Berlinale. Competition, round 1.

Errol Morris's S.O.P. Standard Operating Procedure. World premiere. Back in November, David D'Arcy spoke with Morris about his Abu Ghraib documentary.

• Doris Dörrie's Kirschblüten - Hanami (Cherry Blossoms), with Hannelore Elsner. World premiere. Dörrie in a press release: "In Japan, cherry blossoms symbolize the impermanence of life; they are a reminder of how fragile and fleeting life is but also how beautiful."

• Wang Xiaoshuai's Zuo You (In Love We Trust). World premiere. Ioncinema has a plot summary.

• Fernando Eimbcke's Lake Tahoe. World premiere. His second feature after Duck Season. Brief plot summary: Ioncinema.

• Andrzej Wajda's Katyn. International premiere. Poland's entry in the Oscar race. See also: a BBC report and interview; and a Belarusian's view.

• José Padilha's Tropa de Elite. International premiere. Just a few weeks ago, Alexei Barrionuevo profiled Padilha for the New York Times, reporting, too, on the brouhaha this film's stirred up in Brazil, where it's a massive hit.

• Damian Harris's Gardens of the Night. World premiere. Watch a making-of at the site.

• Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood. International premiere. We've been hearing a lot about that one lately, of course.

For a few more details on each of these, Klicken Sie hier.

Posted by dwhudson at December 10, 2007 6:50 AM