Despite a career affected by his troubles with alcoholism, Ritwik Ghatak was one of India’s most obviously talented filmmakers, wrote Malcolm in our Summer 1982 issue.
A talented artist whose career was derailed by mental illness, Audrey Amiss left behind an astonishing archive of paintings and journals. Carol Morley draws on this in her latest film to create a portrait of a vivid, tragic, hilarious heroine.
Though the central apian metaphor might be a little overdone, this study of an eight-year-old Basque child who begins to question their gender identity is distinguished by its warm naturalism and excellent performances.