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Interviews

Interview: Alice Diop on Saint Omer

By Devika Girish
October 10, 2022
Truth claims: the French-Senegalese filmmaker discusses the real-life roots of her fiction debut and what it means to embody universality in a Black woman

Interview: João Pedro Rodrigues on Will-o’-the-Wisp

By Jordan Cronk
October 3, 2022
It takes two: the Portuguese auteur discusses how his latest, an innuendo-filled sci-fi musical fantasy, parlays past injustices and present-day anxieties into a euphoric vision of the future

Interview: Mark Toscano on Preserving the Avant Garde

By Chris Shields
July 11, 2022
Save as: Academy Film Archive preservationist Mark Toscano discusses the unique challenges of restoring experimental films by artists like Stan Brakhage and Barbara Hammer, and more

Interview: Dani and Sheilah ReStack

By Genevieve Yue
June 21, 2022
Wildlife: the Ohio-based artists discuss how their “Feral Domestic" trilogy questions the porous boundaries between homelife and the outside world

Interview: David Cronenberg on Crimes of the Future

By Devika Girish
June 6, 2022
Future days: the director discusses his new film, how he gets bodies to speak for themselves, and the role of art in the face of the apocalypse

The Film Comment Podcast: Léa Seydoux on Crimes of the Future and One Fine Morning

By Devika Girish
May 31, 2022
Body and soul: the prolific French actress joins the podcast to discuss her starring turns in excellent new films by Mia Hansen-Løve and David Cronenberg

Cannes 2022 Interview: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

By James Wham
May 31, 2022
Mask off: The director of Cannes-standout Pamfir discusses the roles of myth, religion, and the carnivalesque in his artful rural crime thriller

Cannes 2022 Interview: Arnaud Desplechin on Brother and Sister

By Edo Choi
May 27, 2022
Sibling rivalry: the French director talks about his new Brother and Sister, his work with actors, and the spiritually fortifying potential of cinema

Cannes 2022 Interview: Cristian Mungiu

By Mark Asch
May 26, 2022
Talking past each other: the director of Cannes sensation R.M.N. discusses the timely, timeless, and technical aspects of his politically charged drama.

Cannes 2022 Interview: Mia Hansen-Løve

By Devika Girish
May 24, 2022
Lost in language: the director discusses her latest work of autofiction, Cannes-triumph One Fine Morning