Best of Fests
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Interview
RIDM 2023: Perséides (by Laurence Lévesque) | Interview
We interviewed Laurence Lévesque, the filmmaker behind Perséides, a poignant documentary unraveling Julie's courageous odyssey through the challenges of losing…
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TIFF 2023
TIFF 2023: Fallen Leaves (by Aki Kaurismäki) | Review
Hope gleams through the gloom everyday lives portrayed in Aki Kaurismäki’s latest feature film Fallen Leaves. It is human-loving, compassionate,…
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Venice Film Festival 2023
Venice Film Festival 2023: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Review
A standout debut at the Venice Film Festival this year, Ariane Louis-Seize’s hilarious yet tender and compassionate bloodsucker flick follows…
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Venice Film Festival 2023
Venice Film Festival 2023: Poor Things by Yórgos Lánthimos (Competition) | Review
Emma Stone shines and dazzles as sex-obsessed woman-child Bella in Yorgos Lanthimos’ titillating extravaganza.
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Locarno Film Festival 2023
Locarno 2023: Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) | Review
Taking place over a single night, Ali Ahmadzadeh unveils an underseen group of Iranian citizens looking to score and forget…
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Cannes 2023
ACID Cannes 2023: Caiti Blues | Interview of Justine Harbonnier
Director Justine Harbonnier told us about the genesis and making of her stunning, poignant and well crafted documentary feature, Caiti…
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Cannes 2023
Cannes 2023: Tiger Stripes | Interview of Amanda Nell Eu (Critics’ Week)
We were pleased to interview director Amanda Nell Eu about Tiger Stripes, which swept the Grand Prize of the 2023…
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Berlinale 2023
Berlinale 2023: 20,000 Species of Bees (by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren) | Review
20,000 Species of Bees, a spell-binding Basque Berlinale 2023 contender by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, explores gender ambiguity and minority languages.
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