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Francesca Scorsese is ready for her close-up

The young Scorsese discusses her debut short film, what she's learnt from her father, and how her—and her generation—are finding a new voice.

By Chris Cotonou | Photography by Luke Georgiades

Confessions, Film

Ava DuVernay: “I believe in Destiny.”

Multiple Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay discusses her fateful first love for cinema.

By Nadia Khomami

Confessions, Film

Marion Cotillard: “If we want the world to be better, we must start by looking at ourselves with love.”

In this candid profile, the journalist Richard Gianorio, Marion Cotillard’s friend, explores the enigma of France’s most compelling star.

By Richard Gianorio

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Ethan Coen: Sex And Movies And Sex And Sex

Filmmaker Ethan Coen talks new film Drive-Away Dykes and writes a personal ode to sex (and sex, and sex) on the movie screen.

By Ethan Coen

Confessions

The Double Lives of Isabel Sandoval

The Lingua Franca director talks filmmaking as an act of self-therapy, her love affair with the auteurs of the past, and the radicalism of cinematic sensuality.

By Luke Georgiades

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Every Frame A Photo: Sir Roger Deakins Talks Byways

The greatest cinematographer of all time discusses his approach to filmmaking and photography.

By Chris Cotonou

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Fanny Ardant: “Even when I was young, I never thought of myself as attractive.”

A legend of French cinema, Fanny Ardant describes her love of 'secret liaisons', beauty—and the state of film today.

By Natasha Fraser

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Nick Broomfield: “A documentary…is a voyage into the unknown.”

The award-winning documentarian discusses the importance of truth and the women who've changed his life in this free-wheeling interview.

By Charles Finch

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Alex Cox: “You can’t be an authentic punk and be in the establishment.”

Punk director Alex Cox breaks his silence with a rare interview on his love for Western films and the making Sid and Nancy.

By Max Arvelaiz

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Gaspar Noé: “I believe there are other dimensions that we don’t know.”

The Enfant Terrible of French cinema discusses passion, death and happy endings.

By Chris Cotonou