Tag: Valeria Golino
Maria | Review
Songs from the Specious Floor: Larrain Imagines the Last Days of a Diva
A penny for the thoughts of Maria Callas regarding Pablo Larraín’s glossy...
Criterion Collection: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) | Blu-ray Review
In a world concerned with rigid dichotomies, there remains a roughhewn juxtaposition of the male gaze and the female gaze. Taking into consideration the...
Interview: Céline Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Cannes 2019 marked an important step in the career of Céline Sciamma, who took home a Best Screenplay Award from her impressive premiere in...
Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Review
Paint it Bright: Sciamma Dazzles with Career-Best, Ardent Period Drama
You only need a few seconds to fall in line with Céline Sciamma’s commanding directorial...
2019 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Shining bright like a diamond, Céline Sciamma makes her way into the comp for a first time with her fourth feature film. Portrait of a...
Daughter of Mine | Review
Miss Mom: Bispuri Challenges Family Symmetry in Captivating Sophomore Pic
With her sensory filled coming-of-age sophomore feature, Laura Bispuri navigates the sweet and sour voyage...
Audio Interview: Laura Bispuri – Daughter of Mine (Figlia mia)
Day 4 at the Berlinale provided a gem of a film in provenance of the Mediterranean Sea's second largest island. The focal point of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #33. Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) – Céline...
Portrait of the Girl on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
French director Céline Sciamma ends her five year hiatus from directing with...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #69. Last Words – Jonathan Nossiter
Last Words
For his fourth narrative feature, US based filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter embarks on the long-gestating Last Words, a French-Italian co-production through Paris-based Doc &...
2018 Cannes: Un Certain Regard includes Golino’s Euphoria, Köhler’s In My Room & Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Aside from on the radar items of Valeria Golino's Euphoria, Ulrich Köhler's In My Room (#64 on our most anticipated World Cinema list) and Bi...
The Conversation – Cannes Predictions III: Italy’s Sorrentino, Garrone & Rohrwacher Lead Europa Europa
It’s less than a week before the official program is unveiled for Cannes 2018 and this year’s festival already promises to be one of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #85. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s Les Estivants
Les Estivants
Highly decorated French-Italian actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi has enjoyed a broadening reputation as a director in her own right over the past decade,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #98. Ivano De Matteo’s La vita possibile
La vita possibile
Director: Ivano De Matteo
Writer: Valentina Ferlan
Italian actor turned director Ivano De Matteo continues to solidify his prolific reputation following the critical acclaim...
2015 Marrakech Int. Film Fest: Jury Duty for Corbijn, Vinterberg, Jeunet & Demoustier…
The juries have been announced for the 2015 Marrakech Int. Film Fest, and the Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola) will be in good company. A...
Honey | DVD Review
Snagging a special mention after a premiere in Un Certain Regard at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival (where it received a commendation from the...
Honey | Review
Helps the Medicine Go Down: Golino’s Winning, Striking Debut
Actress Valeria Golino hinges an intriguing character study around the thorny topic of euthanasia, with her...
2013 LUX Prize: Finalists include Miele, The Selfish Giant & The Broken Circle Breakdown
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...
2013’s Un Certain Regard Includes Plenty of Vets (Claire Denis, Rithy Panh, Rasoulof, Guiraudie, Abu-Assad) & Newbies too (Coogler)
2013's Un Certain Regard section carries a whopping five first time feature filmmakers that'll be measuring themselves up against auteur cinema heavyweights. While we...
