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Ava DuVernay photographed by ©Hadnnan in Marrakech, courtesy of FIFM

The Cinema Queen: Talking movies with Ava DuVernay in Marrakech

E. Nina Rothe December 23, 2024

American filmmaker Ava DuVernay was at the Marrakech International Film Festival this year to share her wisdom during a public Conversation, where she talked about making movies as a Black woman but also the ability to watch cinema and how that changes depending on your socio-economic background.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Marrakech International Film Festival, Marrakech, La Mamounia Hotel, Rosalie Varda, Ava DuVernay, Array, Los Angeles, Morocco, USA, Selma, The DuVernay Test, Dubai International Film Festival, Origin, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Isabel Wilkerson, When They See Us, Venice Film Festival, Neon, Netflix, JetBlue, Black woman filmmaker, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dolby, Guillermo Del Toro, Ryan Coogler
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Julia Vysotskaya in a still from ‘Dear Comrades!, photo by Sasha Gusov, Courtesy of NEON

Julia Vysotskaya in a still from ‘Dear Comrades!, photo by Sasha Gusov, Courtesy of NEON

Watch 'Dear Comrades!'... and some Andrei Konchalovsky wisdom will be your gift in return

E. Nina Rothe December 25, 2020

So, if I had to explain why Andrei Konchalovsky’s films appeal so deeply to me, what would I say? That his women characters are always the entree in his films and often his male roles seem like the parsley sprinkled around them to enhance the presentation. Embodied often by his real-life wife Julia Vysotskaya, women like Lyuda in ‘Dear Comrades!’ appeal to my sense of womanhood, to my inner strength but also on a very basic aesthetic level. Lyuda is elegant, in her clunky shoes and with her hungry, lean body, as are the men around her. First and foremost Konchalovsky is a true artist, always loyal to the visual — the most important aspect of the seventh art.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews, Movies Tags Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrei Tarkovsky, Dear Comrades!, Film Forum, NYC, USA, streaming now, Cairo Industry Days, Cairo International Film Festival, Paradise, House of Fools, Cairo Opera House, Zoom, Bryan Adams, Runaway Train, Hollywood, Russian cinema
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Green Cedar, the latest fragrance from Abel

Green Cedar, the latest fragrance from Abel

As Abel fragrances launch in the US this summer, I revisit a favorite interview with founder Frances Shoemack

E. Nina Rothe June 28, 2018

Ever since last September, when I ran across Abel Odor, the Amsterdam-based fragrance company of New Zealander Frances Shoemack at Pitti Fragranze, I've been obsessed with these natural smelling olfactory creations. In my own philosophy of life, which includes great cinema, quality food and a generous helping of fashion, I find that perfume plays an integral part. It communicates who you are, in just a split second. And I always want my fragrance to say "intelligent, world-conscious and a bit wild" -- a message which Abel creations convey perfectly. 

So to celebrate the fact that Abel products are now available in the US, both to order online from Abelodor.com and in select specialty stores, I revisit here my own journey through Abel scents and an interview with its founder -- a fragrance and personal favorite. 

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In Fashion, Interviews Tags Abel, Abel Odor, Frances Shoemack, New Zealand, Amsterdam, USA, Pitti Fragranze, Green Cedar, perfume
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