Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Review

A Private Life review – a limp and convoluted psychodrama

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jodie Foster stars as a psychiatrist trying to solve a potential murder in Rebecca Zlotowski’s underwhelming drama.
Review

Nouvelle Vague review – there are other, better “making a movie” movies out there

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Richard Linklater’s homage to the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless brings precious little new to the story of the New Wave.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Opinion

Coming of age with Rob Reiner

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

In the wake of this Hollywood titan’s sudden and tragic demise, we look back at the life and work of an artist whose life was powered by empathy and humour.
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Review

Cover-Up review – a film worthy of Seymour Hersh

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ searing chronicle of global atrocities as uncovered by dogged investigative reporting veteran, Sy Hersh.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Frankenstein review – Jacob Elordi is a revelation

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Guillermo del Toro handles Mary Shelley’s canonical text with the tenderness of a butterfly, exulting in the author’s wisdom and sense of high tragedy while bringing his own steampunk spin to the material.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Venice Film Festival

Silent Friend – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Hungarian filmmaker ldikó Enyedi turns a university’s botanical garden into a site of limitless curiosity as an ancient tree observes the rhythms of three lives over the course of a century.
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Venice Film Festival

Duse – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pietro Marcello’s half-literal, half-imagined portrait of legendary Italian actress Eleonora Duse is elevated by the splendor of leading lady Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. 
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Venice Film Festival

Cover-Up – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ searing chronicle of global atrocities as uncovered by dogged investigative reporting veteran, Sy Hersh.
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In Conversation

Eva Victor: 'I used the title as a way to reward myself once I wrote it'

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer/​director/​star of festival sensation, Sorry, Baby, on bellybutton piercings and finding a sombre humour and reflection in the subject of sexual abuse.
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Journeys

Inside the inaugural edition of the Collective Film Festival London

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A dispatch from a passionate grassroots project over in Finsbury Park.
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Partnership

The Sensual Elegance of I Am Love

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Through its use of colour, costume and décor, Luca Guadagnino’s sumptuous drama turns stylish interiors and silent glances into metaphors for longing.
Review

Along Came Love review – an intimately epic love story

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Katell Quillévéré’s poetic French period drama is powered by an understated chemistry between Anaïs Demoustier and Vincent Lacoste.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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