Karlovy Vary: Director Ofir Raul Graizer on ‘The Cakemaker,’ Escaping Button-Holing, and the Beauty of the Zoom

First features sometimes offer hidden gems beneath as-yet-unpolished language. Not so “The Cakemaker.” Even a brief conversation with its director suggests that this is a thoroughly crafted and thought-through debut melding near-documentary and melodrama. With a palette and plot at times reminiscent of Almodovar, though with none of the extravagance, the film turns on Thomas,... Read more » John Hopewell