One of the most eye-opening developments of the last couple of years is certainly the way we have experienced the consequences of globalization, exploitation and, in general, the growing gap between the world’s populations in terms of wealth, opportunity and many other factors. While the pandemic and the immigration waves are perhaps just the proverbial tip of the iceberg, there are other, more subtle developments taking place, whose repercussions we have so implemented in our daily lives, that we have come to accept them as normal, even though they are not. In India, the idea of being the world’s fastest growing economy is one of these aforementioned developments whose consequences, from the most obvious to the more subtle ones, come to light little by little. In his exploration of his home country’s textile industry and its workers in his 2016 documentary “Machines”, director Rahul Jain continues his venture...
- 4/25/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Klaus Härö’s tale of a champion fencer on the run from the Kgb who winds up teaching schoochildren has strong performances and is luscious to look at
This Finnish-Estonian-German co-production, directed with vim by Klaus Härö, unfolds in the early 1950s, a period that’s still a raw wound for many who survived Soviet oppression under Stalin. Endel (Märt Avandi), a champion fencer quietly on the run from the secret service in Leningrad, manages to get a post teaching at a provincial Estonian school. Before long, he’s developed a deep affection for his charges, mostly war orphans, and starts coaching them on foil control and legwork at an afterschool club. When several kids show promise and skill, Endel must decide whether to risk taking them to Leningrad for a competition. The set-up is a bit schmaltzy and the only guesswork is how bitter the bittersweet ending will be,...
This Finnish-Estonian-German co-production, directed with vim by Klaus Härö, unfolds in the early 1950s, a period that’s still a raw wound for many who survived Soviet oppression under Stalin. Endel (Märt Avandi), a champion fencer quietly on the run from the secret service in Leningrad, manages to get a post teaching at a provincial Estonian school. Before long, he’s developed a deep affection for his charges, mostly war orphans, and starts coaching them on foil control and legwork at an afterschool club. When several kids show promise and skill, Endel must decide whether to risk taking them to Leningrad for a competition. The set-up is a bit schmaltzy and the only guesswork is how bitter the bittersweet ending will be,...
- 9/29/2016
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
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