Cinema
'The Ugly Stepsister': Director Emilie Blichfeldt reframes Cinderella
Euronews Culture sits down with Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt to talk about her savage and thought-provoking reframing of the Cinderella story, which wowed audiences in Sundance and Berlin.
“Most of us end up like the stepsisters - cutting off our toes to try to fit the shoe!”
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Cinema
Berlinale interview: ‘Honey Bunch’ - Deconstructing love in darkness
What would you for love? We sit down with Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli to talk about their follow-up to 2020’s ‘Violation’ – ‘Honey Bunch’, a haunting and strangely tender deconstruction of all the things we believe to be love and devotion.
Cinema
Noémie Merlant on 'The Balconettes', #MeToo and the 'feminist' label
Euronews Culture sits down with French actress-director Noémie Merlant to talk about her new directorial effort 'Les femmes au balcon' ('The Balconettes'), the state of #MeToo in the French film industry, the 'feminist' label, and how serious topics should be explored via comedy and genre cinema.
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Farewell Candyman: Horror icon Tony Todd dies aged 69
Tony Todd became a household name and a horror genre icon for his role in 1992’s Candyman, in which he played the titular hook-wielding spirit. His co-star Virginia Madsen has paid tribute to "a gentle soul with a deep knowledge of the arts".
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Film of the Week: ‘The Substance’ - A spine-cleaving triumph
For her second film, which won Best Screenplay in Cannes this year, French director Coralie Fargeat delivers a gory parable about the fetishisation of youth. It’s a demented fairytale you won’t want to miss, and 2024’s best horror film. Warning: Weak stomachs need not apply.
