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Drôles d’oiseaux (Strange Birds)
Imagination is a wild animal: if we let it off its leash there's no telling what it might…
By Sean Gallenberlinale
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La Reina de España (The Queen of Spain)
2016 seemed to be the year of long-delayed sequels. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was released some…
By Oliver Johnston
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One Thousand Ropes: An interview with director Tusi Tamasese
A gripping film about redemption and the relationships that can ultimately lead to a fresh start, One Thousand…
By Lindsay Bellinger
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Helle Nächte (Bright Nights)
Some road movies enter the cultural zeitgeist, such as Thelma & Louise, and even Y Tu Mamá También…
By Oliver Johnston
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Félicité: An interview with star Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu
Félicité is an unexpected treat, a film that could so easily become downbeat and yet bristles with energy.…
By Oliver Johnston
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The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov: An interview with director Askold Kurov
Askold Kurov’s new documentary is a compelling indictment against the fate of the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, whose…
By Oliver Johnston
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Es war einmal in Deutschland (Bye Bye Germany): An interview with director Sam Garbarski
Audiences perhaps best know Sam Garbarski for his 2003 film Irina Palm, starring Marianne Faithful as a grandmother…
By Oliver Johnston
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At Elske Pia (Loving Pia): An interview with director Daniel Borgman
Loving Pia is Daniel Borgman’s beautifully shot film that tells the story of Pia, an intellectually disabled 60-year-old…
By Lindsay Bellinger
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Call Me by Your Name
Elio has resigned himself to another long, hot, vaguely boring summer in Italy with his parents. Oliver, an…
By Oliver Johnston
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The Party
Most parties start off with a bang and end with a whimper but Sally Potter's The Party goes…
By Sean Gallen