Otar IOSSELIANI

Filmmaker

Otar Iosseliani was born in 1934 in Tbilisi. He is a Georgian film director working in France . Almost unnoticed, bucolically roaming the canting bustle that is the film industry, where smiles range from vile to servile and vainglory is king, the cinema of Otar Iosseliani has stared amusedly at this pathetic travesty for over fifty years. Within this pitiful scenario, where imagination is degraded and arrogance ennobled, Iosseliani has cultivated an indolent and melancholic cinema that lingers on small details to reveal the wonder and absurdity of life.

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The 40th edition awards!

The awards list features films that take risks, both in form and perspective, embodied by a generation of filmmakers who explore the personal by confronting the political, often within fragile or unstable settings. This collection, for its 40th edition, reaffirms Entrevues as a testing ground where lucid and unique cinematic approaches are invented.

La Fabbrica - Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu

Mountain settings, the exploration of desire, and song: the Larrieu brothers take their characters on joyful adventures through thrilling tales.

Rediscovering Joan Mickling Silver's first films

Four films, stories that couldn’t be more different, a tone that deliciously blends comedy and melodrama: this year, we pay tribute to Joan Micklin Silver.

Live cinematic concert : Rodolphe Burger

For the 40th edition of the Entrevues festival, we are honored to present Rodolphe Burger’s new project.

La Transverale - Among Friends

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