Mimi Plauché

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A Call for Peace and Human Connection: Hikari on “Rental Family”

by Matt Fagerholm

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As I sat in my favorite movie palace, the Music Box Theatre, waiting for my wife—Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin—to arrive for that evening’s eagerly awaited Chicago International Film Festival

2025 Films, Chicago International Film Festival, Directing, Drama, International Films, Interviews

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Kick Out the Conventions: Agnieszka Holland on “Franz,” “The Secret Garden” and More

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With the 61st Chicago International Film Festival nearly in the rearview mirror, there are so many memories from the past several days that I know I will be cherishing for

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