Tag: Simon Abkarian

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.

The Audition | Review

A History of Violins: Hoss at a Loss in Weisse’s Careful Character Study Actor Ina Weisse returns to the director’s chair for the first time...

The Cut | Review

Third Cut is the Deepest: Akin’s Barren Examination of Armenian Genocide Turkish-German director Fatih Akin concludes his decade in the making ‘Love, Death, and the...

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | Review

Horse & Carriage: The Elkabetzs’ Kafkaesque Interpretation of So-Called Sacred Institution The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #186. Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz’s The Trial

The Trial Director: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz Writers: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz Producers: ELZEVIR & Cie's Sandrine Brauer, Marie Masmonteil, Denis Carot, RIVA film's Michael Eckelt &...

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Fjord | Review

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