The New York Times – Film:
This generic documentary, subtitled “A Body in the Service of Mind,” is so fixated on canonizing its subject that it skirts around what makes her so intriguing: her peculiar and provocative ideas.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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‘Fremont’ Review: Rapid Transit
The New York Times – Film:
This dry, understated film follows a young Afghan refugee looking for connection in her new home, the San Francisco Bay Area.
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‘Our Father, the Devil’ Review: Wash Away Your Sins
The New York Times – Film:
In this absorbing psychological thriller, a Guinean refugee living in France is rattled by the appearance of a menacing figure from her past.
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‘Between Two Worlds’ Review: Juliette Binoche Goes Undercover
The New York Times – Film:
In this social-justice drama, the French actress plays an investigative journalist who poses as a cleaner to expose worker exploitation.
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‘Lady Killer’ and ‘The Strange Mister Victor’ Review
The New York Times – Film:
Two newly restored films by the director Jean Grémillon, whom cinephiles discuss like a special secret, get a second life in theaters.
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Claire Simon Finds a New Subject: Herself
The New York Times – Film:
The French director Claire Simon was making a movie about a Paris hospital when she found out she had cancer. So she became a character in her own film.
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‘The Beasts’ Review: Bad Neighbors
The New York Times – Film:
Class tensions and masculine power games abound in this engrossing rural thriller from Spain.
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‘Bawaal’ Review: Getting Some Perspective
The New York Times – Film:
In this Bollywood production, a narcissistic history teacher reconnects with his wife on a trip through Europe.