Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who’s stuck in the past.
World Cinema
Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road is a moving family drama
Panah Panahi’s feature debut, Hit the Road, is a character study of a family on the road to help their eldest son escape the country.
A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager
In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined.
The Worst Person in the World is deeply romantic but not a romance
Joachim Trier’s joyful The Worst Person in the World finds Julie in the midst of an existential crisis, bringing her inner thoughts to life.
Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran
Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International Film Festival.
‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife
Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger’s Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City.