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.
At the 39° Lovers Film Festival in Turin, the director Kate Maveau shared her story and the process of "It Burns". A film about going through the five stages of grief. Maveau zoomed in the isolation of the denial. With …
At FRED microphones we had the opportunity to have a chat with Sonam Larcin, director of "Ce qui nous lie/The Bond Between Us", before its first screening at the 39° Lovers Film Festival in Turin. Sonam Larcin introduced his documentary …