Dan Fainaru
FeaturesMichel Ciment: tribute to a titan of film criticism
Fellow cineaste, writer and lifelong friend Dan Fainaru celebrates the life and career of Michel Ciment.
Reviews'The Wild Pear Tree': Cannes Review
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest sees a young graduate attempt to carve out some independence
FeaturesFilms of the Year 2017: Dan Fainaru
Screen International critics pick their top five films of the year, plus the best doc and a hidden gem.
Reviews'Foxtrot': Venice Review
Samuel Maoz delivers a powerful follow up to Lebanon, which won the Golden Lion in 2009
Reviews'Longing': Venice Review
An ’’extremely sad” comedy from Israel’s Savi Gabizon follows a man mourning the son he never knew he had.
Reviews'Tomorrow And Thereafter': Locarno Review
Noémie Lvovsky delves into her own past for a story about a nine-year old girl whose mother isn’t “all there”
Reviews'Keep The Change': Karlovy Vary Review
Sweeping awards as it travels the festival circuit, this warm romantic comedy features two autistic leads
Reviews'Barbara': Cannes Review
Mathieu Amalric directs and also plays the director of a film about the iconic French singer
Reviews'Loveless': Cannes Review
An unforgiving image of Russia’s middle class kicks off Cannes 2017 Competition
Reviews'The Other Side of Hope': Berlin Review
A Syrian refugee finds a safe haven in Aki Kaurismaki’s typically idiosyncratic follow-up to Le Havre
Reviews'Requiem For Mrs J': Berlin Review
A depressed Balkan widow plans her final days in Bojan Vuletic’s dark comedy
Reviews'Wild Mouse': Berlin Review
Berlinale Competition title is an acerbic satire which targets the Austrian middle class
ReviewsFilms of the Year 2016: Dan Fainaru
A film critic for more than 55 years and Screen International’s critic-at-large, Dan has written for the title since 2001. Honorary vice-president of Fipresci, he is editor of Israeli film magazine Cinematheque.
