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13 March 2022
THE CHARM OF THE SWARM - WORLD WIDE WIKIPEDIA
by Louis ChristieThe internet giant Wikipedia just turned 20. We take a look at its background and the future of the online encyclopaedia. Louis Christie reviews Maria Teresa Curzio 2021’s documentary.
Now in its third decade, Wikipedia faces some complex (…) Continue Reading »
6 March 2022
Interview with Simon London, director of That Workman’s Arm
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamWhat motivated you to tell the story of these two characters? What did you want to explore through their relationship?
I was interested in telling a story about understanding. I wanted to bring two characters together who might see each other (…) Continue Reading »
1 March 2022
Our Picks + Crooklyn
by Abla Kandalaft, Akua Gyamfi, Coco GreenWe’re back!! We took a couple of months’ break for me to get over the chaos of the first few weeks of having a newborn (my second - still chaotic!).
We’re delighted to have Akua Gyamfi join us this week to discuss her work and her top picks. (…) Continue Reading »
27 February 2022
Interview with Janloup Bernard, director of J’avais un camarade [I Had a Comrade]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamUpon his arrival at a prestigious military high school, Woyzeck, an officer’s son, meets Bakary, a student from a modest background with whom he will share a room. During a night of integration, the two boys will try to find their place in the (…) Continue Reading »
23 February 2022
Interview with Geordy Couturiau, director of La Flûte enchantée [The Magic Flute]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamWhile he is overwhelmed by his debts and coping with his dying mother, Arnaud meets Momo, a magician from his neighborhood with unusual and mischievous behavior. This meeting will not ward off bad luck, quite the contrary. But perhaps the (…) Continue Reading »
21 February 2022
Interview with Ingrid Chikhaoui, director of Trois grains de gros sel [Three Grains of Coarse Salt]
by Brasserie du Court teamTwo sisters, aged 5 and 8, hang out alone at home in the middle of the countryside. Elsa, the youngest, swallows three grains of coarse salt. Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation, and she only has a few hours to (…) Continue Reading »
18 February 2022
Interview with Lauriane Lagarde, director of Un corps brûlant [A Free Run]
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde CouturierLina and Inès do not know each other. Yet they have one thing in common: parkour. From roof to roof, from wall to barrier, the two teenagers observe each other from a distance, like, try to get closer. But, because they don’t want to be seen, (…) Continue Reading »
18 February 2022
Interview with Marian Freistühler, director of Die Geheimnisvollen Inseln [Islands in the City]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauGhostly, the temporarily shut down cruise ships lie in the port of Hamburg. A young man comes into town and is stranded on the riverbank, waiting for a message. He watches couples strolling along in the sunset and gets himself some sweets. In a (…) Continue Reading »
18 February 2022
Interview with Frédéric Bas and Caroline Brami, co-directors of L’Inspection
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamJulia, an experienced history teacher in a rather quiet high school, faces a school inspector. He wants to talk to her. But what about, exactly? Her heated debates with the principal? The freedom she takes with the school program? Or the way she (…) Continue Reading »
15 February 2022
Interview with Alexandra Brodski, director of Joy
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team’Joy’ captures a moment in the lives of the inmates of a children’s prison, revolving around Joy - the 12-year-old self-made charismatic preacher who wields an intoxicating power over her peers, and perhaps even the staff.
What did you want to (…) Continue Reading »