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Two politically incorrect comedies use unfortunate historical facts as springboards for effective entertainment. Terrific performances skewer the legacy of slavery in the American South in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and bittersweet Serbian comedy "The Parade" takes a raunchy look at homophobia in the Balkans.

CULTURE CRITICS
By Lisa NESSELSON

Then, French actress Helene Fillieres makes her directing debut with the icy cool S & M romance "Tied." Finally, from Jan 17 - Feb 17, internet users worldwide may watch recent French films subtitled in 12 languages free of charge or for a nominal fee during the third edition of "MyFrenchFilmFestival.com".
 

3 films imply America is a strange place
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3 films imply America is a strange place

Writer-director Jeff Nichols gives Matthew McConaughey the nuanced title role in "Mud," the story of two boys fascinated by an outlaw pining for his lady love on the Mississippi Delta. South Korea's Park Chan-wook makes his English-language debut with "Stoker," a visually dazzling but narratively dopey slice of overwrought American gothic silliness.
Let there be light!
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Let there be light!

Fiat lux! Let there be light! Our art critic Sean Rose takes us to see two exhibitions full of luminous dynamism. First, the Palais de Tokyo, where Paris’ contemporary art centre is staging a major retrospective of Argentine-born artist Julio Le Parc. It's a well-deserved solo exhibition for a great figure of contemporary art, who in the 1960s was part of an avant-garde group standing against the ego-inflated gesture in art.
From West to East: Photographs From Around The World
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From West to East: Photographs From Around The World

Olivia Salazar-Winspear brings us the latest from the world of photography, with an art fair in Los Angeles, the discovery of some 70-year-old lost negatives and a Chinese artist who's the chameleon of the contemporary art scene.
All You Need Is... Comedy
25/04/2013 - CULTURE

All You Need Is... Comedy

We all need a bit of comedy in our lives. Sometimes we just want to laugh;sometimes we want to engage with something serious in a humorous way. Today our book critic Sylvia Whitman will talk about three books that have made her giggle recently – from diabetic owls to existential cats!
Cinema: Wonderful Romance and Evil Energy Companies
24/04/2013 - CULTURE

Cinema: Wonderful Romance and Evil Energy Companies

French polymath Boris Vian's 1947 novel "L'Ecume des jours" has been brought to the screen with relentless creativity by director Michel Gondry. Upstaged by hand-made gizmos and analogue special effects, Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou and Omar Sy star in the film, whose English title is "Mood Indigo."

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My tongue bounced ahead a

by Lisa Nesselson - 18/01/2013 - 17:34

My tongue bounced ahead a decade -- I mentioned the "14th" Prishtina International Film Festival in Kosovo but what I meant to say was "4th." It's a young and dynamic event and I trust that it WILL be going strong ten years from now. -- Lisa Nesselson

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