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Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

I'm a UK-based editor for a major publisher. I'm making it my off-duty duty to experience FIVE books, FIVE films, art, TV, music and food from every country in the world (where feasible). See drop down menus for my progress.

Film review: Close (Belgium)

Oscar shortlisted tearjerker from Belgian director Lukas Dhont

Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Gritty Lithuanian psychological thriller

Film review: Hit the Road (Iran)

Enjoyably leftfield Iranian road movie

Film Review: Le Havre (Finland)

A Utopian slice of small-town life from 2011 by Aki Kaurismäki

Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Rich and immersive Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy

Review of Ali and Ava (2021 British film)

Touching and warm-hearted 2021 British movie Ali and Ava is well worth seeking out

Review of Flee: Oscar-nominated, Danish film

Moving Danish animated documentary about the experience of an Afghan man finding asylum in the West

Film ‘Midnight Traveler’ by Hassan Fazili (Afghanistan)

moving and engaging documentary film about one family’s desperate struggle to flee Afghanistan

January 2022 Cultural Round-Up; Reading Plans for 2022; Additions to the TBR

January 2022 Cultural Round-Up; Reading Plans for 2022; Additions to the TBR

Drive My Car – Japanese film

Japan’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards is a dialogue-heavy meditation on grief, betrayal and art.