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Reel Weekend | 25 April 2008
Based on a graphic novel, the beautifully hand-drawn, black-and-white Persepolis is an autobiographical story of Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian woman who spent the first decade of her life living a relatively happy childhood in Tehran, before being packed off to Vienna by her liberal parents. The film is a masterclass in economic story-telling, effectively condensing many years into just over 90 minutes, and Satrapi and writer-director Vincent Paronnaud manage to find verbal and visual humour in even the darkest of situations.
Movie Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Reel Weekend | 07 February 2008
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly tells the extraordinary true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the one-time editor of the French edition of Elle magazine, who in 1995 suffered a stroke that left him entirely paralysed except for his left eye. The film is directed by painter-turned-director Julian Schnabel, and adopts an unconventional narrative technique to depict this remarkable story of triumph over tragedy.
Todd Haynes: I'm Not There - Part 2
Reel Report | 18 December 2007
In the second part of our two-part interview with Todd Haynes, director of I'm Not There, the rock biopic about the life of Bob Dylan, we talk more generally about aspects of his filmmaking. In particular we ask him about his unique way of story-telling, his approach to the concept of film genres and whether his sexuality has an effect on his ability to interpret characters. If you missed the first part you can catch it here.
Reel Report | 07 December 2007
In the first of a two-part interview, Reel Report speaks to maverick American director Todd Haynes about his latest movie I'm Not There, an unconventional rock biopic about the life of music legend Bob Dylan. Haynes talks about the challenges of telling Dylan's story, casting the six very different actors who play Dylan, and how he plans to take on the Bush administration with his next project.
Movie Trailers | 02 November 2007
Toddy Haynes brings to the screen an unconventional biopic of music legend Bob Dylan with eight separate actors (including Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale) portraying the enigmatic singer.
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