Streaming spotlight – the best of Glasgow past by Jennie Kermode and Andrew Robertson
In the middle of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, we’re taking a look back at some of the best films which have screened there is the past, all available to stream in the UK. Together they illustrate that even though its started small, this festival has consistently punched well above its weight. We haven’t just chosen the biggest names, however, but also a few gems which might have passed you by.
The Lives Of Others
The Lives Of Others - Sky
In a retrospective of Gff favourites this is doubly nostalgic. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's feature debut, it remains a stunning depiction of the mechanisms of East German's autocratic regime. Ulrich Mühe's performance as a weary apparatchik of bureaucratic oppression carries a film that flourishes from detail. Donnersmarck's keen eye would be wasted in odd Depp/Jolie vehicle The Tourist but in Work Without Author...
The Lives Of Others
The Lives Of Others - Sky
In a retrospective of Gff favourites this is doubly nostalgic. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's feature debut, it remains a stunning depiction of the mechanisms of East German's autocratic regime. Ulrich Mühe's performance as a weary apparatchik of bureaucratic oppression carries a film that flourishes from detail. Donnersmarck's keen eye would be wasted in odd Depp/Jolie vehicle The Tourist but in Work Without Author...
- 3/5/2022
- by Jennie Kermode and Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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