Tag: Saadia Bentaieb

Anatomy of a Fall | Review

Witness for the Prosecution: Triet Beguiles with Knotty Crime Procedural Justine Triet reunites with several of her Sibyl (2019) collaborators on her best film to...

Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5

French filmmaker Justine Triet was born in Cannes and will likely re-engage with the fest well beyond 2023. After Age of Panic (2013) -...

Video Interview: Xavier Legrand – Custody (Jusqu’à la garde)

Custody (also know as Jusqu'à la garde) posits the viewer in the fiery of domestic violence by way of its broken family of four....

BPM (Beats Per Minute) | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Beat Goes On: Campillo Mounts Generous Homage to ACT UP Paris While there are several noted cinematic renderings of the early days of the...

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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...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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