Contributions from Savina Petkova | Little White Lies

Contributor Savina Petkova

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In Praise Of

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: A Cure for the Ghosted

by Savina Petkova

After a cru­el break-up, a writer finds com­fort and relief in Michel Gondry’s off­beat 2004 roman­tic drama.
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Interviews

Franz Rogowski: ‘If you talk about birds, you always talk about ethereal energy’

by Savina Petkova

The Ger­man star unlocks the process of deep immer­sion that led him to dis­cov­er­ing his char­ac­ter in Andrea Arnold’s Bird.
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Festivals

Bodies in motion: a report from CPH:DOX 2024

by Savina Petkova

One of the world’s most impor­tant doc­u­men­tary fes­ti­val deliv­ers a host of very fine films as well as some flim-flam­my polit­i­cal statements.
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Review

Fantastic Machine review – there’s way too much going on here

by Savina Petkova

Max­im­i­lien Van Aertryck and Axel Daniel­son set out to inves­ti­gate the impli­ca­tions of the cam­era, from its inven­tion to the present day, with mixed results.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

My First Film – first-look review

by Savina Petkova

In her intrigu­ing debut fea­ture, direc­tor Zia Anger attempts to exor­cise the ghost of a long-aban­doned film­mak­ing venture.
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Review

Poor Things review – Lanthimos at his most playful and comedic

by Savina Petkova

Emma Stone gives a career-defin­ing per­for­mance in Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos’ opu­lent provo­ca­tion about the human body as a nexus for plea­sure and pain.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

One Fine Morning

by Savina Petkova

Léa Sey­doux stars as a sin­gle moth­er entan­gled in an affair with a mar­ried man in Mia Hansen-Løve’s pow­er­ful eighth feature.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Aftersun

by Savina Petkova

A young father and his 11-year-old daugh­ter take a hol­i­day to Turkey in Char­lotte Wells’ touch­ing debut.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Pleasure

by Savina Petkova

A young woman sets out to become the next adult film super­star in Nin­ja Thyberg’s auda­cious fea­ture debut.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Oslo through the eyes of Joachim Trier

by Savina Petkova

To cel­e­brate the release of The Worst Per­son in the World, we take a clos­er look at the loca­tions which paint Oslo as a city of one’s own.