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The Pleasure Is Mine
Elisa Miller does not mince matters in her second feature film: El placer es mío starts out with a pretty explicit sex scene. It immediately explains the title of the film as well: Rita and Mateo …
Mom and Me
They talk about it on the phone, when they call in to a local chat show run by Joe, who also talks about his relationship with his deceased mother. In addition to these phone calls, we also see the …
My Revolution
In Paris, three generations of Marwann’s Tunisian family see the Arab Spring blossom in their homeland. Marwann’s mother looks on helplessly and desperately wants to be there for her country in …
This Summer Feeling
The film starts in Berlin, where Lawrence and Sasha live the carefree life of creative people in their thirties. The sudden death of the spirited Sasha puts an end to casual existence and has a huge …
Mother
Kadri Kõusaar’s prior films include Magnus (2007) and The Arbiter (2013). Magnus screened at Pluk. Pluk is loyal. So is mother Elsa, the central figure in Mother, Kõusaar’s latest film. Elsa dutifully …
Tangerine
Tangerine was filmed entirely on the iPhone 5s. Three iPhones, to be precise, equipped with a new prototype lens-adapter, some software that cost a few dollars, and a holder to stabilize the image. …
Chevalier
The filmmakers themselves are having none of it, of course – that’s what happens when critics stick a label on something. But still: the Greek films that have flooded the world these past few years …
Saint Amour
Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine’s prior films were Aaltra (2004), Louise-Michel (2008), Mammuth (2010) and Le grand soir (2012). Aaltra and Louise-Michel screened at Pluk. Pluk is loyal. So are …
Shorts Night: Push and Pull
No, don’t worry, this year's Shorts Night is not about the push-pull strategies of the marketing world. Pluk prefers to look beyond the market-based approach. Because let’s be honest: attracting and …
Fukushima, mon amour
In the first part of Fukushima, mon amour, we only see the protagonist, young German Marie, in her clown make-up. She travelled to Japan for the charity Clowns4Help (based on Clowns Without Borders, …
Continuity
In November, Remainder by Omer Fast will arrive in Dutch cinemas. According to the press kit it will be ‘the first feature film by video artist Fast’. Wrong. First there was Continuity. But we won’t …
