Eric Lavallée

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Axelle Ropert’s Tirez la Langue, Mademoiselle

#64. Axelle Ropert's Tirez la Langue, Mademoiselle Gist: Moving into the comedy/dramatic realm once again, this is about two very close brothers, both doctors in...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Claude Lanzmann’s The Last of the Unjust

#65. Claude Lanzmann's The Last of the Unjust Gist: This reveals a little-known yet fundamental aspect of the Holocaust, and sheds light on the origins...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot

#68. Atom Egoyan's Devil’s Knot Gist: What will certainly be served up by Egoyan as atmospherically cold, in 1993, in the small town and religious...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Hong Khaou’s Lilting

#82. Hong Khaou's Lilting Gist: Placed third on 2011 Brit List, with Ben Whishaw toplining, Lilting tells the story of a mother’s attempt at understanding...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Clio Bernard’s The Selfish Giant

#83. Clio Bernard's The Selfish Giant Gist: Fascinating little tidbit of info is that Clio Barnard based her adaptation of The Selfish Giant on stories...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...
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