Hidden’s Disinherited Children Helen Macallan and Andrew Plain February 2007 Cinema Engagé A thorough examination of Michael Haneke’s troubling film about the sins of the past and their effects on the present.
Le Gai savoir Steve Jankowiak February 2007 Cinema Engagé Reflections on Jean-Luc Godard’s 1969 essay-film and his avowed “return to zero” as a filmmaker.
Cinema in a State of Conflict: An Interview with Amos Gitaï Damon Smith February 2007 Cinema Engagé The fabled Israeli filmmaker speaks at length about his cinema, the tortured history and politics of the Middle East, his interest in landscape, architecture, and the stories of people caught within and between State-imposed geo-political boundaries.
Tender Speaking: An Interview with Christoph Hochhäusler Marco Abel February 2007 Cinema Engagé French critics coined the term Nouvelle Vague Allemande in response to the rise of a new wave of filmmaking in Germany. In this wide-ranging interview, the filmmaker and co-editor of the magazine Revolver discusses the current state of German cinema in the light of its history, and the cultural and æsthetic ideas that impact on his films and thinking.
