb, 2022 @6:30 PM
Robe of Gems review – a startling and unsettling Mexican crime mystery
Natalia López Gallardo’s feature debut unfolds with a mix of woozy uncertainty and shock tactics that mirror the murky criminal dealings at its heart
Peter Bradshaw
13, Feb, 2022 @4:36 PM
Rabiye Kurnaz Vs George W Bush review – Guantánamo drama played for laughs
The true story of a Turkish-German mother’s fight to release her son from the notorious US detention camp gets an oddly pitched telling from director Andreas Dresen
Peter Bradshaw
13, Feb, 2022 @4:19 PM
Both Sides of the Blade review – Claire Denis’ many-faced love story
Juliette Binoche completes an intriguing love triangle that highlights the incompatible emotions that coexist in an affair
Peter Bradshaw
12, Feb, 2022 @9:30 PM
Rimini review – Ulrich Seidl’s lounge singer is so horrible, he may be brilliant
The Austrian director torments everyone, including the audience, in this grotesque tale set in the Italian resort out of season
Peter Bradshaw
11, Feb, 2022 @9:30 PM
Flux Gourmet review – poet of the weird Peter Strickland moves farther from reality
Gwendoline Christie and Asa Butterfield star in this stylish and deeply odd confection about ‘sonic cooking’
Peter Bradshaw
11, Feb, 2022 @9:00 PM
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