Tomris Laffly

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The True Story Behind 'The Burial'

Director Maggie Betts on her courtroom drama starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx, based on a David and Goliath 1990s court case.

By Tomris Laffly

The Director Behind Happening on Making a 'Vital' Film About a Woman Seeking an Illegal Abortion

Winner of the 2021 Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Audrey Diwan’s unflinching and suspense-ridden Happening follows its young female protagonist, Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei), a helpless middle-class college student who desperately tries...

By Tomris Laffly

Drive My Car Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Likes Things to Be a Little Mysterious

While the 2022 Oscar nominations were being announced, Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi was on a flight to Germany to serve as part of this year’s competition jury at the Berlin International Film Festival. “When I...

By Tomris Laffly
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