13th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) adds Venice Golden Lion winner and more to its programme
The official schedule of the screenings of the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by MAMI, is now released. We find new additions to its previously announced programme. Among them is FAUST a film by Russian helmer Aleksander Sokurov that won the prestigious Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival this year. The opening and closing films of the Venice Film Fest have also been added. Martin Scorsese’s more than three hour long documentary on George Harrison is there as well. All new entrants are in the Wold Cinema Section of the 13th MFF except TOMBOY by Céline Sciamma, which forms part of the 4th Rendez-vous with French Cinema (4RDV).
Here is the list of additions:-
FAUST by Aleksander Sokurov (Russia / 2011 / Venice Golden Lion Winner) THE IDES OF MARCH by George Clooney (USA / 2011 / Opening film at Venice Film Festival) DAMSELS IN DISTRESS by Whit Stillman (USA/2011/ Closing film at Venice Film Festival) GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD by Martin Scorsese (USA / 2011) THE WHISTLEBLOWER by Larysa Kondracki (Germany-Canada / 2011) TOMBOY by Céline Sciamma (France / 2011) MOURNING by Morteza Farshbaf (Iran / 2011 )
Please add the following names in the list of films to watch at the MFF previously recommended by me.
FAUST by Aleksander Sokurov (Russia / 2011 / Venice Golden Lion Winner) MOURNING by Morteza Farshbaf(Iran/2011) TOMBOY by Céline Sciamma (France / 2011) DECLARATION OF WAR (LA GUERRE EST DÉCLARÉE) by Valérie Donzelli (France / 2011) French entry for foreign language Oscars 2012. THE WHISTLEBLOWER by Larysa Kondracki (Germany-Canada / 2011) GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD by Martin Scorsese (USA / 2011)
The MFF begins on 13th October 2011, the coming Thursday. Check out the schedule at the MFF site. I hope you have a great time at the festival.
RKS
