In Conversation | Little White Lies

In Conversation

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Interviews

Debra Granik: ‘This film is about the difference between want and need’

by David Jenkins

The director of Leave No Trace talks about the possibility of a total disconnect from the system.
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Hal Hartley: ‘I try to juxtapose the male gaze with female independence’

by Matt Thrift

The prolific independent filmmaker reflects on his career ahead of Henry Fool’s 20th anniversary.
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Toni Collette: ‘This film tackles the idea that it’s taboo to talk about grief’

by Hannah Strong

The star of Ari Aster’s Hereditary talks grief, audiobooks and why we should all go to the cinema more often.
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Lucrecia Martel: ‘History is more arbitrary than science fiction’

by Matt Thrift

It took the best part of a decade to bring Zama to the big screen. Its writer/​director tells us about her epic journey.
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Andrew Niccol: ‘There was no war for our privacy, we gave ourselves away’

by Lou Thomas

The writer/​director of Gattaca and Anon offers his thoughts on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Willy Vlautin on the art of working class storytelling

by Ian Gilchrist

The American novelist and former Richmond Fontaine frontman discusses the latest adaptation of his work, Lean on Pete.
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How we launched Studio Ponoc by Yoshiaki Nishimura and Hiromasa Yonebayashi

by Michael Leader

The creative minds behind Japan’s newest animation house share their vision for the future.
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Jessie Buckley: ‘The intimacy that you create on set is crucial’

by Hannah Strong

A star-making turn in Beast is set to launch Irish actor Jessie Buckley into the stratosphere.
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Claire Denis on how Etta James inspired Let the Sunshine In

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

One of greatest directors working today picks apart the romantic gamesmanship of her wonderful latest.
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Valeska Grisebach: ‘The western has always been a very exciting genre’

by David Jenkins

Western is a sensual, rustic drama which pays subtle homage to the classic horse opera, explains its German maker.