But the depths that it mines is quite astonishing. ‘Bad Tales’: Film Review Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival, Feb. 25, 2020. Berlinale 2020 - Bad Tales. In "Favolacce“ (Bad Tales) wird aus der Idee eines behüteten Vororts geradewegs die Hölle auf Erden. Die Brüder D‘Innoncenzo haben ihre Kindheit in einem Vorort von Rom verbracht. Berlinale, Premiere, Wettbewerb, "Favolacce" (Bad Tales): Elio Germano, Schauspieler. It goes about its intentions loudly, even as we see the harrowing result on humans—limb deformity, deep disability. Without any formal filmmaking training, they have produced videos and films for television and the cinema as well as a theatre play. When one of herself rolls her eyes, you feel like doing the same. The way in which he, and his complaints, are brushed aside are symptomatic of Hong’s vision for this film, gently but firmly female-focussed.The two other men who show up, one demanding attention from a woman who has no desire to give it, and the other, an ex-boyfriend, are all shown with their backs to us. 25.02.2020, Berlin: 70. Favolacce | Bad Tales by Fabio & Damiano D’Innocenzo ITA, CHE 2020, Competition The sweltering summer heat beats down on a sterile residential estate in the suburbs of Rome. Pressekonferenz: Bad Tales 25.02.2020, Berlin: 70. Many a family lives here that no longer belongs anywhere. There is a mysterious sense of unease that can explode at any moment. Or by not being around physically, has Gamhee pushed him to the periphery of her mind?Bad Tales, written and directed by Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo, is a startlingly disturbing tale of how people can hurt each other even if they are family. It is summer, and in a row of houses, fathers, mothers and children circle each other, some with wariness, some with dwindling trust, as they deal with each other’s anger, cruelty and frustrations.The film doesn’t give too many explanations. 25.02.2020, Berlin: 70. Hong Sangsoo’s delightful The Woman Who Ran focuses on the central character of Gamhee as she arrives on the outskirts of Seoul to meet with old friends, and gives us a wonderful look at female lives: what binds them, and what makes them free.During the conversation that unfolds during the cooking and eating and chatting (Gamhee’s friend’s flatmate is an ace cook, rustling up some grilled meats for their meal), we discover that Gamhee has been married five years and has never been apart from her husband even for a day. Bad Tales, as the title suggests, is a grim movie about the tragedies and the obsessions of those who live a seemingly comfortable life in a rich and colourful world. Did they have any food on the table, or were they also fed on scraps and leftovers, just like one father does? You want to get angry with these men, who have forced such unhappiness on their close ones. Irradiés (Irradiated) France / Cambodia Except on this occasion, when he is away on a business trip, which has set her free to do her own thing.A visit to a second friend, who is in the middle of some trouble (she is recovering from an accidental tryst with a stranger, who is insisting on becoming more than a one-night stand) takes her into another world altogether. But Depp gets deep in character, and pulls off a performance, predictable beats and all, which will stay. And where is the husband? 25.02.2020, Berlin: 70. I catch Minamata, starring Johnny Depp as a washed-out, swirling-in-booze once-great-photographer, on the first day of the festival. But the depths that it mines is quite astonishing. Paolo de Bracca, Giuseppe Saccà, Ileana Stimmatini D'Ambra, Gabriel Montesi, Barbara Chichiarelli, Elio Germano, Fabio D’Innocenzo, Damiano D’InnocenzoThe directing and writing duo Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo were born in Rome, Italy in 1988. Is Gamhee herself sincere? The houses are big, the haircuts are perfect, the meals are abundant. And during a solo cinema visit, she bumps into a third woman, who is married to a man Gamhee used to be involved with.All three encounters follow one after another. Februar 2020 zur Vorstellung des Films«Favolacce» (Bad Tales) im Rahmen der Berlinale, Premiere, Wettbewerb, «Favolacce» (Bad Tales): Carlo Chatrian (M), künstlerischer Direktor der Berlinale-Leitung, und Mariette Rissenbeek (r), Geschäftsführerin der Berlinale-Leitung, warten auf ihre Gäste. Even death may be better.Postscript: A star turn is sometimes all a film needs to make itself memorable. Berlinale, Premiere, Wettbewerb, «Favolacce» (Bad Tales): Gabriel Montesi, Schauspieler.