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Films from 51 countries, including new offerings from Jane Campion and Paolo Sorrentino, are on the programme

Language Lessons is an antidote to blockbuster burnout by breaking cinematic ground without throwing its creative innovations in your face.

It just worked out that way. i was supposed to do "plan b" in march of 2020, and as we know, everything shut down. so i did "language lessons" in the height of lockdown. and while i was editing that, "plan b" came roaring back and i was doing that afterwards. it was so crazy but shouldn't have been -- but really fun and i'm lucky to have had the opportunity. >> it was wild watching "plan b" because there are a few high school party scenes where there are only four people there. and for a while i was, like, why are there only four people at this party. this looks like all of the parties i went ...

Definitely limitations with it. as an actor, i had to be like, you know what? i might not have enough money to pay rent, but i need to stop playing the best friend or the girl who roll her eyes at something. i'm not going to keep taking these jobs so that i don't pigeonhole myself, and i deserve to be able to branch out instead of always being seen as the sassy latina best friend or whatever, you know? those roles are fine and we do exit. there are sassy latina best friends just like there are maids and sexy seductress, but some of these are newscasters on msnbc and some of these are directors...

We have talked a lot on the show about what real representation looks like in front of and behind the camera. a new study finds that but one of the study's authors says this is the bottom line. our data continues to show that diversity sells. iranians spending money to see their actual lives on their screens and behind the scenes. given american actress natalie morales is helping to change the face of hollywood, this fall she made her movie directing debut with "language lessons" a comedy shot entirely over zoom. >> okay, all right. so i have to speak spanish for one day. >> well -- >> what? >...