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• Foreign Language Oscar: Hopeful Germany's at 'The Edge of Heaven'

  Published: September 19, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: Cinematical, Fatih Akin, Film, Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck, Head On, Movies, The Edge Of Heaven, The Lives Of Others

  subject: Fatih Akin's The Edge of Heaven. The Edge of Heaven won the screenplay prize at Cannes. Our own James Rocchi commented: "Akin's latest movie is about a father and son, and a mother and a daughter; it's also about the gulf and gap between Europe and Turkey, between the West and Islam, between repentance and forgiveness." He liked

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• 'Edge of Heaven' Wins Big in Germany

  Published: April 27, 2008, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Edge Of Heaven, Edgeofheaven, Fatih Akin, Fatihakin, Germany, Turkey

  filmmaker Fatih Akin's The Edge of Heaven. Akin has been recognized over the last decade for his explorations of the tensions between culture and religion, particularly as they pertain to German Turks. Edge of Heaven is no exception. A gorgeous survey of several interlocking tragedies, its deft structure puts Paul Haggis' Crash to shame. A

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• Review: The Edge of Heaven

  Published: May 23, 2008, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Baki Davrak, Bakidavrak, Cinematical, Fatih Akin, Fatihakin, Film, Hanna Schygulla, Hannaschygulla, Lars Rudolph, Larsrudolph, Movie, Nurgul Yesilcay, Nurgulyesilcay, Nursel Kose, Nurselkose, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Patryciaziolkowska, The Edge Of Heaven, Theedgeofheaven, Tunc

  is that while they acknowledge his cross-cultural divide, they don't necessarily deal with the issue of trying to fit in with a satisfying click on one side or another. Rather, this acknowledgment simply adds layers of color and nuance, dissolving borders rather than reinforcing them. His films have done nothing but improve: his 2000 romantic

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• The Rocchi Review -- Cannes Round-Up with Glenn Kenny of Some Came Running

  Published: May 30, 2008, 5:03 pm

  Tags: Cannes2008, Che, Glenn Kenny, Glennkenny, Some Came Running, Somecamerunning, Steven Soderbergh, Stevensoderbergh, The Class, The Edge Of Heaven, Theclass, Theedgeofheaven, Three Monkeys, Threemonkeys, Waltz With Bashir, Waltzwithbashir

  Filed under: Cannes, Podcasts, Angelina Jolie, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community PodcastWhat were the surprises at this year's Cannes Film Festival? Does the showcasing of films like Waltz with Bashir and Che at the world's premier film festival mean that traditional film making has been replaced by a new wave of technology and technique?

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