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Bruno Dumont, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, Lise Leplat Prudhomme

Elena Lazic / February 7, 2018

‘At the cinema, I can believe in God’: Bruno Dumont on Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Bruno Dumont discusses the making of his Joan of Arc metal musical, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, achieving the film’s oddball comedy, and his aversion to cinematic moralising.

Agnès Varda, Faces Places, JR

Gillie Collins / February 5, 2018

Agnès Varda’s Faces Places re-sensitizes us to the internet

In her new documentary, Faces Places, French New Wave director Agnès Varda interrogates the boundary between the internet and real life — an interest that is reflected in Varda’s personal Instagram.

Jessie Buckley, Beast, Michael Pearce

Alex Heeney / February 1, 2018

Sundance 2018’s six most exciting breakout performances

Alex Heeney picks the six most exciting breakout actors at Sundance 2018.

Nakhane Touré, The Wound, John Tengrove

Brett Pardy / January 26, 2018

The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism

John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood.

John Cho, Columbus, Kogonada

Laura Anne Harris / January 25, 2018

Laura Anne Harris picks the six best performances of 2017

Laura Anne Harris takes a look at six of the best performances of 2017, from John Cho in Columbus to Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird, and examines what makes them so thoughtful and detailed. Read the rest of our best of the year content here.

Michael Pearce, Beast, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn

Alex Heeney / January 21, 2018

Establishing Shots: Introducing Beast director Michael Pearce

Director Michael Pearce discusses directing actors and developing the eerie tone of his directorial debut Beast, a psychological thriller with formal ambition. Read the rest of our Sundance 2018 coverage here.

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