Michiel Ten Horn’s Rotterdam Opener ‘Fabula’ Offers a Darkly Humorous Look at Redemption: ‘It’s Like ‘A Christmas Carol’’
Michiel ten Horn’s “Fabula” – which opens this year’s edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam – follows a “dumb, selfish gangster who gets himself into a lot of trouble,” explains the director. But there’s a “philosophical layer” to it as well. “It’s a redemption story, almost like ‘A Christmas Carol.’ He’s like a Charles Dickens […]
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