Agnieszka Holland

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

Book Reviews: Peter Stamm’s “The Archive of Feelings” and Bernhard Schlink’s “The Grandaughter”
December 9, 2023
Jazz Concert Review: “Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday” — A Prodigious Joy
December 9, 2023
Visual Arts Review: “Fashioned by Sargent” — Round Two
December 8, 2023
Dance Review: Continuum Dance Project’s “Not Eye, Us” — A Call for Community
December 8, 2023
Television Review: “We Live Here: The Midwest” — Family Matters
December 7, 2023