An “amalgamation of ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘Standy By Me'” that presents “an almost folkloric package” of childhood through poverty. Clio Barnard’s ‘The Selfish Giant’ (2013) reviewed by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Clio Barnard’s ‘Dark River’ focuses on “universal themes of womanhood, hunter versus hunted, righteousness versus evil and the way of nature versus god in a way comparable to the works of one of the silver screen’s greatest ever poets, Terrence Malick” in what Joseph Wade describes as a film that “must be seen by anyone who wishes to support this art form we know and love” in his review.
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Filminine’s Vicky Wheeler breaks down the top female-directed films that you should see in January, February and March 2018, including ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ and ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’, here.
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David Lowery medieval epic 'The Green Knight', from A24 and starring