The Berlin International Film Festival on Monday unveiled the titles for this year’s Panorama sidebar, announcing the final films that will make up the upcoming edition. Casey Affleck’s “Light of My Life,” a post-apocalyptic* drama about a father raising a daughter in a society without women, will have its world premiere in the festival sidebar, whose 2019 slate features a typical mix of the international art house and politically themed dramas that have come to exemplify the Panorama. The final lineup added a handful of new titles, including the Cuban drama “On the Starting Line” from director Aldemar Matias, the Korean neo-noir “Idol” from helmer Lee Su-jin and the docudrama* “Normal – Italy” from filmmaker Adele Tullis, which examines gender roles in modern-day society. Other highlights, previously announced, include “Mid-90s,” actor Jonah Hill’s directorial debut; Guy Nattiv’s neo-Nazi drama “Skin,” starring Jamie Bell; and “A Dog Called Money,” a documentary from award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy about seminal British pop musician PJ Harvey. “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,” Rob Garver’s doc about the legendary New Yorker film critic, will have its European premiere in the Panorama section, as will “The Souvenir,” a period drama from “Archipelago” director Joanna Hogg that features the mother-daughter acting duo of Tilda Swinton and newcomer Honor Swinton-Byrne. Other Panorama world premieres this year include “37 Seconds” from Japanese first-timer director Hikari; Federico Bondi’s Italian drama “Dafne”; and “Flatland,” a South African road movie from filmmaker Jenna Bass, which will open the sidebar. (SD-Agencies) |