Critics Academy weighs in on Locarno fare

Members of Locarno 2021 Critics academy — SWI swissinfo.ch/Carlo Pisani

This content was published on August 11, 2021 - 17:04

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, editor at the Portuguese Dept. and responsible for swissinfo.ch Culture beat. Degrees in Film and Business & Economics, worked at Folha de S. Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading dailies, before moving to Switzerland in 2000 as international correspondent for various Brazilian media. Based in Zurich, Simantob worked with print and digital media, international co-productions of documentary films, visual arts (3.a Bienal da Bahia; Johann Jacobs Museum/Zurique), and was guest lecturer on Transmedia Storytelling at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU – Camera Arts, 2013-17).

Halfway into the festival, we had a chat with three of the members of Locarno Critics Academy: Caitlin Quinlan (UK), Phuong Le (Vietnam), and Alan Mattli (Switzerland). You can listen to their impressions in this discussion led by Eduardo Simantob.

For reference, here you will find links to the films mentioned by the critics:

Caitlin Quinlan: Mis hermanos sueñan despertosExternal link (My brothers dream awake), Vengeance Is Mine All Others Pay CashExternal link, Petite SolangeExternal link

Alan Mattli: Monte VeritàExternal link, Soul of a BeastExternal link, The RiverExternal link, Agia EmiExternal link (Holy Emy), GerdaExternal link, Jiao ma tang huiExternal link (A New Old Play).

Phuong Le: Senza pietàExternal link (Without pity), Mad GodExternal link.

Eduardo Simantob: Pathos Ethos LogosExternal link (10-hour Portuguese film).

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Critics Academy weighs in on Locarno fare

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