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Charlotte Lebon's feature debut, Falcon Lake, is a sensitive look at a pair of teenagers caught between childhood and adulthood, friendship and romance. Falcon …
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Manuela Martelli's feature debut, Chile 1976, explores one woman's struggle with misogyny and corruption under Pinochet. The film 1976 screened in the …
[Read more...] about Cannes Film Review: Manuela Martelli’s 1976 ratchets up the tension
On today's episode, we look back at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: both its many institutional failings when it comes to encouraging and promoting diversity and …
[Read more...] about Women at Cannes Ep. 5: Women at Cannes 2022
Naomi Kawase's Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A avoids the usual tropes and cliches of sports films, focusing instead on how the athletes …
Lionel Baier's biting yet heartfelt Cannes film Continental Drift (South) tackles the migrant crisis and personal failures of empathy with wit and …
[Read more...] about Continental Drift (South) is a biting satire and family drama
On today's episode of the podcast, we discuss Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase who has been programmed at the Cannes Film Festival more than almost any other …
[Read more...] about Women at Cannes Ep. 4: Naomi Kawase at Cannes
