The director of ‘OldBoy’ and ‘The Handmaiden’ talks to Annabel Nugent about why he changed up his trademark style for his new and spectacular erotic thriller, how Western religious art has influenced him, and why Korean people want reconciliation between South and North
As a new adaptation of the highly kitsch Jane Fonda galactic adventure ‘Barbarella’ is announced, starring ‘Euphoria’s’ Sydney Sweeney, Geoffrey Macnab looks back at the original film and says it’s time to ditch the Sixties heroine
As de Sade’s former chateau in Provence – now a luxury hotel – flings open its doors to offer ‘heritage tours’, Geoffrey Macnab looks at the French philosopher and writer’s lasting influence on filmmakers and tourists, despite a sordid life mired in scandal
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