Author: Fanny Agostino
Fanny Agostino

FANNY AGOSTINO

A teacher, Fanny Agostino writes film reviews and articles on history and music for Le Regard Libre. She is also co-responsible for the cinema column.

«Tár»: in the corridors of power

«Tár»: in the corridors of power

On the razor's edge. That's how one might sum up Cate Blanchett's role in Todd Field's new film, «Tár». She plays a Berlin-based orchestra conductor. Genius has its dark side. All you have to do is scrape off the varnish.
«Close: where rumors part us

«Close: where rumors part us

In 2018, Girl won three awards at the Croisette. Flemish director Lukas Dhont's new film continues his contemplation of teenage upheavals. This time, through the prism of other people's eyes. Close, the head-on collision of childhood and the world.
«R.M.N.: Eastern Europe under the scanner

«R.M.N.: Eastern Europe under the scanner

Known for his Palme d'Or win on the theme of abortion with «4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days» (2004), Romanian director Cristian Mungui's «R.M.N.» unravels the stubborn populist resentments of a Transylvanian village under the yoke of the EU.
Swiss identity as seen through the conflicting eyes of two historians

Swiss identity as seen through the conflicting eyes of two historians

DOSSIER «SWITZERLAND, DEFINITION», Fanny Agostino | The particularities of Switzerland make it a veritable minefield for the question of identity. Unique in the eyes of some, it is plural in the eyes of others. Still others consider it non-existent. To define the contours of this issue, we compared the points of view of two historians specializing in Swiss history, Dominique Dirlewanger and Olivier Meuwly. What is their vision of Swiss identity? And how do they view recent events such as the unbolting of statues and the feminization of street names? Regards croisés.