Agnieszka Holland

Film Review: “Green Border” — Zone of Disinterest

July 24, 2024
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“Green Border” is artful, anguished agitprop.

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Film Festival Reviews: TIFF 2023 — In School, On the Streets, and In the Woods

September 19, 2023
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Reviews of three dark films that probe the crisis of authority, immigration, and feminism in Europe

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Film Review: “Mr. Jones” — Independent Journalism Is a Very Good Thing

June 24, 2020
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Director Agnieszka Holland deftly presents a vision of genocide that is hard-hitting but never manipulative: the horror pervades the monochrome beauty of snow, skeletal trees, and pale, sunken faces.

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Film Review: “In Darkness” — Not Just Another Holocaust Movie

March 12, 2012
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Twenty-one years after she received a Golden Globe for “Europa Europa,” director Agnieszka Holland returns with another uncompromising vision of perseverance and the power of human connection in the worst of times.

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Recent Posts

Visual Arts Review: At the Danforth Art Museum — Strong Exhibitions That will Get You Thinking
December 10, 2024
Poetry Review: “What Comes from the Night” — Witnessing Tiny Secret Lives
December 10, 2024
Film Review: “Oh, Canada” — Remembrance of Uncertainty Past
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Musician Interview: The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison Talks About Assembling the “Rack”
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Coming Attractions: December 8 Through 23 — What Will Light Your Fire
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