IndieSponge Episode: An Officer and a Spy (2025) Movie Review

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As we slowly prepare for our official launch and the craziness of the fall film festival circuit , Kevin Jagernauth and I had the chance to review Roman Polanski‘s An Officer and a Spy, which had its world premiere at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize. It received twelve nominations for the 45th César Awards and won the awards for Best Adaptation, Best Costume Design, and Best Director. It finally gets a release stateside at the Film Forum on August 8th. Here are our thoughts:

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
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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