All articles by Lee Marshall
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Reviews‘The Dreamed Adventure’ review: Exhilarating Bulgarian borderlands fable makes expert use of non-professional cast
Valeska Grisebach’s unpredictable Cannes Competition entry is led by former geologist Yana Radeva
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Reviews‘La Bola Negra’ review: Penelope Cruz and Guitarricadelafuente star in sprawling exploration of Spain’s queer culture
The works of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca inform Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes Competition title
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Reviews‘Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ review: Adele Exarchopoulos leads Christophe Honore’s propulsive, poignant 1970s ensemble drama
Honore’s latest work also stars Vincent Lacoste and Paul Kircher
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Reviews‘Spring’ review: Assured, tense Lithuanian debut plays out in occupied Ukraine
Strong performances and atmospheric craft anchor a story of quiet resistance and mounting dread
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Reviews‘Ben’Imana’ review: Evocative debut delivers a haunting tale of post-genocide Rwanda
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s Un Certain Regard title is set against Rwanda’s post-genocide gacaca courts
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Reviews‘Fjord’ review: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve intrigue in Cristian Mungiu’s underpowered Norway-set drama
Mungiu’s Cannes Competition title sees a Christian family going up against Norway’s child protection services
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Reviews‘Full Phil’ review: Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart relish their roles in Quentin Dupieux’s absurdist comedy
The director’s English-language Cannes Midnight title also stars Emma Mackey
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Reviews‘Sheep In The Box’ review: AI changes the nature of grief in Hirokazu Koreeda’s scattershot, syrupy near-future drama
The Cannes Competition title stars Haruka Ayase and Daigo as grieving parents
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Reviews‘Thanks for Coming’ review: Alain Cavalier’s playful final chapter to his long-running filmed diary
The 94-year-old director’s farewell film plays in Directors’ Fortnight
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Reviews‘Gabin’ review: Delicate, absorbing doc follows 10 years in the life of a boy in rural France
Maxence Voiseux’s debut documentary premieres in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
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Reviews‘Yo (Love Is A Rebellious Bird)’ review: Joyful, creative documentary portrait of grief, love and friendship
Anna Fitch pays tribute to her late friend Yolanda Shea in this celebratory Berlin Competition title
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Reviews‘The Loneliest Man In Town’ review: Viennese musician Al Cook stars in slow, meditative drama
Berlin Competition title will most appeal to Cook’s existing fans
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Reviews‘Where To?’ review: A Palestinian cab driver in Berlin connects with his Israeli passenger in delicate, resonant debut
Berlin Perspectives title from Israeli filmmaker Assaf Machnes features strong performances from Ehab Salami and Ido Tako
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Reviews‘Filipiñana’ review: A wealthy Manila country club plays host to this poised, potent study of power and corruption
Filipino director Rafael Manue’s enigmatic debut is executive-produced by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhiangke
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Reviews‘At The Sea’ review: Amy Adams leads Kornel Mundruczo’s uneven follow-up to ‘Pieces Of A Woman’
Addiction recovery drama also stars Dan Levy, Chloe East and Rainn Wilson, and debuts in Berlin Competition
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Reviews‘Wax & Gold’ review: Ruth Beckermann explores Addis Ababa’s Hilton Hotel as a microcosm for modern Ethiopia
The Austrian filmmaker’s follow-up to ‘Favoriten’ premieres as a Berlin Special Screening
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Reviews‘Animol’ review: Ashley Walters’ directorial debut burns with raw, claustrophobic intensity
Tut Nyout leads a gritty youth-detention drama with support from Stephen Graham
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Reviews‘Rosebush Pruning’ review: Callum Turner, Elle Fanning and Riley Keogh head stylish, soulless Karim Aïnouz drama
The English-language Berlin Competition title also stars Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Tracy Letts and Pamela Anderson
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Reviews‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ review: Anders Danielsen Lie is phenomenal as the iconic American jazz musician
British documentarian Grant Gee’s absorbing fiction feature debut bows in Berlin competition
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Reviews‘Trial Of Hein’ review: Assured, enigmatic German debut blends rural unease and social allegory
Kai Stänicke’s impressive blend of period drama and folk horror bows in Berlin’s Perspectives strand