Tag: Patrick Carrarin

The Life Apart | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

Imitation of Life: Giordana Composes an Old-Fashioned Miracle Music seems to be the language of the heart in The Life Apart (La vita accanto), a bizarre...

Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7

If we don't count the pandemic year, it will be four consecutive showings in Cannes for the maestro. The Traitor was in competition in...

Kidnapped (Rapito) | 2023 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Soul to Take: Bellocchio Deliriously Dissects a Papal Delictum Marco Bellocchio has lost none of his flair nor his energetic zest in his latest...

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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...