Steven Ryder

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Animation
The Existential Depths of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
For all its whimsical humour and wacky conceits, this surreal stop-motion mockumentary sensitively deals with loss, reconciliation and grief, writes Steven Ryder.
14 Feb 2023

François Ozon
How Peter von Kant Reinvents a Classic
Steven Ryder explores François Ozon’s reverence for the prolific New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder by delving into his latest film Peter von Kant
20 Dec 2022

French Cinema
François Ozon on Everything Went Fine
François Ozon discusses the challenges of adapting a friend’s memoir, whether he has accidentally made a heist film and how cinema can help us process the most difficult of topics.
23 Jun 2022