The Story of Souleymane
Boris Lojkine’s tale of a Guinean immigrant in France, ‘The Story of Souleymane’, is a vigorously edited piece of cinema with an outstanding performance by first-time actor Abou Sangare.
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Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | May 20, 2024 | Cannes 2024, Featured |
Boris Lojkine’s tale of a Guinean immigrant in France, ‘The Story of Souleymane’, is a vigorously edited piece of cinema with an outstanding performance by first-time actor Abou Sangare.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | May 17, 2024 | Cannes 2024 |
The Richard Gere-Cannes starrer ‘Oh, Canada’ gives us good and bad Paul Schrader in its dry tautness and weirdly unsatisfactory ending.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | May 17, 2024 | Cannes 2024, Festivals |
Lou Ye’s 2024 Cannes entry, ‘An Unfinished Film’, takes too long but comes across with some genuinely emotional moments.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 22, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |
Wang Xiaoshuai, controversially without an official screening permit, returns to Berlin with another superb picture about Chinese politics (and peasantry) featuring outstanding performances and stellar dialogue.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 17, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |
Although a bit too dry for a wide audience, Mamadou Dia’s ‘Demba’ has moments of visual grace, a great central performance, and a compelling subject at its core.
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