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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Serge Bozon, director of the film Don Juan.

It is not the first time that Serge Bozon uses a reverse technique to explore a theme in his films. With Don Juan, screening at the 75th Festival de Cannes in the Cannes Premiere section, the director, following the idea of co-writer Axelle Ropert, tells the story of a reverse Don Juan who gets abandoned by the woman he loves and keeps being seduced and left by every other woman afterwards. The idea is to create a duet between two great actors: Tahar Rahim and Virginie Efira and explore the crisis of a macho version of the male figure.

Don Juan: Jilted on his wedding day, Laurent, a stage actor playing the role of the famous seducer Don Juan, cannot help but see his ex-fiancée in every women he meets. In an attempt to mend his broken heart and ego, he tries to seduce them all but none are receptive to his elaborate (and musical) advances. Meanwhile, at the theater, the leading lady quits and the production brings in Laurent’s ex-fiancée as the replacement.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Mikko Myllylahti, director of the film The Woodcutter Story.

Former screenwriter of The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mдki, Mikko Myllylahti, debuts as a director with The Woodcutter Story, an unpredictable philosophical fable about an iper-optimistic woodcutter who teaches us how we should face the adversities life throws at us.

The Woodcutter Story: Pepe is a woodcutter in an idyllic small town in Finland. In the span of a couple of days, a series of tragic events gradually destroys his quiet and happy life – but Pepe seems to be fine with it all. As if he held a secret to existence that is hard to grasp.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Clément Cogitore, director of the film Sons of Ramses.

Magic realism and the energy from a real and live neighborhood in France are the keys for Clément Cogitore’s film in the Semaine de la Critique at the Festival de Cannes 2022. The director explains how he built his protagonist and managed to never judge him despite his behaviour, his scamming people. The film’s original title comes from a neighborhood, La Goutte d’Or, Cogitore once lived in and knows very well.

Sons of Ramses: Ramses is a skillful clairvoyant in the multicultural Parisian district of La Goutte d’Or. When a gang of fearless kids start terrorizing the locals, the balance of his thriving business and of the whole neighborhood is disturbed. Until one day, when Ramses has a real vision.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Chie Hayakawa, director of the film Plan 75.

In her dystopian story about a Plan 75 in Japan that encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society, Chie Hayakawa in the Un Certain Regard section at the 75th Festival de Cannes manages to create a dialogue with today’s world. We have no Plan 75 confirms the director but we all know that the situation towards the elderly people is not looking good. Hayakawa also describes how the pandemic affected her 5 years project development and how the film project was supported by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Plan 75: In a Japan of the near future, government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Ali Behrad, director of the film Tasavor (Imagine).

At the 75th Festival de Cannes, in the Semaine de la critique, Iranian director Ali Behrad chooses star Leila Hatami for a dreamlike tale about the infinite connections between human beings, a love story playing with fantasy and imagination.

Tasavor (Imagine): Night in Tehran. A daydreaming cab driver falls in love with a woman he can’t have, leaving to a series of encounters, filled with mystery and playful moments.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Adam Bessa, actor of the film Harka.

Directed by Lofty Nathan, Harka, screening at the 75th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section, is a film about “those who remain” says the director, depicting the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the people who stayed in the country, in Tunisia, hoping for a change. Ali, the protagonist is played by Adam Bessa who explains the contradictions within his character. Lofty Nathan talks about Ali in his director’s notes with these words: “Our young protagonist, Ali, is the child of a revolution whose promise has failed him. But beyond its political context, this is a family story, into which I wove experiences from my own upbringing. There is a special, universal pride in being able to provide for family – and on the other side of that, shame, helplessness and emptiness when it can’t be done.”

Harka: Tunisia, North Africa. Ali, a young man in his twenties, makes a precarious living selling contraband gas on the streets. Ali dreams of a better life for himself – but his domestic responsibilities step up when his father’s sudden death leaves him in charge of his two young sisters. With the family facing impending eviction, Ali seeks steadier work and a stable life. In a society fraught with corruption, however, only illicit opportunities present themselves; and Ali is confronted with a decision from which there may be no turning back. Anchored by a thrilling performance by rising star Adam Bessa (THE BLESSED; HAUTE COUTURE; MOSUL; EXTRACTION 2), Lotfy Nathan’s feature film debut is a gripping and unforgettable portrait of a struggle for dignity and a cry to be heard.

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PODCAST| Cristiana Palmieri interviews Nashen Moodley, director of the Sydney Film Festival.

The festival director Nashen Moodley unpacks an exciting program that presents over 200 films from more than 64 countries, including 27 world premieres, more than 100 features and 53 documentaries. Nashen talks about the films included in the official competition, and explores the festival streams that include special presentations at the iconic State Theatre, Documentary Australia Award, international documentaries, First Nations, Europe! Voices of women in film and more.

The Sydney film festival runs from the 8th to the 19th of June in various locations across Sydney.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Tarik Saleh, director of the film Boy From Heaven.

Tarik Saleh gives us another taste of Egypt with his new film Boy From Heaven. A thriller, a fight between religion and state power, where corruption is on both sides. He tells us why he made the film, and why he was the only one who could pull it through as an Egyptian/Swedish man, he tells us how much he hates directing and how much he loves writing instead.

Boy From Heaven: On the first day back after the summer holidays, the grand imam collapses and dies in front of his students in a prestigious university in Cairo. This marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence to take his place.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Marusya Syroechkovskaya, director of the film How To Save A Dead Friend.

Marusya Syroechkovskaya has filmed for 12 years her relationship with her lover then husband, until his success in terminating his life. The background of Russian in years 2000 and the non-existence of a potential future for the 20something generation is the canvas which this film lays on. She tells us about the project and its transformation form personal diary to universal public narration.

How To Save A Dead Friend: Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Manuela Martelli, director of the film 1976.

Manuela Martelli at her first film brings us back to the worst year of Chilean history, under the Pinochet dictatorship, 1976. She uses the character of an upper class woman who cannot help but doing choices that could be dangerous and upsetting for her safe world. She took inspiration from Martelli’s grand mother’s life, as she tells in this talk with Angelo Acerbi.

1976: Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.

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