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Thursday 23rd October 2025

Germany 2004

Running time: 127 mins

The Edukators

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

Director : Hans Weingartner

Reviewed by rogerco, Keep Audio Launceston on 23 Oct 2025

Review of "The Edukators"

Also watched a couple of weeks earlier in preparation for Cinema Subversio. On second viewing I found it dragged slightly in some sections, particularly around the triangle in the mountain hut, but still remained engrossing.

Excellent ending. Subversio audience all liked it.




Tuesday 7th October 2025

Latvia, Belgium, France 2024

Running time: 95 mins

Flow

unlisted director

Film Summary :
A cat lives in a strange jungle world that is periodically flooded. Cat gets a ride on a barge sailed by a mythical bird together with an assortment of other animals
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Reviewed by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 07 Oct 2025

Weird animal tale about a cat

A very strange world that has some internal logic. No humans, no speech. Possibly allegorical, or maybe just an assemblage of well observed animal behaviours places in an unreal setting to create a simple narrative of journey and relationships..




Saturday 4th October 2025

France 1955

Running time: 114 mins

Rififi

Director : Jules Dassin

Film Summary :
French jewellery heist
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Rated by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 04 Oct 2025

Review Summary :
a good tale well told. Very French.



Thursday 25th September 2025

Average rating from 2 reviews

Ireland 2018

Running time: 96 mins

Woman at War

Director : Benedikt Erlingsson

Film Summary :
Halla, middle aged and independent, has become a secret direct action activist, repeatedly cutting powerlines to an aluminium smelter.

Reviewed by rogerco, Keep Audio Launceston on 25 Sep 2025

Cinema Subversio #1

First film for the Cinema Subversio series.  Held in the back room at Keep Audio with our projector and Dale's sound system. About 12 people turned up which was good.

Film was greatly enjoyed by all. I had previewed it the week before to check it was ok and saw things I hadn't noticed before, and again this time. It is quite a rich film.

The lead character is wonderfully portrayed as a very grounded - sometimes literally when she is being hunted by drones and dogs, sometime in the sense of community and place - and resilient so it is entirely believable that she can teach herself to make a bomb and carry out the actions on her own.

Moments of comedy and tenderness lighten the mix. The open ended ending as she carries her new adopted daughter through floodwaters in Ukraine leave me knowing that she will prevail in whatever comes her way.




Wednesday 24th September 2025

Maurutania, France 2014

Running time: 96 mins

Timbuktu

Film Summary :
Life in the desert with cattle herders avoiding fundamental muslims

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 24 Sep 2025

Confusing style

Somewhat confused by the storyline, although in outline it is simple enough. Lovely photography of the desert town and the desert. No explanation of where the Jihadists had come from or why, or why the people submitted to their terror - because they had guns and were allowed to claim religious and moral superiority despite being obviously as corrupt as any human.