Cinema Scope 2012

1. Leviathan

UK, USA, France
Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel

Lists: Film Comment (6, 2013)

Festivals: Berlin (Forum Expanded, 2013) | Locarno (International Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

2. Tabu

Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France
Miguel Gomes

Lists: Film Comment (11, 2012) | Sight & Sound (2, 2012)

Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

3. Holy Motors

France, Germany
Leos Carax

Lists: Film Comment (1, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis, 2012) | Sight & Sound (4, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | Locarno (Leos Carax Tribute, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012)

4. The Master

USA
Paul Thomas Anderson

Lists: Film Comment (2, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis / 5 - Scott, 2012) | Sight & Sound (1, 2012)

Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)

5. Django Unchained

USA
Quentin Tarantino

Lists: New York Times (7 - Scott, 2012)

6. Viola

Argentina
Matías Piñeiro

Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2013) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

7. The Last Time I Saw Macao

A última vez que vi Macau
Portugal, France
João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata

Festivals: Locarno (International Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

8. differently, Molussia

autrement, la Molussie
France
Nicolas Rey

Lists: Film Comment (7 - Undistributed, 2012)

Festivals: Berlin (Forum Expanded, 2012) | New York (Views From the Avant-Garde, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

9. Neighboring Sounds

O som ao redor
Brazil
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Lists: Film Comment (20, 2012) | New York Times (9 - Scott, 2012)

Festivals: Locarno (Jury Films, 2012) | Rotterdam (Tiger Awards Competition, 2012)

10. Moonrise Kingdom

USA
Wes Anderson

Lists: Film Comment (3, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis, 2012) | Sight & Sound (7, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition - Opening Film, 2012)

Barbara

Germany
Christian Petzold

Lists: Film Comment (16, 2012)

Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2012)

Bestiaire

Canada, France
Denis Côté

Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2012) | Sundance (New Frontier, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

Cosmopolis

Canada, France
David Cronenberg

Lists: Film Comment (15, 2012) | Sight & Sound (8, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012)

In Another Country

Da-reun na-ra-e-suh
South Korea
Hong Sang-soo

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | Toronto (Masters, 2012)

Room 237

USA
Rodney Ascher

Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2012) | Locarno (Histoire(s) du Cinema, 2012) | New York (Cinema Reflected, 2012) | Sundance (New Frontier, 2012) | Toronto (Vanguard, 2012)