Tag: Camila Hirane

Simon of the Mountain | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Face of An(other): Luis Complicates Identity Politics Although it’s playing quite purposefully with various ambiguities and motifs, Federico Luis’ directorial debut Simon de...

Exclusive Clips: Lorenzo Ferro is Hard to Read in Federico Luis’ “Simon of the Mountain” – 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Among the Croisette items contending for the prestigious Caméra d'Or at Cannes, a fresh voice emerges from Argentina's film scene: Federico Luis, a filmmaker...

You’ll Never Be Alone | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Lonely Way to Die: Anwandter Explores the Elements of a Hate Crime The 2012 murder of openly gay Chilean Daniel Zamudio provides the basis...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

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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.