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From the Sight and Sound archive

Portrait of a lady: Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette

With The Making of Marie Antoinette arriving in cinemas this week, we revisit Pam Cook’s analysis of Sofia Coppola’s irreverent teen queen biopic. From our November 2006 issue.

By Pam Cook

Portrait of a lady: Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette

Interviews

“It was a way of understanding my own generation”: Manuela Martelli on her snowbound Chilean drama The Meltdown

By Georgia Korossi

“It was a way of understanding my own generation”: Manuela Martelli on her snowbound Chilean drama The Meltdown

News

Inside the Archive #77: Preserving Frankenstein, a new-look study store and a trip to Colorado via London

By Rosie Taylor, Alex Prideaux and others

Inside the Archive #77: Preserving Frankenstein, a new-look study store and a trip to Colorado via London

Interviews

Mahershala Ali on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and the impact of representation

By Whelan Barzey

Mahershala Ali on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and the impact of representation

Where to begin

Where to begin with Billy Wilder

By Ruby McGuigan

Where to begin with Billy Wilder

News

Competition winners announced at 70th BFI London Film Festival

Festivals

Club Kid: an outrageously funny crowdpleaser

By Barry Levitt

Club Kid: an outrageously funny crowdpleaser

Interviews

Danny Boyle on his tabloid chronicle Ink: “The attention economy, clickbait, the dopamine economy – this is its hatching point”

By Lou Thomas

Danny Boyle on his tabloid chronicle Ink: “The attention economy, clickbait, the dopamine economy – this is its hatching point”

Back into focus

Revisiting Pakeezah, Hindi cinema’s great tragedy of desire and entrapment

By Nasheed Qamar Faruqi

Revisiting Pakeezah, Hindi cinema’s great tragedy of desire and entrapment

Interviews

Robert Eggers on Werwulf and his career in film: “Everybody is a bit of an island”

By Ibrahim Azam

Robert Eggers on Werwulf and his career in film: “Everybody is a bit of an island”

10 great

10 great black-and-white films of the 2020s

By Alex Ramon

10 great black-and-white films of the 2020s

Reviews

All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea: Jeanie Finlay’s documentary is a display of community solidarity in the face of ecological disaster

By Nick Bradshaw

All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea: Jeanie Finlay’s documentary is a display of community solidarity in the face of ecological disaster

Interviews

Javier Bardem on Bunker and The Beloved: “I’ve been in some toxic environments”

By Lou Thomas

Javier Bardem on Bunker and The Beloved: “I’ve been in some toxic environments”

Festivals

Once Upon a Time in Harlem: William Greaves and son preserve a Harlem Renaissance reunion with a marvel of cinéma vérité

By Murtada Elfadl

Once Upon a Time in Harlem: William Greaves and son preserve a Harlem Renaissance reunion with a marvel of cinéma vérité

Interviews

Michael Winterbottom on The Trip to the Northern Lights: “Steve’s not worried about appearing grumpy or lonely”

By Sam Wigley

Michael Winterbottom on The Trip to the Northern Lights: “Steve’s not worried about appearing grumpy or lonely”

From the Sight and Sound archive

Whose side are you on?: Harlan County U.S.A. reviewed in 1978

By Tim Pulleine

Whose side are you on?: Harlan County U.S.A. reviewed in 1978

News

Winners announced at the 2026 BFI & CHANEL Filmmaker Awards

Festivals

Life of Jorge Luis Borges: a labyrinthian voyage through the work of Argentina’s best known writer

By Nick James

Life of Jorge Luis Borges: a labyrinthian voyage through the work of Argentina’s best known writer

Interviews

John Malkovich on Wild Horse Nine and “the most terrible line I’ve ever had to give”

By Brogan Morris

John Malkovich on Wild Horse Nine and “the most terrible line I’ve ever had to give”

Festivals

“There’s such a sense of helplessness right now in America”: Beth de Araújo on Josephine

By Katie McCabe

“There’s such a sense of helplessness right now in America”: Beth de Araújo on Josephine

News

BFI Film Academy launches expanded programme for 2026 to 2029 including free training courses and paid professional development placements

Where to begin

Where to begin with Lee Chang-dong

By Luke Georgiades

Where to begin with Lee Chang-dong

Interviews

Naomi Ackie on I Love Boosters and her approach to acting: “Talent is one thing, but the practice and the craft is completely different”

By Baneet Sarai

Naomi Ackie on I Love Boosters and her approach to acting: “Talent is one thing, but the practice and the craft is completely different”

From the Sight and Sound archive

“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward II

By Michael O'Pray

“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward II

Interviews

Andrew Scott on Hamlet, Elsinore and his career in film: “Shakespeare was thinking of me the whole time”

By Baneet Sarai

Andrew Scott on Hamlet, Elsinore and his career in film: “Shakespeare was thinking of me the whole time”

Interviews

Sofia Coppola on Making Marie Antoinette and her career in film

By Josh Slater-Williams

Sofia Coppola on Making Marie Antoinette and her career in film

News

UK Global Screen Fund announces over £1.7m of support in latest awards

Reviews

The Uprising: A murky retelling of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt

By Henry K Miller

The Uprising: A murky retelling of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt

From the Sight and Sound archive

“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The Devils

By Ken Russell

“My one political film”: Ken Russell on The Devils

Festivals

Queer Edward II: New Derek Jarman documentary captures a vital piece of cinematic history

By Travis Jeppesen

Queer Edward II: New Derek Jarman documentary captures a vital piece of cinematic history