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Oasis
School shootings have emerged as a recurring subject in films this year, forming the basis of both a pivotal reveal in a popular A24 release (which shall remain unnamed lest…
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“The coma is a pretext to tell the immobility of people stuck in their routine”: Valerio Mastandrea interview on Feeling Better
Valerio Mastandrea's latest film, Feeling Better, takes audiences on a poignant and imaginative exploration of life, death and…
By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice
“The two friends are sides of the same coin and, unfortunately, it’s a dirty coin”: Gianni Amelio on Battlefield
At the Venice Film Festival, Gianni Amelio premiered his latest film Battlefield (Campo di Battaglia), which takes an…
By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice
“For me, life is just more beautiful with humour”: Bernhard Wenger on Peacock at Venice Film Festival 2024
The International Critics Week is a parallel section of the Venice Film Festival dedicated to showcasing the new…
By Selina Sondermann
Venice
“I like questions more when it comes to creating a character, rather than finding the answers”: Albrecht Schuch on Peacock at Venice Film Festival 2024
As with any big festival, smaller parallel sections, tucked away from the glitzy main competition, often hold particularly…
By Selina SondermannVenice
Peacock
At the International Critics Week, which runs parallel to the Venice film festival, the directorial debut of Austrian…
By Selina Sondermann
Venice
Basileia
In her feature-length debut, Isabella Torre weaves together the supernatural and the sublime. Basileia is an enigmatic tale…
By Antonia Georgiou
Venice
Cloud
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is perhaps best known for Pulse, a sombre techno-horror in which ghosts use the internet as…
By Andrew Murray
Venice
The Brutalist
One of the undisputed highlights canvassing the autumn festivals before its general release in early 2025 is actor-turned-director…
By Selina Sondermann
Venice
The Quiet Son
The fact that Vincent Lindon won Venice’s Best Actor award for his performance in it – over Adrien…
By Selina Sondermann
Venice
Peaches Goes Bananas
Premiering at Venice Days at the Venice Film Festival, Peaches Goes Bananas spans 17 years of footage captured by…
By Christina Yang
Venice
Musk
Alex Gibney is widely considered one of the most important documentarians of his time, with his past work…
By Selina Sondermann
Venice
Company
In 1975, a mysterious woman (former child actor Emily Alyn Lind), searching for a family that seems to…
By Selina Sondermann