Nicolas Rapold
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‘Plan 75’ Review: Leaving Early
In this quietly bold debut feature, the Japanese government offers a euthanasia program and a 78-year-old woman considers her future.
The Steps to Making ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’
The filmmakers and cast of “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” explain what it took to quickly, but precisely, put together their indie tale of...
‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ Review: Showing What We’re Made Of
This eye-opening film from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor immerses us in the landscapes and textures of the human body, as encountered in French hospitals.
‘Sam Now’ Review: When Mom Leaves
Sensitive and surprising, Reed Harkness’s documentary follows the reverberations in his family after their mother abruptly departs.
The Bizarro Worlds of Quentin Dupieux’s Comedy
The French director, whose latest film is “Smoking Causes Coughing,” spoke about five comedy clips that have inspired his work.
‘Giraffe’ Review: Introspection in the Danish Countryside
In the pensive drama “Giraffe,” an ethnologist researching an abandoned cottage wonders whether her own life could or should change.
‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV’ Review: Art Onscreen
A new documentary follows the ceaseless innovations of a man who made art out of television sets and found inspiration in disruption.
‘The Holly’ Review: The Tragic Case of a Denver Activist
Julian Rubinstein’s investigative documentary traces the engrossing case of a Denver community organizer, Terrance Roberts, who faced charges of attempted murder
‘Film, the Living Record of Our Memory’ Review: How to Save the Movies
This documentary walks through the delicate task of saving the history of movies with the help of enchanting clips and eagle-eyed preservationists
‘A House Made of Splinters’ Review: Home Is Where the Hope Is
This film, an Oscar nominee this year for best documentary feature, has an aching sensitivity for the children in a Ukraine shelter.