Lee Marshall
FeaturesHow ‘To Kill A Tiger’ director shone a light on India’s gender violence
Nisha Pahuja set out to make a film about male consciousness-raising on gender issues in India, then found herself in the middle of a case of child rape. She tells Screen how the victim’s courageous family inspired her to tell their story in To Kill A Tiger.
Reviews‘Gloria!’: Berlin Review
A young woman finds her voice in an Italian musical institute at the turn of the 19th century
Reviews‘Architecton’: Berlin Review
Victor Kossakovsky follows up ‘Gunda’ with this exploration of concrete and stone in a throwaway society
Reviews‘Shikun’: Berlin Review
Amos Gitai transplants Eugene Ionesco’s 1959 protest play ’Rhinoceros’ to modern Israel
Reviews‘Demba’: Berlin Review
A Sengalese man struggles to shake off his grief after the death of his wife in this striking second feature
Reviews‘Another End’: Berlin Review
Gael Garcia Bernal must confront memories made flesh in this near-future sci-fi
Reviews‘From Hilde, With Love’: Review
Liv Lisa Fries plays German resistance fighter Hilde Coppi in this powerhouse biopic
Reviews‘Above The Dust’: Berlin Review
Wang Xiaoshuai’s latest is a haunting parable of a disappearing rural China
Reviews’Turn In The Wound’: Berlin Review
Abel Ferrara’s documentary is an awkward meld of the Ukraine conflict with a Patti Smith installation
Reviews‘La Cocina’: Berlin Review
Alonso Ruizpalacios tries to turn up the heat in this version of Arnold Wesker’s stage play starring Rooney Mara
FeaturesFilms of the year 2023: Lee Marshall
Lee Marshall joined Screen in 1996 as an Italy-based film critic. He also writes on travel, design and culture for a range of UK, US and Italian publications.
Reviews‘The Movie Emperor’: Busan
Director Ning Hao and star Andy Lau re-team for this savvy film industry satire
Reviews‘Bride Kidnapping’: Busan Review
Jiseok co-winner at Busan is a dour but powerful drama from Kyrgyzstan.
Reviews‘Paradise’: Busan Review
Effective Sri Lanka-set tourism drama shared the top prize in Busan’s Jiseok competition
Reviews‘House Of The Seasons’: Busan Review
A family drama set around a tofu factory is an engaging addition to the ‘Korean Cinema Today’ strand at Busan
Reviews‘After The Fever’: Busan Review
A young Japanese couple approach love from very different angles in Akira Yamamoto’s vacant drama
Reviews‘That Summer’s Lie’: Busan Review
The events of one South Korean summer may not be all they appear in this twisting breakout Busan-set debut
Reviews‘Because I Hate Korea’: Busan Review
Busan’s opening film follows a disaffected South Korean woman who flees Seoul for New Zealand
Reviews‘An Endless Sunday’: Venice Review
Long hot summer Sundays in Rome form the basis of this Italian debut, produced by Wim Wenders