Tag: Alessio Lazzareschi

Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7

If we don't count the pandemic year, it will be four consecutive showings in Cannes for the maestro. The Traitor was in competition in...

Kidnapped (Rapito) | 2023 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Soul to Take: Bellocchio Deliriously Dissects a Papal Delictum Marco Bellocchio has lost none of his flair nor his energetic zest in his latest...

Martin Eden | Review

The Working Class Goes to Heaven: Marcello Retrofits London’s Ruminations on Superficial Social Status Pietro Marcello brings his unconventional sensibilities to new heights with Martin...

Interview: Marcello Fonte – Dogman

We witnessed a bridge with Italian cinemaʼs past with the pair of comp offerings in Cannes last year. Along with Happy as Lazarro, there...

Nico, 1988 | Review

What Costume Shall the Poor Girl Wear?: Nicchiarelli Knits Stellar Portrait of a Troubled Artist “I’ve been at the bottom and I’ve been at the...

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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...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...