Tag: Marie-Hélène Dozo

Young Mothers (Jeunes mères) | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their latest neo-realist exercise on plights of the disenfranchised, the Dardenne Bros. return to gentler themes...

Tori et Lokita | Review

Suffer the Children: The Dardenne Bros. Trend of Neorealism Continues in Dismal Portrait of Migrant Children The Dardenne Bros. have built a significant filmography showcasing...

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya | Review

Cross to Bear: Mitevska’s Playful Yet Potent Critique of the Heteropatriarchy Disarming thanks to its charming tone, which could mistakenly be defined as slight, Macedonian...

Young Ahmed | Review

Stabbing Backwards: Dardennes “Beet” Misguided Youth into Submission Up until now, even the most disenfranchised personage in Dardennian cinema had at least a glimmer of...

Interview: Roberto Minervini – What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?

Roberto Minervini’s What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? shines a resonant spotlight on life as an African American in New Orleans....

2019 Cannes Critics Panel: Day 8 – Dardenne Bros.’ Young Ahmed

Palme d’Or winners for 1999's Rosetta (review) and L’Enfant (2005), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have attempted to three-peat this past decade with 2011's The Kid...

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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...