LFF’22: The Dardenne Brothers on the Life-Affirming Friendship in ‘Tori and Lokita’
The Dardenne Brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc discuss moving beyond the label of “unaccompanied immigrant” in their humanist immigration drama, Tori and Lokita.
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BFI LFF: ‘Argentina, 1985’ Dir. Santiago Mitre on Dictatorship to Democracy
Director Santiago Mitre discusses how his fear for democracies worldwide motivated him to dramatise the Trial of the Juntas in the courtroom drama Argentina, 1985.
BFI LFF: ‘Boiling Point’ Turns the Heat Up on Work-Life Pressure
Director Philip Barantini’s one-take drama Boiling Point explores the tipping point the modern “rat race” is pushing us toward.
BFI LFF: Terence Davies’ ‘Benediction’ Sees a War-Haunted Generation Through a Poet’s Eyes
Terence Davies’ Benediction effectively evokes wartime suffering via British World War I poet and author Siegfried Sassoon’s story.
BFI LFF: Masculinity Has No Meaning in Michel Franco’s Drama ‘Sundown’
Michel Franco’s Sundown, which played in competition for Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival, is an exploration of masculinity in crisis. Or is it?
BFI LFF: Belgian Drama ‘Playground’ (Une Monde) Studies the Bullies
‘Playground’ (‘Une Monde’), winner of the Sutherland Award for Best First Film at BFI LFF 2021, approaches schoolyard bullies like a wildlife biologist.
BFI LFF: Family Drives Iranian Drama ‘Hit the Road’
In Hit the Road, which won Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival 2021, the silence between the family members carries the weight of their powerlessness.
BFI LFF: Drama ‘True Things’ Echos a Broken Britain
Harry Wootliff’s ‘True Things’ is a timely exploration of the broken foundations upon which the Conservative Government wants to “Build back better.”
BFI LFF: Control and Its Consequences in Jordanian Thriller ‘The Alleys’
The Alleys, in the First Feature Competition at the BFI LFF, criticises societal structures that use guilt and shame to control through conformity.
BFI LFF: Curiosity Compels the Story in ‘Memory Box’
The curiosity-driven Memory Box, playing at the BFI London Film Festival 2021, explores the role of memory and the lasting impact of the Lebanese Civil War.
Necessity, Not Ambition: Sonia Kronlund on Her Documentary, ‘The Prince of Nothingwood’
If The Prince of Nothingwood will popularly be remembered for celebrating the creative spirit of its star Salim Shaheen, it is equally an important communication on Afghanistan, it's culture and its people.
