“I don’t want to make cute things”: an interview with director Radu Jude.
Prize-winning Romanian provocateur Radu Jude shares his thoughts on Jean-Luc Godard and Andrew Tate, the Barbie movie and the thrilling power of bad taste.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Locarno 2023 |
Prize-winning Romanian provocateur Radu Jude shares his thoughts on Jean-Luc Godard and Andrew Tate, the Barbie movie and the thrilling power of bad taste.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Locarno 2023 |
Set on the multicultural fringes of Lisbon, Swiss director Basil Da Cunha’s third feature ‘Manga D’Terra’ is a slender but big-hearted blend of social realist drama and Afro-diaspora musical.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Aug 1, 2023 | Festivals, Locarno 2023, Spotlight |
Director Bertrand Mandico’s lurid saga of gender-queer decadence and visceral violence ‘Conann’ is a ravishing sensory feast for viewers with strong stomachs.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Jul 8, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2023 |
In his latest forensic documentary ‘Facing Darkness’, French director Jean-Gabriel Périot digs into the rich archive of amateur film footage shot in war-torn Sarajevo.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Jul 8, 2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023, Featured, Festivals |
Director Émilie Brisavoine goes from fear to maternity in ‘Keeping Mum’, an emotionally raw but generally engaging documentary about the mother who abandoned her in childhood.
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