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Karen Luisa Badt

Karin Luisa Badt is a visiting professor at New York University, and associate professor at the University of Paris VIII.

in issue 66

Roman Polanski: What's on Trial?

in issue 65

No Transcendence: Cannes Film Festival 2009 — "It's becoming more and more rare that a fresh, original film gets into the Cannes competition." — Frederic Boyer

in issue 63

Of Bullies and Blood Drinkers: Talking to Tomas Alfredson about Let the Right One In — "I think the most horrifying images are the ones you make yourself. Is there someone standing behind the door, or is it just two shoes standing there?"

in issue 61

Paradise Betrayed: Talking with Terence Davies about Of Time and the City — "You can't stop time. It stops you."

in issue 60

From a Line of Ancestors: Talking with Doris Dörrie and Natasha Arthy — "We in the West trample on them."

What's Up, Docs? Nonstandard Operating Procedures in Recent Documentaries, and Interviews with Patricio Henriquez and Doug Pray — "Why didn't you just stick to the truth?"

in issue 57

Constructive Empathy: Speaking About Magnus, Cannes 2007 — "People can die without love."

Stay Well, or Else . . .: Michael Moore’s Sicko — "What these Americans have could happen to us. And this is frightening."

Silent Light or Absolute Miracle: An Interview with Carlos Reygadas at Cannes 2007 — "I hate the idea that film is actually telling a story!"

in issue 56

On the Border of the Thermian Gulf: The Ninth Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival — “The documentaries that most stood out have a near fictional flair, blurring the border between reality and fable.”

in issue 54

Returning to Life: Talking with Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, and Carmen Maura at Cannes 2006 — “I do not have the serenity of women. But I admire it.”

What's Wrong with Fast Food? A Conversation with Richard Linklater and Eric Schlosser on Fast Food Nation — With additional comments by actors Catalina Sandino Moreno and Ethan Hawke

in issue 50

Family Is Hell and So Is the World: Talking to Michael Haneke at Cannes 2005 — “All of us have these hidden moments in our lives . . .”

The Unbearable Lightness of Cannes 2005: Diversions and Disappointments
Where did all the wild ones go?

in issue 49

At War with Myself: A Word with Lars von Trier at Cannes 2005
On Manderley and more

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