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“Fiction is always a documentary of the actors”: Sebastián Lelio on Disobedience

In tribute to Sebastián Lelio (1974-2026), we republish an interview with the Chilean filmmaker on 2017’s Disobedience, his north-west London-set drama of forbidden love.

By Nick James

“Fiction is always a documentary of the actors”: Sebastián Lelio on Disobedience

Festivals

“There’s such a sense of helplessness right now in America”: Beth de Araújo on Josephine

By Katie McCabe

“There’s such a sense of helplessness right now in America”: Beth de Araújo on Josephine

From 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

By Michael O'Pray

“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward II

From the Sight and Sound archive

“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The Devils

By Ken Russell

“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The Devils

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It comes out of an anger about the way things are”: Martin Scorsese on The Departed

By Ian Christie

“It comes out of an anger about the way things are”: Martin Scorsese on The Departed

From the Sight and Sound archive

On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French director

By Michael Brooke

On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French director

Interviews

“I realised any attempt to replicate is going to be a failure”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

By Hope Rangaswami

“I realised any attempt to replicate is going to be a failure”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

Interviews

Desert of the disappeared: Patricio Guzmán on Nostalgia for the Light

By Chris Darke

Desert of the disappeared: Patricio Guzmán on Nostalgia for the Light

Interviews

“I never made a movie to just go make a movie, it was always an exploration of filmmaking”: our world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise

By Isabel Stevens

“I never made a movie to just go make a movie, it was always an exploration of filmmaking”: our world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise

Interviews

All about my mother: Annouchka de Andrade on Sarah Maldoror

By Annouchka de Andrade

All about my mother: Annouchka de Andrade on Sarah Maldoror

From the Sight and Sound archive

The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014

By Nick James

The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014

From the Sight and Sound archive

The discreet murderer of the bourgeoisie: an interview with Claude Chabrol

By Rui Nogueira and Nicoletta Zalaffi

The discreet murderer of the bourgeoisie: an interview with Claude Chabrol

From the Sight and Sound archive

“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on Trainspotting

By Geoffrey Macnab

“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on Trainspotting

Black Film Bulletin

“I want to make films about my community”: Akinola Davies Jr

By Nadia Denton

“I want to make films about my community”: Akinola Davies Jr

From the Sight and Sound archive

A close encounter with Steven Spielberg

By Richard Combs

A close encounter with Steven Spielberg

Festivals

“When you look at the roles I played, I made a difference in every movie”: Bruce Dern on his life in film

By Nicolas Rapold

“When you look at the roles I played, I made a difference in every movie”: Bruce Dern on his life in film

Interviews

“When the screws tighten in real time, you don’t really notice it.”: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part One — Last Air in Moscow

By Savina Petkova

“When the screws tighten in real time, you don’t really notice it.”: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part One — Last Air in Moscow

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976

By Philip Strick

“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976

Interviews

“How charming it is to make a silent film”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

By David West

“How charming it is to make a silent film”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

By Michael Brooke and Kamila Kuc

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

Interviews

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

By Carmen Gray

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

From the Sight and Sound archive

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

By David Jenkins

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

By James Verniere

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

Interviews

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

By Hope Rangaswami

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

Interviews

“Claire Foy was a natural at falconry”: Philippa Lowthorpe on H is for Hawk

By Josh Slater-Williams

“Claire Foy was a natural at falconry”: Philippa Lowthorpe on H is for Hawk

From the Sight and Sound archive

“This is definitely a closing movie because I collected everything”: Béla Tarr on his final film, The Turin Horse

By Jonathan Romney

“This is definitely a closing movie because I collected everything”: Béla Tarr on his final film, The Turin Horse

Interviews

Shoot to thrill: Kathryn Bigelow on A House of Dynamite and her dynamic career

By Henry K Miller

Shoot to thrill: Kathryn Bigelow on A House of Dynamite and her dynamic career

Black Film Bulletin

Shoot the People: Misan Harriman and Andy Mundy-Castle in conversation with Afua Hirsch

By Afua Hirsch

Shoot the People: Misan Harriman and Andy Mundy-Castle in conversation with Afua Hirsch

Interviews

Cemetery of splendour: David Cronenberg on The Shrouds

By Erika Balsom

Cemetery of splendour: David Cronenberg on The Shrouds

Interviews

“Nothing is a slam dunk anymore”: Steven Soderbergh on Black Bag

By Philip Concannon

“Nothing is a slam dunk anymore”: Steven Soderbergh on Black Bag