GFT Blog

Here you'll find a round up of all the added extras we like to give you to support our year-round programme of great films and events. You can click to read interviews and articles ahead of upcoming events at GFT, programme notes written by local film journalists, academics and post-graduates which support our screenings and seasons and see video and photo coverage of our events. We'll also have staff recommendations and reviews.

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Programme Notes blog posts:

• 4 MayProgramme Note: Goodbye First Love Fifteen year-old Camille falls emphatically for nineteen year-old Sullivan, only for their relationship to crumble from a combination of juvenile thoughtlessness and time’s natural weathering effects. Read this blog post →
• 1 MayProgramme Note: Monsieur LazharFrench-Canadian director Philippe Falardeau describes his film, Monsieur Lazhar, as ‘an ode to teaching, while scratching a little bit at the system.’Read this blog post →
• 25 AprProgramme Note: The MonkDominik Moll’s new movie The Monk is clearly a period adaptation. But which period is being adapted remains open to debate.Read this blog post →
• 5 AprProgramme Note: Le HavreThe European cinema has not much addressed the continuously worsening financial, political, and above all, moral crisis that has led to the ever-unsolved question of refugees,’ writes Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki in Le Havre’s press kit...Read this blog post →
• 28 MarProgramme Note: Into the AbyssInto the Abyss, the title of Werner Herzog’s latest documentary, might well be a suitable name for many of his films.Read this blog post →
• 22 MarProgramme Note: The Kid with a BikeIn many ways, The Kid with a Bike is a typical Dardenne feature, with many of their hallmarks present and correct...Read this blog post →
• 22 FebProgramme Note: MichaelIn interviews surrounding Michael’s release, director Markus Schleinzer has described the origins of the project in his reaction to the sensationalised tabloid coverage of recent, high-profile cases of child abuse...Read this blog post →
• 17 FebProgramme Note: TrishnaDirector Michael Winterbottom is well known for his talent for moving easily between genres and styles...Read this blog post →
• 7 FebProgramme Note: Martha Marcy May MarleneAs hinted by the tongue-twisting title, Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sean Durkin, 2011) is primarily concerned with one woman’s struggle with a splintered sense of self in the immediate aftermath of her escape from a cult. Read this blog post →
• 20 JanProgramme Note: CoriolanusAs a protagonist of, arguably, lesser literacy potency and repute than many of his Shakespearean counterparts, Coriolanus may at first seem an unusual choice of character for an actor of Ralph Fiennes’ gravitas.Read this blog post →