Claire Denis shoots the moon with her terrifying, tender ‘High Life’
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Denis’ vision of space as a lifeless ocean where dead bodies sink like rocks and her attention to corporeal bodies.
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Serving a life sentence in the final frontier: An interview with ‘High Life’ director Claire Denis
“A country where the power of being a bad seed means you cannot exist anymore; there is no chance to be saved,” Denis said. “And, me, I always have a little problem with that. I think there should be a second chance.”
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UC Berkeley alumnus Bishal Dutta talks Cannes-premiering short film ‘Life in Color’
A Sam Raimi stan and recent graduate who missed UC Berkeley’s film and media commencement ceremony to screen his short film, “Life in Color,” at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Things Fall Apart
Isabelle Huppert stars in 'White Material,' Claire Denis's turbulent portrait of post-colonial Africa
A specter haunts the African continent in “White Material,” Claire Denis’ savage rumination on the clash between developing societies and their bourgeoisie occupants. In the vein of Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” the film probes the convoluted legacy of European colonial heritage with remarkable panache. A radical departure from the
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