In Terence Davies’ screen adaptation of Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, Davies plunges us into Hester’s memories, nudging us to accept her interpretation of events while providing the necessary evidence to doubt her perspective. This is the sixth and final feature in our Special Issue on Davies’ A Quiet Passion, which you can read in full […]
Writer-director Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal
In this interview, Colossal writer-director Nacho Vigalondo discusses developing the film’s aesthetic, its set design, and its subjective sound design.
‘The costumes have got to look as though they wear them’: Terence Davies talks A Quiet Passion
Writer-director Terence Davies discusses his Emily Dickinson biopic, A Quiet Passion, and how he developed the film’s aesthetic. This is the second feature in our Special Issue on A Quiet Passion, which you can read in full here.
Review: Mad World tackles stigmas about mental illness in Hong Kong
Wong Chun’s Mad World depicts the harrowing consequences of stigmas about mental illness but fails to engage with the reality of mental illness in favour of an uplifting family narrative where love is just as good as medication. Mad World is screening at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival.
Review: Tommy’s Honour is a showcase for the prodigiously talented Jack Lowden
In Tommy’s Honour, Jack Lowden finally gets the leading role he deserves as the eponymous Tommy Morris, the greatest golfer of the 19th century.
Interview: Director Lone Scherfig discusses directing actors in Their Finest
Director Lone Scherfig discusses the making of her World War II film about filmmaking, Their Finest and what she’s learned from the actors she’s worked with.