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Joan Chen: ‘I asked to leave Twin Peaks – I was determined to do feature films’

The star of ‘The Last Emperor’ is earning Oscar buzz for her work in the sweet coming-of-age dramedy ‘Dìdi’. She talks to Annabel Nugent about her career regrets, why she loved working with Bernardo Bertolucci, and David Lynch’s response to her request to exit his celebrated murder mystery series

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In Donald Sutherland’s 1970s career, the personal and political met in European ‘auteur’ films

Younger generations today mainly knew Donald Sutherland in his grizzled paternalistic roles, by turns loveable (as in Pride and Prejudice) or hateful (as in The Hunger Games).

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‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life

Shortly before his death this year, the iconic Japanese composer worked on mixed-reality concert, Kagami – featuring new music, 48 cameras and magic glasses for the audience

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‘Truly unwatchable’: writers on their toughest scenes of movie violence

For the return of the gory Saw franchise, Guardian writers remember the hardest scenes of big screen violence they’ve had to endure

The Guardian - US

'Opus,' the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival

Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing 20 of his compositions

The Independent UK

The Dreamers star Louis Garrel: ‘In France we don’t have the same passion for acting’

The ‘Little Women’ and ‘Redoubtable’ actor talks to Adam White about the autobiographical elements of his new film ‘The Innocent’, why he feels so square and how he’s ‘the most anxious French guy you can meet’

The Independent UK

Film show: Looking ahead to the 76th Cannes Film Festival

Film critic Lisa Nesselson flags up some of the headliners at this year's cinematic feast at Cannes, as new features from Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Glazer, Todd Haynes and Wes Anderson are set to premiere at the festival. We take a closer look at last year's winner of the Camera d'Or…

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‘I was projected as the sweet American girl next door. It wasn’t me’: Molly Ringwald bites back

Hollywood success in the 80s was so unpleasant that Ringwald moved to France. Since then she has made a jazz album, written a novel and translated a memoir about Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider

The Guardian - UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan’s master of electronic music

A prolific solo artist and composer who worked with musicians from Bowie to Madonna, Sakamoto refused to stay within the confines of one genre

The Independent UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores

The Guardian - UK

Last Tango in Paris at 50: Bertolucci’s controversial drama remains troubling

The Italian director’s knotty drama remains a much-discussed provocation, a film filled with lyrical beauty but also repulsive cruelty

The Guardian - US

I’m not stoned, I’m just writing an opera! Colm Tóibín on how he got diva fever

From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry James

The Guardian - UK

Jean-Louis Trintignant: French new wave legend who became a global star

Trintignant’s glittering career took off with ‘A Man and a Woman’, after which he became a sought-after actor across many genres

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Jean-Louis Trintignant obituary

Leading actor of the French New Wave whose prolific career included roles in A Man and a Woman, Z and Amour

France 24

French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91

French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant has died at home early Friday in the Gard region of southern France at the age of 91. In 160 roles over a glittering 60-year career, the actor’s subtle, powerful performances and distinctive voice left an indelible mark on French and European cinema.

The Guardian - UK

Carlo Ancelotti: the secret ringer who patched up Pasolini and Bertolucci

The legendary Italian filmmakers had fallen out but a football match between their respective projects Salò and Novecento brought them back together

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