Tag: Jan Kounen

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #142. Mon cousin – Jan Kounen

Mon cousin It’s been eleven years since Dutch born Jan Kounen has unveiled a new feature, but in 2020 we’ll finally see him return with...

The Conversation: Bringing Up Berlin – Predictions for the 2020 Berlinale

Berlin becomes a septuagenarian in 2020. The significant European springboard will also receive a new facelift in the early dawn of the new decade,...

The Conversation: Top 10 World Cinema Filmmakers Missing in Action (Class of 2016)

Following on the heels of our list of US directors who’ve been AWOL for the past five years or more, we highlight ten international...

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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...