FRED’s Bénédicte Prot interviews director Alexander Sokurov, who presented his latest work FRANCOFONIA in competition at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. tells us more about the intentions behind his cinematic pyramid on the Louvre and talks about dictators, life, death, and beauty.
FRANCOFONIA: As he watches the wreck of a ship carrying works of art through a webcam, Russian maestro Alexander Sokurov muses on Paris and the rescue of the Louvre during the German Occupation by its director Jacques Jaujard and the nazi officer in charge of the Kunstschutz, Franziskus Wolff-Metternich.
Oscar-nominated Bosnian showrunner Jasmila Žbanić on series "I Know Your Soul", the real-life suicide case behind the story, subverting stereotypes with her female lead and the series' central theme of the importance of family and communication.
"Arni" is inspired by the powerful and intense image of the lead actor, Péter Ture. It tells a story of resilience and strength in a world that can be hostile and mean.
The juries for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival have been announced. Alexander Payne, Julia Ducournau, and Charlotte Wells will preside over the main sections.
Michel Franco about "Dreams" : 'When the father says "It’s okay to help immigrants, but there are limits," that’s the biggest question in the film: can people [from different contexts] truly see each other as equals?'
"Future Future" director Davi Pretto: 'The apocalypse is not what Hollywood says it is, a huge bang. That's not the apocalypse. The apocalypse is happening every day.'