Another sign of the times.
This year’s Berlinale winner, Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs” was just bought by the streaming service MUBI. It is now set for a brief theatrical release in late 2022 before going to streaming.
The 72nd Berlin Film Festival wrapped up in late February to rather muted buzz. I was supposed to attend, but ended up getting cold feet due to the lukewarm lineup and the severe restrictions that came in attending the festival this year.
The big films from this year’s festival, including “Alcarràs,” were Claire Denis’ “Both Sides of the Blade,” Hong Sang-Soo’s “The Novelist’s Wife,” and Ulrich Seidl’s “Rimini.”
His reasoning is simple: Cregger sees himself first and foremost as a writer, and he has little interest in shaping stories around the predetermined “data points” that come with established IP.