World cinema horror movies explore social themes using fantastical elements. Foreign horror classics like Under the Shadow offer embedded cultural narratives. Films like Ju-On: The Grudge exemplify ...
The Swiss-French stop motion feature My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette) is one of nine films that has been shortlisted for the foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards. The ...
Niagara Falls is playing host to a new film festival, this one putting a spotlight on the struggles people are facing around the world. The first year DareDevil Film Festival will take place from ...
This year, of the 10 films nominated for an Academy Award for best picture, three of them—Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives, and The Zone of Interest—are non-English-language films. As a scholar of film ...
Although many native English-speaking audiences may not find foreign language cinema to be the most accessible form of entertainment, others rightfully believe that refusing to engage in films that ...
The response to English-language remakes of foreign-language films is usually something along the lines of, "Why?" If there is already a great film that exists, why not just leave it as is? Reading ...
Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. With the 78th Cannes International Film ...