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2295 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Review: Spencer

Review: Spencer

VENICE 2021: Pablo Larraín delivers a wacky, engaging, refreshing story about a woman who, unlike a certain royal spouse from the 16th century, decides to save her own neck  

03/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Review: The Card Counter

Review: The Card Counter

VENICE 2021: Paul Schrader deals a great hand in this gambling tale that must be a good outside bet for the Golden Lion  

03/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Václav Kadrnka  • Director of Saving One Who Was Dead

Interview: Václav Kadrnka • Director of Saving One Who Was Dead

"To convey the personal experience my film is based on, I developed a very specific cinematic language"

The Czech filmmaker discusses the third instalment in what he describes as his “Absence of a Loved One” trilogy, which has competed for the Crystal Globe  

03/09/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: Saving One Who Was Dead

Review: Saving One Who Was Dead

The latest film from Czech director Václav Kadrnka sees him return to Karlovy Vary for the first time since his 2017 Crystal Globe-winning effort Little Crusader  

02/09/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: Parallel Mothers

Review: Parallel Mothers

VENICE 2021: Pedro Almodóvar combines telenovela with a serious take on his country’s unresolved past, proving that at this point, he can really do whatever he wants  

02/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Shawkat Amin Korki  • Director of The Exam

Interview: Shawkat Amin Korki • Director of The Exam

"The problems in the educational system are not an issue only in Kurdistan"

The Kurdish director discusses his Crystal Globe competition entry, a tiny drama set in Iraqi Kurdistan about a young woman trying to control her own life  

31/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Miro Remo • Director of At Full Throttle

Interview: Miro Remo • Director of At Full Throttle

“I respect reality, but I like to delve further into the possibilities of cinema”

The Slovak documentarian discusses his latest feature-length effort, pushing the boundaries of documentary cinema and playing with styles  

31/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Philip Barantini • Director of Boiling Point

Interview: Philip Barantini • Director of Boiling Point

"I wanted not to give the audience a breather"

The British director tells Cineuropa about the trials and tribulations of making his new, one-take movie  

31/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Lisa Bierwirth • Director of Prince

Interview: Lisa Bierwirth • Director of Prince

"Entering the Congolese diaspora is something I found very challenging"

The German director discusses the inspiration behind her feature debut, its making and the challenges she faced  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

Interview: Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

“I wanted the audience to ask themselves questions like: what do I do for my child?”

This documentary about a boy being brought up in accordance with the Kameveda method has had its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

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