Tag: Eva Akergren

Sons (Vogter) | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Poison Tree: Moller Employs Wrathful Mother in Jailhouse Revenge Drama “A man that studied revenge keeps his own wounds green,” comes to mind in...

Charter | 2020 Sundance Film Festival Review

The Custody of Love: Kernell Returns with Emotionally Wrought Portrait of a Mother’s Love Consider the standard, universally familiar (i.e., acceptable) narrative of fathers who...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #93. Charter – Amanda Kernell

Charter Sweden’s Amanda Kernell is poised to debut her sophomore feature Charter in 2020, produced by Lars Lindstrom and Eva Akergren. Kernell reunites with her...

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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...