TIFF People’s Choice Award Winner Hamnet, Cannes-decorated The Secret Agent and afterlife romcom Eternity have settled into theaters for the Thanksgiving frame with Friday set to usher in another wave — from Benedict Cumberbatch in The Thing With Feathers and smaller indies like buzzy Sundance documentaries BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions and Teenage Wasteland, a tribute…
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the plot of the movie The Secret Agent. The Secret Agent, Brazil’s official selection for the International Feature Film race at next year’s Oscars, recently opened in that country, a special moment for its writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux. Set in 1977, the film centers…
Celebrating its ninth edition this year, Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF), founded by Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, has become a key event for promoting Chinese cinema at home and overseas, as well as bringing international cinema to Chinese audiences. Held at Pingyao Festival Palace – a purpose-built screening complex in the UNESCO World Heritage site…