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Personal Repertory: DVD on Demand

By R. Emmet Sweeney
July 31, 2012
Build your own home movie series with studio rarities, burned to order

Time for More: The Clock Strikes Three

By Film Comment
July 30, 2012
A trio of reports on Marclay’s moving-image marathon

The Ephemeral Worlds of Claude Sautet

By Bertrand Tavernier
July 30, 2012
Tavernier recalls the unique talents of Claude Sautet

Review: The Light in Her Eyes

By Joumane Chahine
July 27, 2012
Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix’s documentary about a female Muslim preacher offers no straightforward heroes or villains

Review: Klown

By Sophie Blum
July 27, 2012
Finally, a male version of Céline and Julie Go Boating—with bonus discomfort comedy

Review: Planet of Snail

By Sarah Mankoff
July 25, 2012
Intended as a contemplative exploration of selfless love, Planet of Snail ultimately becomes monotonous shorthand

Review: Nuit #1

By Jonathan Robbins
July 25, 2012
With excruciating care and technical prowess, writer-director Anne Émond pioneers ennui-core

Review: Sacrifice

By Andrew Chan
July 24, 2012
Fifth Generation master Chen Kaige returns with a period epic that accepts its kitschiness

Festivals: Karlovy Vary

By Giovanni Vimercati
July 23, 2012
A report on the KVIFF’s East of the West section, a highlight of the welcoming Bohemian fest

Clocks for Seeing: Christian Marclay’s The Clock

By Genevieve Yue
July 19, 2012
Our intrepid correspondent goes in search of lost time on a (nearly) 24-hour tour of cinema