Focus on Italy: L'Attesa
Our series of features focusing on Italian cinema begins with Noel Megahey’s reflections on L’ATTESA, based on a play by Luigi Pirandello.
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El Hombre Que Cuida (The Caretaker)
A dark story in a beautiful setting, Mike Boyd finds EL HOMBRE QUE CUIDA unsettling but highly engaging, at the Durban International Film Festival.
Liyana
An inspirational tale of a group of children brought together by a fictional character, showing the power of storytelling, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.
Inxeba (The Wound)
A brave and fascinating film that tackles a culturally sensitive subject, concludes Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.
Papeli (Butterfly)
This beautiful, slow-moving meditation on rural family life in Iran is stunningly photographed, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.
The African Who Wanted to Fly
An extraordinary tale of a Gabonese martial arts champion, told with warmth and humour, says Mike Boyd from the Durban International Film Festival.
Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
Mike Boyd is at the Durban International Film Festival, the largest and longest-running film festival in Africa.
Cannes Diary 2017 #2
Read parts 3 and 4 of John Cheshire’s Take One diary, written in the queues at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
The Square
All hail this year’s Palme d’Or winner at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival! Our Student Writer, Darius Azadeh, saw the film in the South of France and shares his review exclusively on Take One.
The Beguiled
Would you let a blue-bellied Yankee-doodle dandy into your school for girls? John Cheshire reviews Sofia Coppola’s latest feature film, premiering at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.