Tag: Nina Meurisse

Interview: Boris Lojkine – Souleymane’s Story

After winning the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the Best Actor award for first-time performer Abou Sangare at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,...

Souleymane’s Story | Review

Straightened Story: Lojkine’s Details Delivery App Woes to Application Process Lows Standing on fertile creative ground, Boris Lojkine once again explores the narratives of individuals...

In Utero: Hafsia Herzi Toplines Iris Kaltenbäck’s “Le Ravissement”

To be seen next year in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due and Stéphane Demoustier's Ibiza, the always busy Hafsia Herzi leads a quartet of...

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...

A Woman’s Life | Blu-ray Review

Winning the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, and snagging two Cesar nominations (for actress Judith Chemla and costume designer Madeline Fontaine),...

A Woman’s Life | Review

When a Potiche Ascends the Stairs: Brizé’s Winning, Textured de Maupassant Adaptation Although cinematic adaptations of French writer Guy de Maupassant still occur with some...

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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.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

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Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...