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‘A Good Man’: Film Review | TIFF 2020
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' actress Noemie Merlant headlines 'A Good Man,' a French drama about a trans man's pregnancy.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics’ Picks: 20 Best Films From the Toronto and Venice Festivals
Career highs from Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet, a new Spike Lee joint, Regina King's feature directorial debut and gems from Greece, Iran, Japan and Ivory Coast are among favorites.
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‘Love After Love’ (‘Di Yu Lu Xiang’): Film Review
Hong Kong veteran director Ann Hui ('A Simple Life') returns to Venice with 'Love After Love,' a gorgeously appointed period piece.
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‘Saint-Narcisse’: Film Review | Venice 2020
Canadian iconoclast Bruce LaBruce's latest, 'Saint-Narcisse,' unites mythology, religion, self-obsession and — of course — sex in a tale set in 1970s Quebec.
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‘My Best Part’ (‘Garçon chiffon’): Film Review | TIFF 2020
French actor Nicolas Maury ('Call Your Agent!') debuts as a director with 'My Best Part,' about an actor looking for his place in the world.
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‘Night of the Kings’ (‘La Nuit des rois’): Film Review | Venice 2020
'Night of the Kings,' Ivorian director Philippe Lacote's second feature after the Cannes-selected 'Run,' is set inside an Abidjan prison.
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‘Honey Cigar’ (‘Cigare au miel’): Film Review | Venice 2020
Franco-Algerian director Kamir Ainouz' debut feature, 'Honey Cigar,' is a female coming-of-age tale set in the 1990s.
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‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’ (‘L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau’): Film Review | Venice 2020
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania's provocative second fiction feature, 'The Man Who Sold His Skin,' is set in the art world.
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‘My Tender Matador’ (‘Tengo miedo torero’): Film Review | Venice 2020
Chilean acting powerhouse Alfredo Castro ('Tony Manero') headlines 'My Tender Matador,' an adaptation of Pedro Lemebel's seminal novel.
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‘Oasis’ (‘Oaza’): Film Review | Venice 2020
'Oasis' ('Oaza'), the second feature from Belgrade-born director Ivan Ikic, premiered in Venice in the Giornate degli autori section.
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‘Ava’: Film Review
Jessica Chastain stars as a hired assassin with a lot of issues in Tate Taylor's action drama 'Ava,' costarring Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Geena Davis and Common.
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‘Summer of 85’ (‘Été 85’): Film Review
French auteur François Ozon's 'Summer of 85,' which comes with the Cannes 2020 label, relocates Aidan Chambers' novel 'Dance on My Grave' to sun-dappled Normandy.
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