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Not a Biopic: Olivier Assayas on CARLOS

October 6, 2010 – 1:41 pm


Zachary Block and Olivier Assayas discuss Assayas’s new film, Carlos. The film tells the story of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, otherwise known as “Carlos the Jackal,” a man whose violent history was twisted and erased by the political climate of his time. With his confident and exciting combination of evidence, myth and fantasy, Assayas has created a successful, if sometimes difficult, film.

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¿Que vale el valor? / Private Fears in Public Spaces

October 5, 2010 – 3:59 pm


It’s that time of the year again! From The Social Network to Film Socialisme, David Phelps profiles some of the New York Film Festival’s main slate features. Godard still prevails.

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