Nadav Lapid was born in Tel Aviv in 1975. Before turning to filmmaking, he published a novel, worked as a literary critic and sports journalist. He joined the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation in 2007, where he wrote the screenplay for […]

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Nearly a decade after collaborating on the harrowing drama In The Fade, director Fatih Akin and star Diane Kruger are back together for Amrun, a coming-of-age tale set during the final days of World War II. Co-written with Hark Bohm […]

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After examining Israeli life and identity with the Golden Bear winner Synonyms and his Cannes winner Ahed’s Knee, Nadav Lapid calls out his country’s rising nationalism post-October 7 in his daring new satire, Yes. It premiered at last year’s Cannes […]

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Among the lingering ghosts of the cinematheque, our less-than-apt “silent” retronym persists. Nearly everyone refers to early films as such now; no one called them that then. These were moving pictures. Photoplays. As the saying goes in the decades since, […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the lineup for its Spotlight section taking place at its 63rd edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 significant and anticipated features, including three world […]

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The topic of immigration in today’s society is just as significant as ever. French director Boris Lojkine examines the lives of asylum-seeking migrants in his newest drama, Souleymane’s Story. It stars breakout Abou Sangare as the titular protagonist, a Guinean […]

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Nearly 45 years after working together on American Gigolo, director Paul Schrader and star Richard Gere are back for a more poignant drama about looking back at life while reaching the end of it. Oh, Canada stars Gere as Leonard […]

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DOC NYC, the world’s largest documentary film festival, has announced the lineup for its influential, distinguished Short List section for its 15th edition. This section features 15 titles that are the top documentary contenders, and is known to overlap with […]

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What did Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and other jazz musicians have to do with the CIA? Director Johan Gimonprez gives a mindblowing, yet jazzy account of the hidden connection between these famous figures and the agency’s […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the Revivals lineup for its 62nd edition. The Revivals section showcases significant works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved with the assistance […]

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