Author Maximilian Le Cain

Drawing particular comparisons with Godard and Rivette, Max discusses the peculiar cinematic realism and energy of this contemporary cinema landmark.

b. April 26, 1905, Paris, France. d. October 5, 1934, Paris, France. filmography bibliography web resources Of all cinema's illustrious martyr figures, none is more romantic than Jean Vigo, poet...

A genuine and poignant portrait of 'being different', Ghost World comes close to being a masterpiece in the tradition of Ozu.

Max pays tribute to an eccentric Italian filmmaker and theatre director, actor and writer.

Wes Anderson's stylised soap opera, The Royal Tenenbaums, tells of prodigal patriarch Royal Tenenbaum's (Gene Hackman) attempts to reconcile himself with his family. He walked out on them some 20 years...

Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky, sometimes Andrey Tarkovski, Tarkowski, Tarkovskij b. April 4, 1932. Zavrazhe, Ivanono, Russia (now Belorus). d. December 28, 1986. Paris,...

Making sense of its narrative shards, Max offers an insightful and poignant reading of Mulholland Drive, Lynch's latest cinematic rendering of troubled identity and subjectivity.

Though Dumont's current filmography comprises only two films, Max argues a book length study is certainly not premature.

A detailed examination of Visconti's later period films, their majestic style and personal resonance.

Stopping off in Ireland: perceptive comments on films playing at Cork.

Cain traces the rise of character-studies and the theme of identity and performance in Cassavetes' late phase.

For Ever Godard, June 21 - 24, Tate Modern, London Garrel Éternel, June 26 - 27, Irish Film Centre, Dublin "Jean-Luc Godard? Is he still working? I thought... well, I thought he was dead." It's a...