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

Robert Bresson's films are so singular that they have inspired legions of fine directors. Here Olivier Assayas, Bruno Dumont, Paul Schrader, Eugène Green and Aki Kaurismäki pledge their allegiance, while Michael Brooke introduces his work. From our November 2007 issue.

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

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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

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“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

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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

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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“It’s important to try and find the humanity in the people we abhor”: Ari Aster on Eddington

By Thomas Flew

“It’s important to try and find the humanity in the people we abhor”: Ari Aster on Eddington

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Enemy of the state: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident

By Jonathan Romney

Enemy of the state: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident

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“Pinch me!”: Harry Lighton on his dom-com debut Pillion

By Jane Giles

“Pinch me!”: Harry Lighton on his dom-com debut Pillion

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The art of the steal: Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind

By Beatrice Loayza

The art of the steal: Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind

Interviews

Into the lion’s den: Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme

By Arjun Sajip

Into the lion’s den: Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme

Interviews

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”

By James Mottram

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”