Category: World Cinema
Minari, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Sound of Metal Win Big at the 2020 Pandora International Film Critics Awards
Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal were amongst the big winners at the 2nd Pandora…
Adú Leads Goya Awards Nominations
Salvador Calvo’s Adú leads the nominations at the 35th Goya Awards with 13 nods including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Full list…
Oscars 2021: Which movie will represent Mexico?
The Oscars are upon us. Even though the ceremony is still months away, the countries that are vying for representation in the best international feature…
Back Shelf Cinema: Marketa Lazarová (1967)
I personally could not have put our 1967 in Film series to bed many months ago without re-watching and constantly praising what amounts to the…
FemmeFilmFest20: Exploring Salaam Bombay! by Mira Nair
Mira Nair was born in Orissa, a remote state in North East India. And although she had become interested in acting whilst at school in…
1994 in Film: The Double Couleurs of Krzysztof Kieślowski with ‘White’ and ‘Red’
Blue may be the most popular of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Trois Couleurs trilogy, made during the renowned Polish filmmaker’s final years in France. But the following…
1994 in Film: The Teen TV Movie Series That Bridged Two Eras of French Cinema
When we think of auteur collaborative projects, bits of film pieced together from the finest filmmakers of the era sharing a common theme, we think…
Back Shelf Cinema: Thérèse (1986)
Our faithful, endearing protagonist, is Thérèse Martin. Or Thérèse de Lisieux. Or even The Little Flower of Jesus. And being titled, Thérèse, the film aims…
Festival de Cannes Review: Atlantics / Atlantique (2019)
A multi-faceted, poetically haunting tale, Atlantics will leave its audience longing for more of its striking, absorbing aesthetics.
Festival de Cannes: Parental Issues, Lies & Control in Dogtooth (2009)
Everything we learn in life comes from the way we are brought into the world, and how our parents teach us. From the accents we…
Festival de Cannes Review: BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
The AIDS crisis remains one of the most horrific times for the LGBTQ+ community, leaving an entire generation scarred with death and loss. Robin Campillo‘s…
Festival de Cannes: Dogman, More than just a Film about a Dog Groomer
When thinking of a movie about a timid dog groomer you might think of: a rom-com (in which he meets a lovely lady in his…
Festival de Cannes Review: The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
One of the many hidden gems within 1950’s Japanese cinema is 1958’s The Ballad of Narayama, which is a masterpiece with supreme depth and emotions….
Korean Film: 화녀 / Woman of Fire (1971)
In 2006, I was lucky enough to attend a Kim Ki-young retrospective at Cinémathèque Francaise. The director is probably mostly known for The Housemaid (Hanyo)….
