Historias extraordinarias
This Is Cinema Now: 21st Century Debuts
July 19 - 31, 2019
Thick with incident and ironic twists, this novelistic, endlessly engrossing experience from the director of La Flor plays out as a series of nested Borgesian narratives that zigzag across different characters, locations, and genres.
Q&A with Mariano Llinás
As proven again in 2018 by his singular, 14-hour festival sensation La Flor (opening August 2 at Film at Lincoln Center), Mariano Llinás is one of the world’s most audacious directors. His ambition was clear from the start, with his endlessly engrossing Extraordinary Stories, which plays out as a series of nested Borgesian narratives that zigzag across different characters, locations, and genres. Thick with incident and ironic twists, this novelistic 18-chapter experience refuses easy resolutions to its many mysterious tales but supplies satisfaction at every turn.
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Kamal Aljafari on With Hasan in Gaza and ‘The Camera of the Dispossessed’
Our 63rd New York Film Festival Talks featured a special conversation with With Hasan in Gaza director Kamal Aljafari, moderated by Film Comment editor Devika Girish.
Lucrecia Martel on Our Land (Nuestra Tierra), the Filmmaker’s First Feature Documentary
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) director Lucrecia Martel discusses her expansive and enlightening first feature documentary.
Carla Simón on Her Poignantly Autobiographical Romería
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Romería director Carla Simón, moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Florence Almozini.
