From the Sight and Sound archive
Portrait of a lady: Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette
With The Making of Marie Antoinette arriving in cinemas this week, we revisit Pam Cook’s analysis of Sofia Coppola’s irreverent teen queen biopic. From our November 2006 issue.
From the Sight and Sound archive
Whose side are you on?: Harlan County U.S.A. reviewed in 1978
Whose side are you on?: Harlan County U.S.A. reviewed in 1978From the Sight and Sound archive
“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward II
“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward IIFrom the Sight and Sound archive
“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The Devils
“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The DevilsFrom the Sight and Sound archive
“It comes out of an anger about the way things are”: Martin Scorsese on The Departed
“It comes out of an anger about the way things are”: Martin Scorsese on The DepartedFrom the Sight and Sound archive
On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French director
On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French directorFrom the Sight and Sound archive
The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014
The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014From the Sight and Sound archive
The discreet murderer of the bourgeoisie: an interview with Claude Chabrol
By Rui Nogueira and Nicoletta Zalaffi
From the Sight and Sound archive
“He is the blockbuster given human form”: J. Hoberman on Arnold Schwarzenegger
“He is the blockbuster given human form”: J. Hoberman on Arnold SchwarzeneggerFrom the Sight and Sound archive
“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on Trainspotting
“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on TrainspottingFrom the Sight and Sound archive
Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic Park
Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic ParkFrom the Sight and Sound archive
Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse
Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipseFrom the Sight and Sound archive
“It earns every hair it stiffens”: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others
“It earns every hair it stiffens”: Alejandro Amenábar’s The OthersFrom the Sight and Sound archive
“He was a giant for work”: Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice, on Andrei Tarkovsky
“He was a giant for work”: Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice, on Andrei TarkovskyFrom the Sight and Sound archive
Gods and monsters: Spirited Away reviewed in 2003
Gods and monsters: Spirited Away reviewed in 2003From the Sight and Sound archive
The misfits of Zwigoff: a visit to the set of Ghost World
The misfits of Zwigoff: a visit to the set of Ghost WorldFrom the Sight and Sound archive
Lonesome tonight: Tony Rayns and Edward Yang on A Brighter Summer Day
Lonesome tonight: Tony Rayns and Edward Yang on A Brighter Summer DayFrom the Sight and Sound archive
God’s lonely man: Amy Taubin on Taxi Driver
God’s lonely man: Amy Taubin on Taxi DriverFrom the Sight and Sound archive
Don’t try this at home: Jackass: The Movie reviewed in 2003
Don’t try this at home: Jackass: The Movie reviewed in 2003From the Sight and Sound archive
Death becomes Visconti
Death becomes ViscontiFrom the Sight and Sound archive
A close encounter with Steven Spielberg
A close encounter with Steven SpielbergFrom the Sight and Sound archive
A “lethally perfumed neo-noir”: David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr.
A “lethally perfumed neo-noir”: David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr.From the Sight and Sound archive
Blonde ambition: Legally Blonde reviewed in 2001
Blonde ambition: Legally Blonde reviewed in 2001From the Sight and Sound archive
Beauties and the beast: Lina Wertmüller’s Seven Beauties and Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver
By Colin L. Westerbeck Jr.
From the Sight and Sound archive
Italian auteurs and American upstarts: the Cannes Film Festival in 1976
Italian auteurs and American upstarts: the Cannes Film Festival in 1976From the Sight and Sound archive
“A film of marvels if not quite a marvellous film”: Shrek reviewed in 2001
“A film of marvels if not quite a marvellous film”: Shrek reviewed in 2001From the Sight and Sound archive
“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976
“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976From the Sight and Sound archive
“A story marshalled with dazzling skill and precision”: All the President’s Men reviewed in 1976
“A story marshalled with dazzling skill and precision”: All the President’s Men reviewed in 1976From the Sight and Sound archive
“Funny, engaging and winning in its self-deprecating modesty”: Bridget Jones’s Diary reviewed in 2001
“Funny, engaging and winning in its self-deprecating modesty”: Bridget Jones’s Diary reviewed in 2001 From the Sight and Sound archive
Hell freezes over: the Coen brothers on Fargo
Hell freezes over: the Coen brothers on Fargo