When Farhadi was last nominated, he declined to attend the Oscar ceremony in protest of the just-passed Trump travel ban, which prohibited most visitors from Muslim countries, including Iran, from coming to the U.S.
Promises: French Icon Isabelle Huppert, Star of Thomas Kruithof’s Political Thriller (Venice Fest 2021)
September 1, 2021 by
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Zeros and Ones: Abel Ferrara on his Locarno Fest Winner, a Ethan Hawke Pandemic Thriller
August 14, 2021 by
I’ve lived in Rome for 7 years, I know the effect the pandemic has had on that neighborhood. These are real people from that neighborhood in the movie. That’s how I shoot–Abel Ferrara
Annette: Interview with Cult Filmmaker Leos Carax–Winner of Best Director (Cannes Film Fest 2021)
July 24, 2021 by
Musicals give cinema another dimension —almost literally: you have time, space, and music. They bring an amazing freedom.
Worst Person in the World: Directed by Joachim Trier (Cannes Film Fest 2021)
July 16, 2021 by
In the beginning of the film, we can see that she already feels like a failure and she’s not even thirty. And society expects that she will get in a long-term relationship and have children. That’s when the drama begins in the film.
