Tag: After Lucia

Interview: Michel Franco – Las hijas de Abril | 2018 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

Having been ardent fan of this filmmaker since being introduced to his minimalist essay on how an assault on the affluent can infuse toxicity...

Live from Panama City: 2013 Panama IFF

One of the perks of working in film journalism and being both a passionate and shrewd supporter of film festivals for a decade plus,...

Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Unreleased Films of 2012: Picks 5 to 1 include Challenging Films from Seidl, Franco & Reygadas

#5. Beyond the Hills – Dir. Cristian Mungiu (Romania) Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu returns with this doozy of a film concerning two friends who grew...

Interview: Michel Franco – After Lucia (Despues de Lucia) | Cannes 2012

With Daniel and Ana (selected for Directors’ Fortnight – Cannes 2009) Mexican helmer Michel Franco peers into an unfathomable true life crime that is...

Inside Cannes 2012 Day 6: Michel Franco’s After Lucia (Despues de Lucia)

One of the major new discoveries in the Directors' Fortnight section back in 2009 for Daniel & Ana, Michel Franco's second visit to the...

Top 20 Alternative Picks for Cannes 2012: Michel Franco’s After Lucia

After Lucia - Michel Franco Buzz: I was intensely enthusiastic about the skill levels from this Mexican filmmaker way back in 2009 after having been...

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Jeunes mères (Young Mothers) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’

While she has dropped world premieres at Sundance and...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Dardenne Bros.’ ‘Jeunes mères’

Winner of the Palme d'Or for 1999's Rosetta (which...