Tag: 2020 Cannes Film Festival

Gagarine | Review

Favorites of the Moon: Liatard and Trouilh Stargaze Through the Rubble of Resistance Yuri (Alseni Bathily) seems to be the glue holding his community together...

Slalom | Review

Slippery Slopes: Favier Blends Coming-of-Age and Sexual Assault Narrative in Chilly Debut There’s an immediate discomfort apparent in the opening act of Charlène Favier’s debut...

Love Affair(s) | Cannes 2020 Label Review

The Most Important Thing is to Love: Mouret’s Loquacious Ode to Capricious Romance(s) With narratives often constructed on the gossamer threads of human interactions, it’s...

Descriptions added to the 56 Cannes Film Festival Selected Films for the 2020 Edition

Adding more value to their June 3rd unveiling, what went into this selection process and to be frank, some of these short descriptions will...

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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.