Sidse Babett Knudsen
Fantasia Festival Review: Wildland
Blood is thicker than water and families have to stick together. You can’t choose the clan you’re born into but sometimes it can provide you with a safety net when all else fails. That’s not to say that everyone likes their relatives. The fact you come from the same lineage doesn’t mean you have anything …
Film Review: The Duke of Burgundy
In a very short space of time, Peter Strickland has become one of those directors whose films become essential viewing. There are very few film makers working today who have the same understanding and application of sound and imagery in their work as the British maestro. Berberian Sound Studio was a masterclass in audio-visual horror. …
Incoming: The Duke of Burgundy
Day after day the couple act out a simple ritual that ends in Evelyn’s punishment, but Cynthia yearns for a more conventional relationship. Evelyn’s obsession quickly becomes an addiction that pushes their relationship to breaking point. The Duke of Burgundy is a dark melodrama from Peter Strickland, the award-winning writer and director of Katalin Varga …