Helena Wittman’s extraordinary seafaring anti-epic is a prime contender for the big prize at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival.
By Adam Scovell
The decade following the Nouvelle Vague saw the emergence of progressive filmmakers like Chantal Akerman and Maurice Pialat.
The French actor discusses the challenges of playing French literary icon Marguerite Duras.
A perfectly calibrated central performance by Mélanie Thierry powers this dour wartime literary drama.