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In this original Holocaust film, a Jewish inmate makes up a language to survive January 15, 2021 2:23 pm Nahuel Perez Biscayart portrays a Jewish inmate at a concentration camp in the Belarusian film "Persian Lessons." (Courtesy of HyperFilms) Advertisement (JTA) — For a movie about the Holocaust, the Belarussian film “Persian Lessons” has some comic potential. Set in a concentration camp somewhere in Western Europe, it involves a Jewish inmate who survives by ...

New Movies: Release Calendar for February 19, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films IndieWire 2/19/2021 Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. Staying home? Good. Looking for something new to watch while you do it? Even better! As the world continues shifts to accommodate a wide range of in-home viewing options for movie lovers, it’s not just platforms that are expanding, it’s the very type of film...

What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend Including Tom Hanks in News Of The World, Regina Kings One Night In Miami and buzzy Sundance hit Promising Young Woman By Norman Wilner and Kevin Ritchie Jan 15, 2021 NOW critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of January 15. Plus: Everything new to VOD and streaming platforms. News Of The World (Paul Greengrass) Set five years after the Civil War, Greengrass’s prestige-minded Western stars Tom Hanks as Captain Je...

Review: Nina Hoss excels in the Swiss Oscar contender My Little Sister Carlos Aguilar © (Film Movement) Nina Hoss, left, and Lars Eidinger in "My Little Sister." (Film Movement) Avoiding mawkish trappings, terminal illness drama “My Little Sister,” from directing duo Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond — Switzerland’s contender for the international feature film Oscar — centers on a woman whose ties to men and her mother have impacted her professional fulfillmen...

The artistic bonds between a twin brother and sister are explored in 'My Little Sister.'

A cancer diagnosis only strengthens the bond between adult twins in this perceptive Swiss drama.

Oscars Predictions: Best International Feature – ‘Better Days’ Sneaks In the Lineup, Can It Win? Variety 3/11/2021 Variety’s Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year’s contenders in all categories. Variety’s Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all...

With sophistication and restraint, ‘My Little Sister’ tells an engrossing tale of sibling love Ann Hornaday Rating:  (3 stars)  In the absorbing domestic drama “My Little Sister,” Nina Hoss plays Lisa, a Berlin playwright, wife and mother who is trying to save her brothers life. Sven (Lars Eidinger) is a renowned theater actor best known for his 300-plus renditions of “Hamlet.” As the movie opens, he is suffering from cancer and Lisa has just donated bone ...

In Germany's submission for this year's Oscars, the incomparable Nina Hoss plays a Berlin playwright whose desperate efforts to save her twin brother from leukemia tip her toward madness.

Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons" has been pulled from the international feature film Oscar race, where the acclaimed WWII drama was representing Belarus. As part of the international feature film submission process, a country’s selection committee is required to provide a list of credits in key creative positions, both above and below the line. Variety understands […]