British Films at the Berlinale

20. February 2017GuestFilm, ReviewBerlinale, Brexit, British films, Broken England, Danny Boyle, Gurinder Chadha, reviews, Sally Potter, T2 Trainspotting, The Party, Viceroy's House

In this review article, Jürgen Enkemann comments on the three British movies screened at this year‘s Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale 2017. They feature love and deceit, gentrification and midlife crises as well as a historical fight for independence. However, it seems as if previous contributions were stronger than […] Read more

The Literary Field and Recent British Cinema: Genius by Michael Grandage

9. March 2016Sandra van LenteReviewadaptation, Berlinale, film, Michael Grandage, Review

In his review article, Jürgen Enkemann not only comments on the similarities and differences between literary and filmic practice, and how they relate to the literary field. He also dissects Michael Grandage’s film Genius and its apparent failure to translate literary concerns – such as the importance of the editor […] Read more