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A group of incarcerated men sit in an auditorium. All of them are wearing light blue denim collared shirts and dark blue jeans. Two of the men are smoking cigarettes.

Review: ‘Great Freedom’ exposes hope on trial in the face of institutionalized cruelty

Sebastian Meise’s film is a moving portrait of a gay man in a country that criminalized his identity. “Great Freedom” is playing in select theaters.
Alexandra Bentzien, Contributing Writer March 7, 2022

Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom” unveils the shameful and barbarous past of Germany’s criminalization of homosexuality. While difficult to watch, the film also reveals...

“Memoria” is director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest feature film. The movie is a beautiful and deeply thoughtful journey through Colombia. (Image courtesy of Neon)

Review: ‘Memoria’ is hauntingly immersive

In his first film produced outside of Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul paints a stunning picture of Colombia.
Valentina Arrieta, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

“Memoria,” Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest feature film, follows Jessica (Tilda Swinton), who is haunted by a loud, consistent bang that only she hears. As she tries to...

Luca Guadagnino's new HBO series “We are Who We Are” follows two teens and their families on an American army base in Chioggia, Italy. The series shows the struggle of the characters, played by several well known celebrities such as Chloe Sevigny and Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi, as they navigate through teenage life and the exploration of their sexualities and identities. 
(Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)

‘We Are Who We Are’ Is An Artistic Triumph For The Coming-of-Age Genre

The new series by Luca Guadagnino tells the story of teenage self-discovery with the backdrop of a U.S. army base in Italy.
Kaylee DeFrietas, Arts Editor September 27, 2020

A drama about coming-of-age in a small town in Italy by Luca Guadagnino? You may think I am talking about the 2017 critically acclaimed film “Call Me By Your Name” but I am...

Still from the "The Trouble with You"  Pio Marmai and Adele Haenel (Courtesy of  mk2 Films)

‘The Trouble With You’ Struggles to Balance Crime and Comedy

“The Trouble With You” is an endearingly French stylized comedy featuring a strong cast but showcases romance that feels artificial and forced.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer March 5, 2019

After her husband, a police officer, is killed in the line of duty, Yvonne Santi (Adèle Haenel) learns that he was not the hero from the bedtime stories she tells her son. He...

A scene from the Palm d'Or-winning film "Shoplifters." (via facebook.com)

Cannes Favorite ‘Shoplifters’ Arrives at IFC Center

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s drama won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and should be your next stop at the IFC Center.
Guru Ramanathan, Film & TV Editor November 26, 2018
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s drama won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and should be your next stop at the IFC Center.
‘The Red Turtle’ Director Discusses French Animation

‘The Red Turtle’ Director Discusses French Animation

Rene Bennett, Contributing Writer February 7, 2018
The inaugural Animation First festival, hosted by the French Institute Alliance Française, featured a Q&A with "The Red Turtle" director Michel Dudok De Wit this past weekend.
Tisch alumnus, Jeremy Saulnier’s upcoming film “Green Room” has already been positively reviewed by many.

Alum’s Road From Tisch to Cannes

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor April 11, 2016
Tisch alum Jeremy Saulnier's new film "Green Room" stars Patrick Stewart as a Neo-Nazi.
Centering around the death of Isabelle Reed, LOUDER THAN BOMBS is the story of a family's attempts to unearth the mystery around the fatal car crash.

“Louder Than Bombs” Experiments With Time Successfully

Dejarelle Gaines, Copy Chief April 8, 2016
Jesse Eisenberg stars in "Louder than Bombs" a family drama directed by Joachim Trier.
French film Standing Tall is better known by the title La Tête Haute and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015.

Honest Depictions of a Troubled Teenager Render ‘Standing Tall’ Worthwhile

Sydney Rappis, Contributing Writer March 30, 2016
The opening film of last year's Cannes Film Festival, "Standing Tall" is a character study of a teenage delinquent and the adults surrounding him.
“Sweet Bean” is a new Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase.

‘Sweet Bean,’ From Japan, Is Slow Yet Satisfying

Carter Glace, Staff Writer March 24, 2016
"Sweet Bean", the new film from Japanese director Naomi Kawase, focuses on the relationship between a bakery owner and the elderly woman he hires.
“The Wonders”, a film on an eleven-year-old girl’s coming-of-age, is well worth its Cannes Grand Prix Prize.

The birds and the beekeepers star in Italian coming of age film

Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer October 28, 2015
A small-town family of beekeepers in Italy confronts the lure of reality television when a production crew rolls into town. Alice Rohrwacher's film "The Wonders" tells the charming coming-of-age story of a young teenage girl who must face the changes coming over her town and herself.
Opening on October 16th, The Movie “The Assassin” displays the struggle between duty and morality in ninth-century China.

Stunning minimalism in ‘The Assassin’

Min-Wei Lee, Contributing Writer October 12, 2015
Taiwanese martial arts film "The Assassin" brings morality to question in the face of duty, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen.