CINEMA

Stories from The Front Line

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With authoritarian governments very much on the rise throughout the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival arrives in London at a crucial moment. Screening in twenty cities around the world, each […]

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Leave No Trace

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As many struggle to understand the roots of the rise of populist political figures in both Europe and America they should perhaps look no further than Debra Granik’s extraordinary follow-up to her […]

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Made in Italy 2018

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Made in Italy | 2018 By Beverly Andrews Italian cinema is celebrated for the reverence it often shows its female actors, but this year’s Made in Italy film festival in London shows […]

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Being 17

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Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans) By Beverly Andrews At a time when so many parts of the world are on the brink of conflict and with the appearance of a […]

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Amelie: a self-absorbed woman?

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By Elizabeth Ross Amelie is Amelie Poulain, the central character in the 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amelie is a waitress living in Montmartre who decides to change the […]

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