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Alissa Simon

Reporter · US

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Sep 2, 2026
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Alissa Simon

    ‘The Girl With The Leica’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Gerda Taro, the Woman Who Shared the Artistic Identity of Robert Capa (opens the original)

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    The opening film of Venice’s Horizons section provides a fitting requiem for the first female photojournalist to die on the battlefield. For many people, the name Robert Capa evokes a mysterious, jet-setting American photographer responsible for some of the mid-20th century’s most iconic images from the frontlines of war. In the fascinating “The Girl With The Leica,” Italian director Alina Marazzi puts paid to that myth. The time-jumping film reclaims the legacy of German-born photojournalist Ge

  2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Alissa Simon

    ‘I Is Another’ Review: An Impeccable Claes Bang Plays Felix Kersten, Massage Therapist to Heinrich Himmler and Would-Be Nobel Laureate (opens the original)

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    Premiering in Locarno's Piazza Grande section, this is a stylish psychological thriller that explores the truth behind a narcissistic man’s claims to have saved thousands from German concentration camps. A handsomely upholstered psychological thriller with more than a little contemporary resonance, the period drama “I Is Another” should spark heated debate about what constitutes a historical fact as well as the increasingly malleable nature of truth today. German writer-director Felix Randau’s f

  3. Article · Jul 4, 2026 · Alissa Simon

    Karlovy Vary Focuses on Next Generation of European Filmmakers With Future Frames Program (opens the original)

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    Future Frames is a next generation showcase comprised of prize-winning short works by students and recent graduates of European film schools, curated by the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in cooperation with European Film Promotion, with the support of Creative Europe – the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, and Allwyn as its new main partner. The selected directors and their films will be introduced on-site to Karlovy Vary audiences on July 6 and 7. Esteemed Greek helmer Christos Nikou (“Apples

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