Elena Razlogova

Cannes 2017: Recognizing Unjust Official Authority in ‘Lerd’ and ‘Tesnota’
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Cannes 2017: Recognizing Unjust Official Authority in ‘Lerd’ and ‘Tesnota’

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 / 31 May 2017
The Un Certain Regard program presents films more diverse in aesthetics and geography than the main competition at Cannes. Lerd and Tesnota show why those criteria for selection are rewarding.
Cannes 2017: Radicalism and Other Crankiness in ‘Redoubtable’ & ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’
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Cannes 2017: Radicalism and Other Crankiness in ‘Redoubtable’ & ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’

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 / 26 May 2017
In these films, Noah Baumbach's understanding of New York City's intellectual scene exceeds Michel Hazanavicius' grasp on film history.
Cannes 2017: Border Crossings in ‘Jupiter’s Moon’ and ‘Okja’
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Cannes 2017: Border Crossings in ‘Jupiter’s Moon’ and ‘Okja’

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 / 20 May 2017
Looking for fresh ways to raise social awareness, these films mix genres to the point of becoming mutants.
Sundance 2017: ‘Wind River’ + ‘The Force’
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Sundance 2017: ‘Wind River’ + ‘The Force’

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 / 27 January 2017
Two new films at the Sundance Film Festival -- a murder mystery and a vérité documentary -- ask the same two questions: who has the authority to dispense justice, and with how much violence?
Sundance 2017: ‘The Big Sick’ + ‘Roxanne Roxanne’
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Sundance 2017: ‘The Big Sick’ + ‘Roxanne Roxanne’

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 / 24 January 2017
These two Sundance entries introduce fast-talking protagonists who take the art of comedic dialogue to new heights in speed and certainly in social satire.
Sundance 2017: ‘Whose Streets?’ + ‘Dayveon’
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Sundance 2017: ‘Whose Streets?’ + ‘Dayveon’

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 / 24 January 2017
On opening night at the Sundance Film Festival, two films raised questions about how black Americans' experiences can be more effectively shared and understood.
Cannes 2016: ‘The Salesman’ + ‘Elle’
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Cannes 2016: ‘The Salesman’ + ‘Elle’

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 / 2 June 2016
These two films suggest possible ways for women's self-expression in the midst of oppression.
Cannes 2016: ‘American Honey’ + ‘Uchenik’
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Cannes 2016: ‘American Honey’ + ‘Uchenik’

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 / 23 May 2016
Two films that won awards at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival reflect on young people's experiences, emotional and spiritual.
Cannes 2016: ‘The Handmaiden’ + ‘The BFG’
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Cannes 2016: ‘The Handmaiden’ + ‘The BFG’

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 / 18 May 2016
Fantasy is at the heart of two adaptations of famous books screened at Cannes this week, Steven Spielberg's The BFG and Park Chan-wook’s Agassi (The Handmaiden).
Cannes 2016: ‘Eshtebak’ + ‘I, Daniel Blake’
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Cannes 2016: ‘Eshtebak’ + ‘I, Daniel Blake’

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 / 17 May 2016
At Cannes, these two powerful films inspire fury at appalling and seemingly insurmountable social divisions.
Cannes 2016: ‘Café Society’ + ‘Sieranevada’
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Cannes 2016: ‘Café Society’ + ‘Sieranevada’

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 / 13 May 2016
Two new films at the Cannes Film Festival, Woody Allen's Café Society and Cristi Puiu's Sieranevada, look back on the past, with very different results.
Cannes 2015: ‘Saul Fia’, ‘Mon Roi’, and the Politics of Award-Giving
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Cannes 2015: ‘Saul Fia’, ‘Mon Roi’, and the Politics of Award-Giving

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 / 27 May 2015
Whereas Son of Saul represents the advancement of cinematic language, Mon Roi encapsulates the politics of selection and award-giving at Cannes.