Savina Petkova
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Interview
Viggo Mortensen: This isn’t what we usually see in westerns
The actor, writer, director and composer of The Dead Don’t Hurt tells Savina Petkova how he revitalised the classic American genre by switching its typical perspective.
02 Jun 2024
List
Sometimes I Think About Dying: The Millennial Guide to Existentialism
Savina Petkova puts her university training to good use with a helpful guide to this school of 20th-century philosophical thought that’ll help you distinguish Camus from Kierkegaard.
16 Apr 2024
Article
The Loving Close-Up: Disco Boy Through the Lens of Hélène Louvart
Savina Petkova considers how the celebrated cinematographer's tactile style owes a lot to its tight framing of her subjects.
27 Mar 2024
Article
Think of the Mothers! Maternal Authority in The Exorcist
As William Friedkin’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Savina Petkova investigates the importance of the dual mother-child relationships at the film’s centre and how maternal figures often play key roles in contemporary horror.
24 Oct 2023
Film Festival
Alice Winocour on Paris Memories
Savina Petkova speaks to Alice Winocour about her new film Paris Memories, which stars Virginie Efira as a survivor struggling in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
27 Jul 2023
Horror
‘But I’m a Star!’: On Pearl & The Seductive Pull of Fame
Savina Petkova digs into the title character’s overpowering desire for motion-picture success in Ti West’s disturbing portrait of frustrated stardom.
16 Mar 2023