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Lecce 2024

8 articles available in total starting from 05/11/2024. Last article published on 22/11/2024.

Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee • Writer-director and writer-cinematographer of Breathing Underwater

Interview: Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee • Writer-director and writer-cinematographer of Breathing Underwater

"If it helps change just one life for the better, this film will have fulfilled its purpose"

The filmmakers discuss the genesis and process behind their film following the journey of a woman in a situation of violence finding a new life  

22/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Review: Wishbone

Review: Wishbone

In her latest film, Greek director Penny Panayotopoulou uses realism and poetry to convey the condition of a family holding strong in a fragmented society, set against a backdrop of malpractice  

20/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Paulo Filipe Monteiro • Director of Clear Nights

Interview: Paulo Filipe Monteiro • Director of Clear Nights

“I wanted to make a film where dialogue came through the body as well as through words”

The Portuguese director chatted with us about his film, which broaches post-natal depression and coming out  

19/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Review: Breathing Underwater

Review: Breathing Underwater

Luxembourg director Eric Lamhène’s debut film employs realism and sensitivity to explore the topic of domestic abuse, following in the footsteps of a resident in a shelter for abused women  

19/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

The 25th Lecce European Film Festival crowns Three Days of Fish its champion

The 25th Lecce European Film Festival crowns Three Days of Fish its champion

Peter Hoogendoorn’s feature was named Best Film while the Jury and Cineuropa prizes went to Eric Lamhène’s Breathing Underwater  

18/11/2024 | Lecce 2024 | Awards

Jurijs Saule • Director of Martin Reads the Quran

Interview: Jurijs Saule • Director of Martin Reads the Quran

"This dialogue between two people who don’t want to talk to each other, but they still can do it – this is important for me"

We caught up with the German filmmaker to talk about his film, which sees a professor of Islamic studies and a potential bomber engage in a verbal duel  

15/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Review: B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

Review: B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

Danish director Søren Green’s first fiction feature film explores self-harming among young people and urges us not to leave our adolescents alone with their demons  

12/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Ten films to compete in the Lecce European Film Festival

Ten films to compete in the Lecce European Film Festival

The 25th edition of the festival dedicated to new cinema from the Old Continent will unspool 9 to 16 November, with Ken Loach and Giovanna Mezzogiorno taking centre stage for European and Italian film  

05/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

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