Love, Cecil
Polite and punch-pulling as it is, Love, Cecil can’t help but leave you admiring Cecil Beaton’s drive and output.
Polite and punch-pulling as it is, Love, Cecil can’t help but leave you admiring Cecil Beaton’s drive and output.
Films have explored domestic violence before, but it’s likely that Xavier Legrand’s debut feature is among the most powerful.
The former punk hell-raiser is now Dame Vivienne Westwood, if you please.
A portrait of an artist and a look at a time when punk, graffiti, and hip-hop flourished and overlapped in a decaying city.
A family saga, a looming war, and an orphan girl’s fate—films don’t get more potentially epic than Xavier Beauvois’s The Guardians.
Among the films to look out for: The Great Pretender; The Miseducation of Cameron Post; and Nico, 1988.
A high-spirited film that makes being twenty-something in France look like the best gig in the world.
The film touches on many contemporary social discontents while building tension between a touchy pupil and his tight-lipped teacher.
A cynical and blowhard piece of work—perfect for the times we live in.