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Muriel Del Don


491 articles available in total starting from 24/03/2014. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Michael Koch • Director

Interview: Michael Koch • Director

“I prefer portraying the daily lives of my characters through the actors’ bodies”

LOCARNO 2016: Swiss director Michael Koch talks to us with passion about his intense first feature, Marija, which had its world premiere in the running for the Golden Leopard  

12/08/2016

The Young One, a glorious and epic tale about an ordinary man

The Young One, a glorious and epic tale about an ordinary man

LOCARNO 2016: The debut fictional feature by Julien Samani casts us out to sea, on board a huge imaginary boat where the very concept of humanity is put to the test  

11/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

Marija: The immigration experience as seen through the blue eyes of a modern-day Valkyrie

Marija: The immigration experience as seen through the blue eyes of a modern-day Valkyrie

LOCARNO 2016: The debut film from Swiss director Michael Koch is an uncompromising portrait of a woman prepared to go to any lengths to win her longed-for independence  

10/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

João Pedro Rodrigues • Director

Interview: João Pedro Rodrigues • Director

“I find it impossible to film actors without desiring them”

LOCARNO 2016: Cineuropa met with João Pedro Rodrigues, director of The Ornithologist, a sensual feature film full of myths. Best Director Leopard  

10/08/2016

Daydreams: The formal beauty of a surreal tale

Daydreams: The formal beauty of a surreal tale

LOCARNO 2016: French director Caroline Deruas’ first full-length film surprises with its apparent lightness; a lightness that conceals a profound realism and a series of unsettling twists  

09/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Filmmakers of the Present

The Ornithologist, a surreal reflection on spirituality

The Ornithologist, a surreal reflection on spirituality

LOCARNO 2016: The latest endeavour by Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues is a boundless journey into the mind of an ornithologist in search of spirituality, mysticism and eroticism  

09/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg, the hidden side of an incomprehensible country

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg, the hidden side of an incomprehensible country

LOCARNO 2016: German director Michael Schindhelm’s Swiss documentary was screened in the Panorama Suisse section of the Locarno Film Festival  

08/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Panorama Suisse

The Challenge, the majestic beauty of ritualised everyday life

The Challenge, the majestic beauty of ritualised everyday life

LOCARNO 2016: With his latest and very powerful film, Italian director Yuri Ancarani continues his exploration of the world as a vessel for ritualised gestures, repeated again and again ad infinitum  

08/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Filmmakers of the Present

The Apple of My Eye, a scathing and brazen comedy about diversity

The Apple of My Eye, a scathing and brazen comedy about diversity

LOCARNO 2016: French director Axelle Ropert throws the rule book on political correctness out the window to bring us a comedy that’s ‘rough’ and unpredictable, just like life  

08/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

Moka, revenge is a dish best served cold

Moka, revenge is a dish best served cold

LOCARNO 2016: Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud returns with his new film, which had its world premiere in Piazza Grande  

05/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Piazza Grande

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