Tag: Massimiliano Orfei

Interview: Carolina Cavalli – The Kidnapping of Arabella

Using the road-movie narrative template to explore an unconventional form of companionship, The Kidnapping of Arabella is far from a typical coming-of-age film —...

Enea | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

Deal or No Deal: Castellitto Distracted by Design in Drug Pusher Drama Director Pietro Castellitto embarks on a familial affair with sophomore film Enea, in...

Adagio | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

Rome, Smoking City: Sollima Languorous Thriller Tiresomely Tests Narrative Cliches The most apropos element of Stefano Sollima’s Adagio is the title itself, as it’s two-hour-plus...

L’ordine del tempo | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

Time After Time: Cavani Commits Time Crimes in Overwrought Farce What does time mean when we’re all out of it? Thus is the quagmire...

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2026 Cannes: Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard Selected for Cannes Premiere (!?)

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2026 Cannes: Mysius, Kreutzer, Harari, Grisebach, Herry, Bourgeois-Taquet Among New Faces in the Palme d’Or Comp

A competition section of (currently) twenty-one features with, according...

2026 Cannes: Nicolas Winding Refn, Quentin Dupieux & Bertrand Mandico on the Croisette

The Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and...