Tag: Nelly Quettier

La Chimera | Review

The Passionate Thief: Rohrwacher Finds Treasures Under the Tuscan Sun “The sun is following us,” whispers a willowy blonde in the enigmatic opening moments...

Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10

A Cannes mainstay since her humble beginnings in the Directors’ Fortnight section with Corpo celeste, Alice Rohrwacher quickly ascended to comp-worthy status with the...

La ligne | Review

Fists Out of Pocket: Meier Mines Superficial Dysfunction with Uneven Comic Melodrama Although she’s been working on a variety of documentary and short projects, not...

Annette | Review

Henry Fool: Music & Misogyny Explored in Glossy Return of Carax Like nearly all of Leos Carax’s films over the past thirty years (of which...

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Paper Tiger | Review

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TheyDream | Review

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.