Nadine Labaki Archives - The Playlist

‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Is A Stellar Near-Future Family Drama [TIFF Review]

September 17, 2021 4:39 pm

Mounia Akl’s feature debut, “Costa Brava, Lebanon” comfortably occupies a space between “Beasts of the Southern Wild” from “Honeyland”: Each movie deals with environmental dilemmas, ranging from climate change...

‘1982’: Modest Strengths & Human Resonance Still Feels Half Finished [TIFF Review]

Andrew Bundy

September 8, 2019 6:15 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Remember when the time between class called recess was all that mattered in your life? A school play yard is a place where two different worlds can simultaneously co-exist. Teachers and students may inhabit the...

‘Capernaum’ Filmmaker Nadine Labaki Named Jury President For Canne’s Un Certain Regard Section

Charles Barfield

March 26, 2019 10:39 am

Festivals, News

Last year, Nadine Labaki received more critical acclaim than ever before, thanks to her incredible film “Capernaum.” The Oscar-nominated film probably could have won Best Foreign-Language Film, if not for the b...

Nadine Labaki Talks Her Golden Globe-Nominated Film ‘Capernaum’ And Life Intersecting With Art In Lebanon [Interview]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

December 13, 2018 3:01 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

If it’s hope you seek in the new Lebanese film "Capernaum," you have to look deeply. It lives mostly in the characters’ minute actions, which reveal kindness and care that long ago departed their eyes and demea...

‘Capernaum’ Trailer: Nadine Labaki’s Emotional Cannes Jury Prize-Winning Film Hits Theaters In December

Charles Barfield

November 6, 2018 11:37 am

News, Trailers

Filmmaker Nadine Labaki wowed audiences at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with her incredible drama “Capernaum.” In a festival filled with incredible films, Labaki’s ended up winning the Jury Prize at the pre...

‘Capernaum [Capharnaüm]’ Trailer: Cannes Jury Prize Winner Features Amazing Performances And A Moving Story

Erica Bahrenburg

September 5, 2018 9:49 am

News, Trailers

Last year, Lebanon scored their first ever Oscar nomination for foreign language film with “The Insult.” While no announcement has been made otherwise, hopefully, the country chooses actor-director Nadine Labak...

Nadine Labaki’s ‘Capernaum [Capharnaüm]’ Restlessly Moves Like An Uber-Realist ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ [Cannes Review]

Jordan Ruimy

May 24, 2018 5:21 pm

News, Reviews

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Stories that trade in narratives about child exploitation, abuse and neglect often run the risk of manipulation through phony sentimentality or affected misery porn. Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Cannes eff...