Cinema Scope 2019
Intro
The following films appeared on the Cinema Scope best of 2019 list.
Source: Cinema Scope 82: Editor's Note
Films
1. I Was at Home, But…
Ich war zuhause, aber
Germany, Serbia
Angela Schanelec
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Masters, 2019)
2. Vitalina Varela
Portugal
Pedro Costa
Lists: Sight & Sound (10, 2019)
Festivals: Locarno (International Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Signatures, 2020) | Sundance (New Frontier, 2020) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2019)
3. Martin Eden
Italy, France
Pietro Marcello
Lists: Sight & Sound (20, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Platform, 2019) | Venice (In Competition, 2019)
4. Uncut Gems
USA
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2019) | Sight & Sound (12, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Special Events, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
5. Liberté
France, Portugal, Spain
Albert Serra
Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Signatures, 2020) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2019)
6. Heimat Is a Space in Time
Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit
Germany, Austria
Thomas Heise
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2019) | New York (Projections, 2019) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2019)
7. Parasite
Gisaengchung
South Korea
Bong Joon-ho
Lists: Film Comment (1, 2019) | New York Times (3 - Dargis / 3 - Scott, 2019) | Sight & Sound (2, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | Locarno (Histoire(s) du cinéma, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
8. Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood
USA
Quentin Tarantino
Lists: Film Comment (3, 2019) | New York Times (5 - Dargis / 9 - Scott, 2019) | Sight & Sound (4, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | Locarno (Piazza Grande, 2019)
9. Synonyms
Synonymes
France, Israel, Germany
Nadav Lapid
Lists: Film Comment (15, 2019) | New York Times (6 - Dargis, 2019)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2019)
10. The Irishman
USA
Martin Scorsese
Lists: Film Comment (2, 2019) | New York Times (2 - Dargis / 4 - Scott, 2019) | Sight & Sound (3, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2019)
Special Mentions
Just Don't Think I'll Scream
Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle
France
Frank Beauvais
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2019)
Present.Perfect.
Wan mei xian zai shi
USA, Hong Kong
Shengze Zhu
Lists: Film Comment (5 - Undistributed, 2019)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Tiger Competition, 2019)
State Funeral
Gosudarstvennyye pokhorony
Netherlands, Lithuania
Sergei Loznitsa
Lists: Film Comment (1 - Undistributed, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Spotlight on Documentary, 2019) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2019) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2019)
The Traitor
Il traditore
Italy
Marco Bellocchio
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Masters, 2019)
Zombi Child
France
Bertrand Bonello
Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Masters, 2019)