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Maria van Dijk

Maria van Dijk is a film journalist who lectured for five years at the University of North London, where she completed a doctorate in film studies in 2000. Her thesis made a case for the film de patrimoine, a very nationally specific costume drama that first emerged with Jean de Florette in the mid-1980s. She lives in London.

in issue 36

Alienation and Perversion: Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher
Is the film reinforcing or exploding stereotypes about female sexuality, or both?

The Belfort International Film Festival, France 2001
Identity politics, urban terror, and Bulle Ogier distinguish this festival from some of its more pretentious peers

in issue 35

Return of the Repressed: The Resurgence of the French B Movie
Despite the enduring lure of Gerard Depardieu in a frock coat, inventive French auteurs are reviving the low-budget genre film

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