Samuel Chalom

A journalist in a (fine) investigative outlet by day - after nearly a decade in the business press, from Les Echos to Capital - Samuel spends his evenings - his nights? - scouring movie theaters in search of the nugget, equally enthralled by the latest Korean thriller or good old Eric Rohmer.

Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 24, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Sterben (Competition) | Review

A mix of dark humor and deep reflection on family and our friendly or romantic ties. This is what German…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 22, 2024

Berlinale 2024: For here am i sitting in a tin can far above the world (Forum Expanded) | Interview of Gala Hernández López

Her passion for cryptocurrencies, her conception of cinema, her nomination for the French César Awards 2024: we met Spanish filmmaker…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 21, 2024

Berlinale 2024 : True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital… (Forum) | Review

In his latest film presented at the Berlinale, Algerian filmmaker Abdenour Zahzah depicts the daily life of a psychiatric institution…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 20, 2024

Berlinale 2024: A Family (Encounters) | Review

For her directorial debut, French writer Christine Angot invites us to follow her on a restless quest around the horror…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 19, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Dahomey (Competition) | Review

Post-colonial cinema has a bright future ahead of it with Mati Diop's new documentary, Dahomey, in competition at the Berlinale.…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 19, 2024

Berlinale 2024: The Fable (Encounters) | Review

In the mountains of India in the late 1980s, unexplained fires rage. This is the pitch for Indian filmmaker Raam…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 19, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Averroès & Rosa Parks (Berlinale Special) | Review

Last year's Golden Bear winner, French documentary filmmaker Nicolas Philibert was eagerly awaited with this new opus, a sort of…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 18, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Elbow (Generation 14plus) | Review

Elbow, showcased at Berlinale 2024 in the "Generation 14plus" strand, navigates the complexities of immigrant identity and the struggle for…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 17, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Holy Week (Forum) | Review

A small Romanian village at the end of the19th century, in the midst of rising anti-Semitism. With his latest film,…
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