Tag: Julien Lacheray

Some Rain Must Fall | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Mistress of Misery: Yang Explores the Turmoil of Transformation Here comes the rain again, falling on her head like a tragedy. Or so is the...

Exclusive: Clips for Héléna Klotz’s Spirit of Ecstasy – 2023 TIFF Platform Programme

Among the ten competition films selected for TIFF's prestige Platform programme, Héléna Klotz makes her long-awaited return to features with Spirit of Ecstasy (aka...

The Beast in the Jungle | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review

Waiting for the Stars to Align: Chiha Finds Fruit Rotting on the Vine “Good things come to those who wait” might be a commonly bastardized...

Petite Maman | 2021 Berlin International Film Festival Review

Going Home Again: Sciamma Delivers a Slight, Eloquent Slice of Novel Sci-fi Céline Sciamma has built a formidable filmography on tenuous stages of women’s developmental...

The Price of Success | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

The Price of Life: Lussi-Modeste’s Modest Profile on the Sacrifice of Fame and Fortune Director Teddy Lussi-Modeste scored positive notices for his 2011 debut Jimmy...

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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...