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Senses of Cinema
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An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema. 📢 Issue 114 Out now https://www.sensesofcinema.com/issues/issue-114/ Support Independent Film Criticism: https://linktr.ee/SensesofCinema
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Jul 19
"As the world continues on a downward spiral of violence and authoritarianism, Senses is left with no choice but to remain committed to the emancipatory power of cinema and its rigorous reflection..." Issue 114 of Senses of Cinema is out now: www.sensesofcinema.com/issues/issue...
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 4d
Read Alexander Back’s annotation on The White Dove (1960) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
The White Dove – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 4d
Join us on Wednesday 8 October for the final night in our season dedicated to Czech film pioneer František Vláčil.

7:00pm – THE WHITE DOVE (1960)
Preceded by CLOUDS OF GLASS (1958)
8:45pm – SHADOWS OF A HOT SUMMER (1978) in 4K

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 4d
"With Kiarostami, one often has to converse with numerous strangers to find the friend’s home..."
From Issue 113, Alborz Mahboobkhah on Abbas Kiarostami.
Image | Mašq-e šab (Homework, 1989)
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 10d
Read Jamie Jungyoon Tak’s annotation on Adelheid (1970) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
Making Home: Adelheid – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 10d
Read Cerise Howard’s annotation on The Devil’s Trap (1962) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
Better Jump Down a Manhole, Light Yourself a Candle: The Devil’s Trap – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 10d
Join us on Wednesday 1 October for the second night of our Czech film season, One For The Ages: The Balladic, Painterly Cinema of František Vláčiz.

7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962)
8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970)

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 11d
"Death and creativity have been linked in Swinton’s work from almost the beginning of her career..."
In Issue 114, Colette de Castro considers the career of Tilda Swinton following the release of The Room Next Door (Pedro Almodóvar, 2024). buff.ly/XQHhE1d
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 18d
Read John Edmond’s annotation on Marketa Lazarová (1967) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
The Vanguard of Marketa Lazarová – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 18d
Join us on Wednesday 24 September for the opening night of our focus on František Vláčil, presented in partnership with the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia.

7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K
Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972)

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 18d
"...an intimate study of Sen’s works reveals a filmography that married political fervour with experimental, stylistically unconventional frames..."
In Issue 114, Tushar Gidwani profiles Mrinal Sen for our Great Directors series. buff.ly/qfxZHqG
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 21d
New in Issue 114, Angelos Koutsourakis profiles German filmmaker Konrad Wolf.
Wolf, Konrad – Senses of Cinema
2025 marks the centennial of Konrad Wolf, one of the most significant German filmmakers of all time (the lack of East is mine and for emphasis). Sadly, Wolf does not occupy such an important place in…
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 24d
"It’s uncomfortable; the uncanny ebb and flow of a cine-plex by the sea: The 24th Las Palmas International Film Festival"- Read the full festival report by Tara Judah in Issue 114. buff.ly/NrBwtjJ
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 25d
Join us on Wednesday 17 September for the final session in our Mexican Cinema season, Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age.

7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · 25d
Now in Issue 114, Henrique Brazão examines the use of long takes in Danielle Arbid’s Passion Simple (2020) and Celine Song’s Past Lives (2023). buff.ly/ZnxqB5I
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · Sep 8
Join us on Wednesday 10 September for the second week of our season Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age.

7:00pm – VICTIMS OF SIN (1951)
8:45pm – EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934)

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Sep 9
"...Sofia’s cinema is filled with possible portraits of ladies, and the traces they’ve left for others to find and keep."
Now in Issue 114, Susana Bessa writes on the films to date of Canadian auteur Sofia Bohdanowicz. buff.ly/FANUY7o
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Sep 8
Now in Issue 114, Libertad Gills reports on the 20th Annual Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival where "every year draws an eclectic group of filmmakers, programmers, critics, scholars, and cinephiles for a three-day foray into the in-between spaces of cinema.
Cinema on the Border: The 20th Annual Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival – Senses of Cinema
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a seaside town located on the border between England and Scotland. Such porous identity is reflected in the town’s only film festival, the Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival,…
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Sep 5
In Issue 114, Jamie Steele examines the impact of gender incentives and other progressive policies in Australian film production through Ulrike Kofler’s Gina.https://buff.ly/seW6JEG
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Sep 2
"...it’s through the camera that I begin to discover things I didn’t know before..."
New in Issue 114, Botagoz Koilybayeva interviews filmmaker Beata Bubenets following the release of her latest documentary, A Shaman’s Tale (2024). buff.ly/3WOyO9a
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · Sep 1
Read our annotation on María Candelaria (1944) by David Melville @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
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A Violent Beauty – María Candelaria, an Elegy for Things That Bleed – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · Sep 1
Read our annotation on Enamorada (1946) by Niamh Thornton @sensesofcinema.bsky.social www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/en...
Enamorada – Senses of Cinema
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Melbourne Cinematheque @melbcinematheque.bsky.social · Sep 1
Join us on Wednesday 3 September for the opening night of Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age.

7:00pm – ENAMORADA (1946)
9:00pm – MARÍA CANDELARIA (1944)

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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Sep 1
"The festival very adamantly stretches the boundaries of what it considers to be non-fiction filmmaking, often fully refusing to define what this means in the event’s context." Olivia Popp reports on the 56th Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Issue 114. buff.ly/SKNIN5l
Liti Liti (The Attachment, 2025).
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Dr Deborah Allison @deborahuk.bsky.social · Aug 30
I wrote about one of my favourite films for @sensesofcinema.bsky.social‬. ‘From Märchenland to Mexico: MACARIO’s International Fairy-Tale Journey’. www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/cteq/fr...
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Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social · Aug 29
Now in Issue 114, Sarv Gersten examines two cinematic portraits of James Baldwin in Paris: Yashaddai Owens’ feature debut, Jimmy (2024) and Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (Terence Dixon, 1970). buff.ly/b7LmUxG