Riding on the Shoulders of Giants: Barnard Dexterously Makes a Go of Modern British Neo-Realism
The depiction of tumultuous youth enduring the harsh realities of...
Final batch of TIFF titles were announced today and among the international hodgepodge of items trickling we find Berlin (Golden Bear winner Child's Pose),...
Valeria Golino's Un Certain Regard selected Miele, Felix Van Groeningen's Berlin Film Fest entry The Broken Circle Breakdown and Clio Barnard's Directors' Fortnight selected...
The Selfish Giant - Clio Barnard
Section: Directors' Fortnight
Buzz: Coming to the Croisette with one of the most anticipated sophomore films, Barnard's multiple festival award-winning...
#83. Clio Bernard's The Selfish Giant
Gist: Fascinating little tidbit of info is that Clio Barnard based her adaptation of The Selfish Giant on stories...
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.