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Posted on October 28, 2014
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‘The biggest shock was not having a uterus’ – the film about intersex beauty queen Sharon-Rose Khumalo
She found fame as a Miss South Africa finalist – then hit the headlines again after revealing her genetic condition. We meet the star of an extraordinary documentary about life [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future review – gripping tale sprinkled with animal magic
Chilean director Francisca Alegría weaves together singing cows and family trauma in this thoughtful magical realist fable with an environmental messageFirst-time Chilean director Francisca Alegría turns up the arthouse dial [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Whisper of Silence review – coffee-taster drama makes most of stunning locations
Alfonso Quijada's feature follows a young woman gifted with an extraordinary sense of smell. It looks great, but fails to satisfyThis drama from El Salvador has several commendable features, starting [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Antidote review – ayahuasca tourism film lauds hallucinogenic tea’s healing powers
Is the vogue for the Amazonian drink a beneficial driver of tourism – or a form of capitalist exploitation? This film lacks the rigour to find outOften mocked by standup [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Dreaming an Island review – an eerie tour of planet Earth’s depopulated future
This documentary about a small Japanese island, a once thriving mining outpost that now has only 100 residents, lightens its existential concerns with a focus on human connectionIn his second [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Those people are the unsung heroes’: the women who tried to unmask the Boston Strangler
A new film starring Keira Knightley sheds light on the forgotten journalists who led the search to bring down a serial killerIt is a scene familiar from many a newspaper [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There was cruelty and unpleasantness’: Emily Watson on school, stardom and sex scenes in her 50s
The actor grew up in an alleged cult and was expelled after her explicit role in Breaking the Waves. She discusses method acting, the #MeToo movement and mixing work and [...]
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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Allelujah review – starry but jarring film of Alan Bennett’s hospital play
Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Derek Jacobi star in this faithful yet uneven adaptationAdapted by Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas from the 2018 play by Alan Bennett, set in a [...]
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Winners review – a gentle Persian-language homage to cinema
Scottish-based Hassan Nazer's drama, filmed in Iran, is slight but powered by its young, non-professional castNine-year-old Yahya (Parsa Maghami) and his best friend, Leyla (Helia Mohammadkhani), scramble over the local [...]
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gemma Arterton: ‘In real life, I’m quite silly’
The actor and producer on the joy of clowning around in her new comedy Funny Woman, how female solidarity has changed her professional life, and her top choice for a [...]
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com