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Watch: A Beginner’s Guide to Joan­na Hogg

29 Aug 2019

Words by Will Webb

Smiling man on bicycle in forested path, with two women walking in background.
Smiling man on bicycle in forested path, with two women walking in background.
Revis­it­ing the acclaimed British writer/director’s first three fea­tures, Unre­lat­ed, Arch­i­pel­ago and Exhibition.

It’s no secret that we at LWLies are long-time admir­ers of the British writer/​director Joan­na Hogg. (Hope­ful­ly by now you’ll have had a chance to pick up a copy our 80th issue, which fea­tures her sub­lime lat­est, The Sou­venir, on the cov­er.) Yet while she’s held in high regard by crit­ics and her indus­try peers, Hogg remains some­thing of an under-appre­ci­at­ed tal­ent on these shores.

To help rec­ti­fy that, we recent­ly record­ed a spe­cial pod­cast pay­ing trib­ute to Hogg’s first three fea­tures, Unre­lat­ed, Arch­i­pel­ago and Exhi­bi­tion. You can lis­ten to the episode here.

In addi­tion, video essay­ist Will Webb has pro­vid­ed a handy primer for her ear­ly work, explor­ing the recur­ring nar­ra­tive themes and visu­al motifs that con­sti­tute Hogg’s dis­tinc­tive style. It’s an insight­ful, essen­tial beginner’s guide to this superla­tive filmmaker.

All three films men­tioned in the video are cur­rent­ly avail­able to rent on Cur­zon Home Cin­e­ma, and as a read­er of LWLies you can claim 50 per cent off when you watch any of them.

To redeem, enter the code LWL50 and enjoy Unre­lat­ed, Arch­i­pel­ago and Exhi­bi­tion until mid­night on 30 September.

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