For detailed reviews of the following films that came to Hamburg directly
from the International Film Festival Berlin please refer to
Currents magazine April/May 2008 or www.kinocritics.com
Be Kind Rewind (Abgedreht) ****
Michael Gondry, USA
Chiko ****
Özgur Yildirim, Germany
Fireflies in the Garden **
Dennis Lee, USA
Football under cover ****
Ayat Najafi, David Assmann, Germany
Happy-Go-Lucky *****
Mike Leigh, Great Britian
Kirschblüten - Hanami (Cherry Blossoms) ***
Doris Dörrie, Germany
Om Shanti Om ****
Farah Khan, India
Shine a Light ****
Martin Scorsese, USA
The Other Boleyn Girl *****
Justin Chadwick, USA, Great Britain
There Will be Blood *****
Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Transsiberian ***
Brad Anderson,
Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Lithuania
Trip to Asia (Die Suche nach dem Einklang) ***
Thomas Grube, Germany