France
Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior and I
The changing of the guard at Dior is a subject ripe with dramatic potential, but is this doc too caught up with the finer points of fashion to notice?
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Abel Ferrara’s Welcome to New York
The latest film from one of indie cinema's most vital directors is not, in fact, his film at all. And that's the problem.
Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson
In 1980s Paris, a young filmmaker meets one of the giants of world cinema (who asks him to please shut the door on his way out).
Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Serge Bozon’s Tip Top
The French actor-turned-director's latest fuses the police procedural with an off-kilter sex comedy in a surprising (and oddly life-affirming) way.
David Barker (Daylight) Talks Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language
The contrarian of the Nouvelle Vague at age 83 has made a dense, mostly non-narrative film about communication and relationships. In 3D, obviously.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room
The French actor's latest directorial effort prompts discussion of 4x3 aspect ratio, short running times, nudity and the other kind of "TV movies."
David Barker (Daylight) Talks the Invention of Chris Marker
A personal remembrance of meeting the enigmatic French documentarian and film essayist, the subject of an upcoming retrospective.
