Director Cristian Mungiu Says ‘Fjord’ Is About the Limits of Freedom, Not Clashing Cultures In a rare feat, the Romanian filmmaker has now won Cannes' top prize twice. By Stephen Garrett
Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ Renders Queer Desire Against the Machinery of War The film, for all its faults, subverts hyper-masculine war tropes to focus on intimacy, queer desire and art as a tool of survival. By Siddhant Adlakha
Screening at Cannes: Marine Atlan’s ‘La Gradiva’ The Cannes Critics' Week selection (and Grand Prix winner) marks the feature debut of Atlan, who crafts an enormously affecting tale of volatile youths and their most thorny self-discoveries. By Siddhant Adlakha
London Film Festival’s Standout Works Offer Portraits of Connection in a Disconnected World By Emily Zemler