Tag: Isabelle Manquillet

Que ma volonté soit faite (Her Will Be Done) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Burn Witch, Burn: Kowalski Nurses a Curse in Sinister Backwoods For her sophomore feature Her Will Be Done (Que ma volonté soit faite), Julia Kowalski...

Interview: Nara Normande & Tião – Sem Coração (Heartless)

For their feature debut collaboration, Brazilian filmmakers Nara Normande and Tião returned to the heart of Guaxuma, the beachside setting in Alagoas, for their...

Goutte d’Or (Son of Ramses) | 2022 Cannes Film Festival Review

Sun of a Gun: Cogitore Returns with Cryptic Drama on Violence, Exploitation France’s Clément Cogitore is clearly a fan of the mysterious and inexplicable sinews...

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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...