Lisa Nesselson

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'Yao': Review
2019-01-29T14:00:00
Omar Sy stars as a famous French writer who returns to his roots in Senegal
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'Invisibles': Review
2019-01-22T07:00:00
Social-issue comedy is proving a box office hit in France, and could well travel further
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'Edmond': Review
2019-01-21T15:25:00
The story of Cyrano de Bergerac continues to delight in Alexis Michalik’s delightful ‘origins’ story
Features
Films of the year 2018: Lisa Nesselson
2018-12-20T09:32:00
Nesselson began reviewing for Screen in 2008.
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'Tel Aviv On Fire': Venice Review
2018-09-02T12:00:00
A fictional TV soap opera is the backdrop for intelligent commentary on Israeli-Palestinian relations
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'Keep Going' (Continuer): Venice Review
2018-08-31T15:00:00
Director Joaquin LaFosse sets a mother and son at odds on a trip across Kyrgyzstan
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'The Extraordinary Voyage Of The Fakir': Review
2018-06-12T20:09:00
The move from page to screen was a leap too far for Ken Scott’s globe-trotting English-language adaptation of a best-selling French novel
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'At War': Cannes Review
2018-05-15T17:00:00
Employees at a car plant are betrayed by their management: Stéphane Brizé’s film starrting Vincent Lindon follows what happens next.
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'Our Struggles' (Nos Batailles)': Cannes Review
2018-05-13T15:10:00
Romain Duris is the factory worker struggling to balance his responsibilities
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'Angel Face': Cannes Review
2018-05-12T14:50:00
Love is not enough in this tale of a woman struggling to look after her daughter
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'My Favourite Fabric': Cannes Review
2018-05-11T12:35:00
A young woman explores her sexuality as Syria teeters towards war
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'Sauvage': Cannes Review
2018-05-11T12:10:00
A male prostitute searches for genuine love
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'Sextape': Cannes Review
2018-05-10T14:30:00
Female-centric story from France about teen consent is fearless and funny
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'To The Ends Of The World': Cannes Review
2018-05-10T12:30:00
Gaspard Ulliel, Gerard Depardieu are stand-outs in this haunting story of revenge in Indochina
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'Everybody Knows': Cannes Review
2018-05-08T22:55:00
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem reunite for Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s trip into Spanish-speaking terrain
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'The Prayer': Berlin Review
2018-02-18T15:30:00
A heroin addict goes cold turkey in a remote mountain-top community in Cedric Kahn’s Berlin Competition entry
Features
Films of the Year 2017: Lisa Nesselson
2017-12-21T10:23:00
Screen International critics pick their top five films of the year, plus the best doc and a hidden gem.
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'See You Up There (Au Revoir La-Haut)': Review
2017-10-30T14:02:00
Albert Dupontel’s lavish production set in the wake of the First World War also stars Nahuel Perez Biscayart
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'Knock': Review
2017-10-18T17:27:00
Omar Sy stars in the latest adaptation of the classic French 1924 play ’Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine’
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'Razzia': Toronto Review
2017-09-09T17:45:00
A complicated, time-travelling narrative from Nabil Ayouch which runs bestween the Atlas mountains and Casablanca