Haifaa Al Mansour

Haifaa Al Mansour: ‘It’s amazing to shape art in Saudi Arabia’

By Fatima Sheriff

The Saudi Arabian iconoclast details the tribulations of making The Perfect Candidate.

The Perfect Candidate – first look review

By David Jenkins

This very agreeable comedy from Haifaa al-Mansour sees an irate female doctor strike out into local politics.

Ad Astra and Marriage Story to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival

By David Jenkins

James Gray and Noah Baumbach will be joined on the Lido by Steven Soderbergh, Roy Andersson and Haifaa al-Mansour.

Mary Shelley

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Elle Fanning’s central performance aside, there’s little to stir the blood in this biopic from Wadjda director Haifaa Al-Mansour.

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25 new films by female directors you need to see in 2018

By Shane O’Reilly

Start getting excited for new works from Amma Asante, Marielle Heller and Mia Hansen-Løve.

Mary Shelley – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Elle Fanning is the star of the show in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s uneven biopic of the ‘Frankenstein’ author.

25 new films by female directors you need to see

By Eve Watling

2017 is shaping up to be an exceptional year for women behind the camera.

Wadjda

By Rebecca Ellis

A teen girl yearns for a new bike in this groundbreaking, deeply moving comedy-drama from Saudi Arabia.

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