Cannes: Two Days, One Night review
The films of Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne are widely acclaimed by critics but maybe don’t cross over to public appreciation like some other, similar works. Their films are often extraordinarily moving, flawlessly made and soiciopolitically fascinating but they also tell small, intimate stories in a very quiet and restrained manner which tends not to … Read more
Cannes: National Gallery review
Frederick Wiseman’s astonishing new documentary, National Gallery, opens with two of the staff from the National Gallery in London discussing the role of the institution and the ways the public use it. On one side of the debate is Nicholas Penny, the director of the National Gallery, and on the other is a woman who … Read more
Cannes: Charlotte Gainsbourg discusses Imcompresa, finding authority and Lars von Trier
Charlotte Gainsbourg appears in Incompresa, the latest feature by Asia Argento, as the cruel mother of the film’s lead character. She very graciously sat down for a chat about the film during the Cannes film festival. Beyond Incompresa, we also got talking about why she choses certain roles, her experience working with Lars von Trier … Read more
Asia Argento talks to us about Imcompresa, collaboration, shooting on film, and social media
We spoke to Argento in Cannes shortly after Incompresa’s world premiere.