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Three women with concerned expressions, one with long dark hair, another with shorter light hair, and the third with dark hair. They appear to be in an outdoor setting against a blue background.
Festivals

The Balconettes – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Noémie Mer­lan­t’s sopho­more fea­ture, co-writ­ten by Celine Sci­amma, is a riotous black com­e­dy set on the hottest day of the year in Marseilles.
Two young girls with curly hair, wearing colourful winter coats, looking serious.
Review

Petite Maman

by Aimee Knight

Céline Sci­amma puts a time-loop spin on the clas­sic com­ing-of-age tale with this gen­tle fam­i­ly fairy tale.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Close-up illustration of a woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing a pink top against a bright blue background.
Interviews

Céline Sciamma: ‘I would love for someone to make this film into an anime’

by Lillian Crawford

The French mae­stro on how she’s matured as a film­mak­er, and the secrets hid­den in her beguil­ing lat­est, Petite Maman.
Young person with short brown hair wearing a white vest, standing in front of a floral curtain background.
Queer Cinema

The radical queer politics and bittersweet legacy of Tomboy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Céline Sciamma’s LGBTQ+ themed sec­ond fea­ture found itself at the cen­tre of a polit­i­cal storm in France.
Autumn forest scene with large wood pile and two people in red jackets standing nearby.
Festivals

Petite Maman – first-look review

by Adam Woodward

An eight-year-old girl encoun­ters a young ver­sion of her moth­er in Céline Sciamma’s trans­portive fable.
Autumn forest scene with large wood pile and two people in red jackets standing nearby.
Festivals

Celiné Sciamma and Hong Sang-soo headline the 2021 Berlin Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

This year’s two-part edi­tion will also play host to Daniel Brühl’s direc­to­r­i­al debut.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting close together in what appears to be a wheelchair. They are both wearing dark clothing and smiling.
Incoming

Céline Sciamma has begun work on her next film, a childhood drama

by Charles Bramesco

Petite Maman, which has already begun filmed in Paris, stars two eight-year-old leads.
Three people in period costume standing on a rocky beach, one in a red dress, one in a black dress, and one in a black outfit.
Incoming

Curzon Home Cinema launches online live Q&A series

by Hannah Strong

Watch a film, then stick around for a cosy chat with the likes of Céline Sci­amma and Mia Hansen-Løve.
Colourful abstract portrait of a person with blonde hair and green eyes set against a vibrant yellow and green background.
Interviews

Céline Sciamma: ‘I had a desire to show the birth of longing’

by Elena Lazic

The direc­tor of Por­trait of a Lady on Fire dis­cuss­es her mon­u­ment to female artists and their intense gaze.
Two stylised portraits of individuals with closed eyes, in muted blues and yellows.
Interviews

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant on Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Elena Lazic

The co-stars of Céline Sciamma’s sump­tu­ous peri­od romance dis­cuss the inti­mate – and polit­i­cal – nature of the film.