Tag: Bettina Böhler

The Dreamed Adventure | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Era of Men: Valeska Dredges the Darkness of the Past There’s an essence of Valeska Grisebach’s cinema which makes one feel as if it’s...

Interview: Ariane Labed – September Says

A pivotal figure in the Greek Weird Wave, Ariane Labed first gained attention with her role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth (2009) before delivering an...

Afire | Review

Pleasure to Burn: Petzold Stokes the Flames in Diffident Drama A fragile male ego finds itself dismantled in Afire (Roter Himmel), the second chapter...

AEIOU – A Quick Alphabet of Love | 2022 Berlin International Film Festival Review

The Consonants of Love: Krebitz Gets Caught in an Odd Romance “It all begins with A,” so begins the omniscient third-person narration of Anna, an...

Undine | Review

Till Human Voices Wake Us: Petzold Gets Mythologically Romantic A classical figure of mythology and beyond, the Undine (or Siren), a water nymph creature who’s...

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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...