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Interviews

Mike Mills: ‘Filmmaking isn’t therapy for me, I don’t cry on set’

by David Jenkins

The direc­tor of 20th Cen­tu­ry Women dis­cuss­es his per­son­alised cine-poem writ­ten to his late mother.
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How to write a documentary, with the director of Kate Plays Christine

by David Jenkins

Direc­tor Robert Greene explains why he won a doc­u­men­tary writ­ing prize at Sundance.
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The Greatest: Antoine Fuqua on Denzel Washington

by Adam Woodward

The Mag­nif­i­cent Sev­en direc­tor offers a unique first-hand take on the act­ing heavyweight’s endur­ing appeal.
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An acting class with Isabelle Huppert

by David Jenkins

The screen icon dis­cuss­es her craft plus her upcom­ing roles in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come and Michael Haneke’s Hap­py End.
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Eva Husson explains why all the actors in Bang Gang are white

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French writer/​director on the non-diver­si­ty cast­ing of her inti­mate ​‘mod­ern love story’.
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How to make it as a young actress in the film industry

by Sophie Yapp

Bebe Cave, the young star of Tale of Tales, offers some sage advice for aspir­ing actors.
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Adèle Exarchopoulos on filming inside France’s most notorious prison

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The young star of Blue is the Warmest Colour talks exclu­sive­ly about going behind bars for Down by Love.
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Can a documentary ever be truly objective?

by David Jenkins

Fire at Sea direc­tor Gian­fran­co Rosi on film­ing a rur­al fam­i­ly in their home in the mid­dle of the migrant crisis.
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Tropical malady – making a film in the heart of darkness

by Adam Woodward

Embrace of the Ser­pent direc­tor Ciro Guer­ra on the logis­ti­cal and spir­i­tu­al chal­lenge of shoot­ing in a rainforest.
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Interviews

Jeremy Saulnier: ‘The motivations for the violence are all very practical’

by Anton Bitel

The Green Room direc­tor offers some sage advice on how to ride the wave of your first indie hit.