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Watch on Cineuropa: éxitos en Locarno que cambiaron las carreras de sus directores

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- En la segunda parte de nuestro especial de Locarno, seleccionamos más películas de las ediciones anteriores del festival para vuestro disfrute

Watch on Cineuropa: éxitos en Locarno que cambiaron las carreras de sus directores
Greener Grass, de Jocelyn DeBoer y Dawn Luebbe

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Sometimes it only takes one film for your career to skyrocket, and for your film to leave a mark on the history of the medium. Below, we’ve put together a list of movies that propelled their directors into the spotlight, early masterworks that found a slot in previous editions of the Locarno Festival. For the second instalment in our focus on the Swiss fest, here’s another batch of films that will help you conjure Locarno’s magic from the comforts of home. Sit down, and enjoy them on Cineuropa!

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These titles are brought to you in partnership with eyelet (read the news), a streaming platform designed to give cinephiles around the world access to the very best in independent cinema. In conjunction with eyelet, we are now able to showcase films we’ve been reviewing over the years - titles you can stream and read about on Cineuropa. Stay tuned for the new movies coming your way soon!

James White

Here’s a punch-in-the-gut of a film, an unflinching and harrowing look at a twenty-something struggling to stay afloat while his mother battles a serious illness, and things fall apart. Christopher Abbott delivers a fulminating performance as the film’s broken hero, but it’s writer-director Josh Mond who steals the scene, imbuing this memorable drama with endless compassion. If “James White” has skipped your radars, here’s another chance to watch it. Don’t miss it.

Greener Grass

Looking for an endlessly entertaining and psychotic satire of life in the suburbs? Welcome to Greener Grass, Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe’s surreal, all-out-bizarre Pleasantville, where adults wear braces, everyone drives golf carts, and children turn into golden retrievers… it’s a hypnotic watch, guaranteed to lure you into its crazy universe from start to finish.

The Guest [+lee también:
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Guido is pushing 40, and coming to grips with the painful realisation that his girlfriend doesn’t want to bear his child, or be with him anymore. Sounds depressing? Fear not: The Guest is hardly a sentimental or pity-drenched flick, but a comedy filled with piercing and very witty observations on belonging, commitment, and growing old.

Glory [+lee también:
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Being an honest person has always been hard everywhere around the world, but as Glory suggests, it’s nowhere more difficult than in Bulgaria. When a railroad worker chances upon a treasure worth millions and returns it to the police, his life takes a dark and near-farcical turn. Unpredictable, incisive and thoroughly enjoyable, Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov’s Glory ranks high among the best Locarno entries of the past few years.

Afterlov [+lee también:
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Twelve months after a sudden break-up, struggling musician Nikos invites his ex Sofia to his friend’s villa to figure out what went wrong. Stergios Paschos’ debut feature is a gorgeous and humorous portrait of two adults caught in a protracted adolescence, unable - or perhaps just unwilling - to grow up.

Charleston [+lee también:
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Soon after his wife is killed in an accident, widower Alexandru receives a visit from Sebastian, a man with whom she was having an affair. A substantive relationship between the two grieving men sounds impossible, and yet, in turns humorous and harrowing, Charleston conjures a highly unlikely and deeply compassionate bromance for the ages. 

Metropolitan

An enchanting and deeply ironic look at Manhattan’s endangered debutante scene (seen through the eyes of a middle-class boy who join their ranks), Metropolitan feels like it belongs in a world of its own, an indelible film graced with humour, charm, and a thick vein of nostalgia.

Those Who Work [+lee también:
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What happens when the life you’ve worked so hard to build suddenly crumbles before your eyes? For Frank, a longtime employee of a maritime freight company, the only escape is to salvage his relationship with the youngest daughter. A compelling look at the have-nots, Those Who Work confirms director Antoine Russbach as a talent to watch. 

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