PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Sophie Fiennes,director of the film Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami.
Sophie Fiennes filmed Miss Grace Jones over a period of 5 years, from Jamaica to New York to Paris to a special gig in Dublin. The icon is there, the stage panther too, and the real woman finally appears. A feast for fans, a pleasure for all. Released over Europe in the next month, Italy too.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami: Over-the-top, uninhibited, disquieting and androgynous: Grace Jones embodies all these adjectives. The polyhedral Jamaican artist reveals her most intimate side as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, and lets us discover what hides behind the unique and strong image she has moulded onto herself.
"The Freshly Cut Grass" directed by Celina Murga and executively produced by Martin Scorsese is a tale of love passion and cheating, narrated in parallel with two similar stories that intertwine without ever cross.
Jackie Chan will receive the 2025 Pardo alla Carriera at the Locarno Film Festival. The beloved action star will also present screenings of Project A and Police Story, followed by a public panel on August 10.
Juliette Binoche leads a distinguished jury featuring Halle Berry, Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Leïla Slimani, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sangsoo, Carlos Reygadas, and Jeremy Strong at the 78th Festival de Cannes.