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★★★, BFI London Film Festival 2023, Canada, Cannes Film Festival 2023, comedy, Female Filmmakers, Reviews, romance, Women FilmmakersJune 27, 2024

The Nature of Love (2023) (Simple Comme Sylvain)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
The Nature of Love directed by Monia Chokri is a modern Canadian romcom, seen from a woman’s point of view, with a contemporary twist.

★★★, coming of age, documentary, Female Filmmakers, festivals, First-time filmmakers, out now, Reviews, Scotland, UKJune 11, 2024

Sheffield Documentary Festival: The Boy and the Suit of Lights (2024) (El niño y el traje de luces)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
The Boy and the Suit of Lights is a raw documentary by Inma De Reyes that uncovers an insider’s view of some of the tensions between traditional and modern Spain.

★★★, BFI London Film Festival 2023, documentary, out now, Reviews, UKJune 10, 2024

Wilding (2023)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Wilding, based on Isabella Tree’s 2018 book, directed by David Allen, is a lyrical hymn to the self-healing of the English countryside.

★★★, Berlin Film Festival 2022, documentary, France, Icon, On Demand, out now, Reviews, VoDJune 9, 2024

Heart of an Oak (2022) (Le Chêne)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
The Heart of an Oak, directed by Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Seydoux, edited by Sylvie Lager, is a year of magnificent photography in the life of the creatures – animals, birds and insects – that live in or around a huge 200-year-old oak tree in a forest in France.

★★★★, BFI Player, out now, Reviews, UK, warJune 2, 2024

The Small Back Room (1948)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Vintage classic The Small Back Room, Powell and Pressburger’s must-see 1948 noir masterpiece, has been restored and released in new 4K.

★★★, festivals, Germany, Netherlands, Palestine, Peccadillo, Qatar, UKMay 30, 2024

A House in Jerusalem (2023)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
Palestinian filmmakers Muyad and Rami Alayan prick and prod Israel’s conscience about dispossession in A House in Jerusalem.

★★★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2024, out now, Palme d'Or, ReviewsMay 25, 2024

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Day 12: Saturday, 25 May: Awards

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Cannes Film Festival 2024: Awards

★★★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2024, Female Filmmakers, France, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, out now, ReviewsMay 25, 2024

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Day 11: Friday, 24 May: All We Imagine as Light (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★★
Cannes Film Festival: Day 11: All We Imagine As Light (2024). All We Imagine As Light is a beautiful film about the contrasting lives of three women in India, the second film directed by award-winning Payal Kapadia.