Rohrwacher and O’Connor discuss the ethereal qualities of the film’s main character.
Kelly Reichardt conceives of the scale needed to make and enjoy meaningful art.
Rockwell and Taylor discuss what constitutes good change in New York City and more.
Mark Jenkin discusses the geographic and philosophical underpinnings of his work.
The Dardennes discuss where the film fits in with their work at large.
Hansen-Løve discusses her approach to autofiction, her characters’ vocations, and more.
Eisenberg discusses the relationship between his feature directorial debut and Fleishman Is in Trouble and his Oscar-nominated turn as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.
Diop discusses her aesthetic choices across editing, costuming, and sound design.
Simón discusses her approach to reflecting the gender dynamics of rural Spain and more.
Marie Kreutzer discusses her take on Sissi and how she approaches writing historical fiction.
Hong Chau discusses acting between the lines and balancing work and parenthood.
Greenaway discusses his ideas about cinema and the limitations of text-based filmmaking.
Skolimowski and Piaskowska discuss how emotion guided all of their creative choices.
Guadagnino and Russell dicuss what they learned about America during the film’s shoot.
Wiseman discusses the shooting the film, Sophia Tolstoy’s novels and letters, and more.
Hare discusses his particular take on Robert Moses and the kind of theater he favors.
Gray and his teen actors discuss their understanding of the 1980s, pinpointing one’s sense of process and style, and more.
Wells discusses how she baked certain visual choices into her script, when she discovered others on set or the edit, and more.
Park Chan-wook discusses the origins of his aesthetic choices, how he came to his depiction of technology in the film, and more.
Qualley, Alwyn, and Denis discuss how the pandemic affected the production, and why trust underscores all elements of the film.
The two-time Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker discusses his sociological imagination, the setup of his next project, and more.