Jane wrote Olive Kitteridge, and this chat was back in Venice, September 2014 Q: What does it mean to bring Olive Kitteridge here to the Venice Film Festival? JA: Fran [McDormand] and I have been really curious to see how European press will respond to this deeply American story, and we’re hearing that
RICHARD JENKINS chats in Venice, September 2014 Q: Did this turn out how you hoped it would? RJ: It did. They sent it to us at home, so my wife and I sat down and watched it. We thought, ‘Oh, we’ll watch the first couple hours, and then tomorrow night we’ll watch the rest.’
Alexandre Desplat is without question one of the most prolific composers in contemporary film. The 53-year-old Frenchman has composed for over 100 films since 1985 when he began contributing to small movies in his home country. Desplat composed the dark yet beautiful score for Syriana in 2005, and this remarkable musical
By Ben Hooper. ‘As she often says “Girls are more interesting.”’ Swiss/French director Stéphanie Argerich paints an intimate family portrait as she explores her relationship with her mother, classical music superstar Martha Argerich. What follows is a fascinating, if self-indulgent, character study of prodigious musical talent and maternal legacy. Like many mother-daughter relationships,
