The film portrays a pub, The Old Oak, its landlord, and patrons in a former mining village devastated by the closure of the local mine, and the failure of the government to provide alternative employment.
Old Oak, The: Director Ken Loach on Britain’s Decline of Community (Cannes Film Fest 2023)
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Cannes Film Fest 2023: Italian Director Alice Rohrwacher on “La Chimera,” Starring Josh (“The Crown”) O’Connor
May 26, 2023 by
Like its mysterious and mythic title, La Chimera is itself a bit of an illusion. The film’s surface-level plot — about a group of shady tomb-raiding archeologists, led by Arthur (The Crown and God’s Own Country actor Josh O’Connor)– reveals deeper, poetic tale about nature, death and the impact of history on our lives.
Strange Way of Life: Almodovar’s Western about Erotic Love in the Wild West
May 21, 2023 by
I wanted to make a classic Western where I talk about the desire between two cowboys–Almodovar
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma–Claire Dederer’s Provocative Book
May 9, 2023 by
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma, explores the audience’s relationship to the work of Roman Polanksi, Woody Allen, and others
Aftersun: Interview with Writer-Director Charlotte Wells (Cannes Fest 2022)
May 6, 2023 by
Wells, who has received a DGA nomination for first-time feature directing, crafted an intimate, ambitious memory film about a young father and his daughter making the most of their shared time together.
