Two Prosecutors: depicting totalitarianism as a boringly efficient mechanism
Great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa weaves absurd theatre with historical inspirations from Soviet purges of the 1930s
Sergei Loznitsa
Film-maker
Ukrainian film-maker Sergei Loznitsa: ‘Once you understand the world exists in abstractions you can do whatever you want’
The Ukrainian director of Two Prosecutors, who studied maths and AI, says although a film may be about something tragic, ‘it is still a work of art, and its form has to be harmonious’
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After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme
State Funeral: A remarkable portrait of the aftermath of Stalin’s death
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Simply being at the film festival constitutes a step up in the hierarchy
Galway Film Fleadh: reeling in a quarter century
Miriam Allen reflects on 25 years of the Fleadh and we check out this year’s programme
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