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The sensational 2004 robbery of a Norwegian bank gets a pulse-pounding portrayal in Erik Skjoldbjærg’s bracingly realistic thriller.
The sensational 2004 robbery of a Norwegian bank gets a pulse-pounding portrayal in Erik Skjoldbjærg’s bracingly realistic thriller. Eleven men take the understaffed cops head-on with military-style efficiency, using gambits like a burning blockade of the police station. Skjoldbjærg, the director of the original Insomnia, conveys the adrenaline-fueled rush of the criminals’ preparation and the you-are-there sense of the understaffed law enforcement and bewildered bystanders. From a script grounded in interviews with original participants.
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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.
