Road music: the German auteur discusses his latest tale of hauntings and doublings, which follows a morose piano student who wanders into the life of an enigmatic woman
Listen in: filmmakers Eduardo Williams, Brett Story, and Zoya Laktionova discuss the ethical and practical ways in which documentaries use sound, voice, and audio
Going express: the filmmaker discusses his contemporary reimagining of Kurosawa’s classic, working again with Denzel Washington, and what makes New York City such a rich setting and subject
Political world: the Iranian auteur speaks about his Palme d‘Or–winning latest, a typically ingenious meditation on the lasting effects of state repression
Pressing on: standouts of the second week of the festival included Pedro Pinho’s I Only Rest in the Storm, Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, and Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident
Shelter from the storm: critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Alison Willmore wrap up the 2025 edition with Bi Gan’s Resurrection, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, and more
Running on empty: Ari Aster‘s Eddington, Christian Petzold‘s Mirrors No. 3, and Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague fail to be more than mere reflections of their grander ambitions and inspirations
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