To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Low budget, high impact
MARIA DUARTE sees a film made on a shoestring which punches way above its weight
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
Socrates (15)
Directed by Alexandre Moratto
WITH Socrates, Brazilian-American director Alexandre Moratto shows what a powerful, haunting and socially realistic film you can make on a budget of just $20,000.
Three years in the making, and inspired by the loss of his own mother, the film is set in Sao Paulo, where it follows the coming-of-age drama of 15-year-old Socrates (impressive newcomer Christian Malheiros) who, after his mum’s sudden death, has to fend for himself.
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