We interview Magnus von Horn about his third feature, The Girl with the Needle, and walking the line between horror and drama.
Scandinavian Cinema
Ep. 149 The key to great character dramas + The Girl with the Needle (feat. Magnus von Horn)
In this episode of the podcast, Alex
Heeney discusses one key element of character dramas (world-building) and how The Girl With the Needle exemplifies this, then talks to director Magnus von Horn about it.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 5: Bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses three films about bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Egil Pederson’s My Father’s Daughter
Alex Heeney reviews Belgian filmmaker Leonardo van Dijl’s tennis-set film Julie Keeps Quiet about a teenage girl re-learning the importance of boundaries after a possible sexual assault.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 4: British social realism: Andrea Arnold’s Bird and Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast, Alex discusses two new works from British social realist filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Mike Leigh: Bird and Hard Truths.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 3: Sports films – Julie Keeps Quiet, The Swedish Torpedo, and My Sunshine
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast season, Alex discusses three films from around the world that take place within the world of sports but aren’t really about sports.