It is rare that a debut film is realized at such a high artistic level that it leaves ineffaceable impressions. One such is the film Ninullë (Lullaby) (2023), written and directed by young Swiss-based filmmaker Adrian Asllani. I had the opportunity to pre-read the first drafts of the script and comment on them with my […]

Written in 1782, Goethe’s poem “Erlkönig”, has since inspired numerous screenwriters and cinematographers across the world to present their audiences a universal human dimension: anxiety! Goethe’s poetic ballad tells the story of a man with his sick son in his arms, who. on a stormy night, ride on horseback through a swampy forest.  According to […]