We discuss the new German film Fabian: Going to the Dogs, directed by Dominik Graf, and how it portrays life in a totalitarian state.
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Ep. 104: Agnieszka Holland on directing
This episode presents our June masterclass with Agnieszka Holland. She discusses her body of work, what drives her, and her newest film, Charlatan.
Ep. 93: The films of Agnieszka Holland
On this podcast episode, we celebrate the work of great Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, Washington Square, Charlatan).
Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film
Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, another film approaching the theme of genocide with tremendous empathy towards the human cost rather than being a spectacle of suffering.