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Simmering with tension that leads to an explosive finale, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an essential piece of political filmmaking that earned an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Jim Jarmusch, one of the heroes of American independent filmmaking, is a longtime specialist in the tenuous relationships of free agents.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
The actor’s energy is matched by scrappy filmmaking.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Part gangster thriller, part love story, the low-budget feature from Godard starring Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo galvanized a movement of New Wave filmmakers in France with its experimental filmmaking, from chaotic jumpshots to the actors who learned their lines on the fly.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Jim Jarmusch, one of the heroes of American independent filmmaking, is a longtime specialist in the tenuous relationships of free agents.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
The actor’s energy is matched by scrappy filmmaking.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Part gangster thriller, part love story, the low-budget feature from Godard starring Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo galvanized a movement of New Wave filmmakers in France with its experimental filmmaking, from chaotic jumpshots to the actors who learned their lines on the fly.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaking. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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