Tag: Julien Roig

The Stranger (L’étranger) | Review

Anatomy of a Mime: Ozon Explores the Seduction of Indifference Decades before Hannah Arendt introduced her concept of ‘the banality of evil,’ Albert Camus...

The Nature of Love | Review

Heart in the Right Place: Chokri Lets the Body & the Camera Do the Talking in Rom Dramedy French Canadian filmmaker Monia Chokri adds another...

Peter von Kant | Review

Save Your Tears for Another Day: Ozon Revels in the Camp Mystique of R.W. Fassbinder It’s clear François Ozon has long been obsessed with the...

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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...

Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont...