by jkylegregory | Oct 2, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Sentimental Value directed by Joachim Trier Having followed the career of the Norwegian director Joachim Trier since his debut feature film Reprise from 2007, I was excited to get the opportunity last week to see his latest film Sentimental Value. This film had its...
by jkylegregory | Jul 4, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Hard Truths by Mike Leigh When I started to become serious with my film watching after 2007, Mike Leigh was one of the directors who caught my early attention. The first one of Leigh’s films I watched was Secrets andLies (1996), soon followed by films like Naked...
by jkylegregory | Jun 20, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodovar Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s English-language debut film, winner of the Venice Golden Lion 2024, is a heartfelt, meditative, crafty work of a filmmaker who keeps developing with age.The issues he brings up belong to...
by jkylegregory | May 31, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Disappearing Ways of Life – The Films of Vittorio de Seta Last week I had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Italian film director Vittorio de Seta. He was born 1923 in Palermo, Sicily and died in Calabria in 2011. After his studies in architecture he...
by jkylegregory | Apr 11, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Further Beyond – All Journeys Begin with a Dream Lately I have become more and more captivated by the work of the Irish co-directors Christine Molloy and Joe Lawler. They started their film-making under the production title Desperate Optimists in 2004 with a number of...
by jkylegregory | Mar 5, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Vermiglio by Maura Delpero Maybe the most exquisite film I saw at the Gothenburg Film Festival. It has stayed with me, in my heart and mind, just for its stunning emotional force. I find myself longing to see it again, also because there is so much detail from faces...
