Sabzian
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Sabzian is an international film journal, hailing from Belgium.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Annette Apon, Frans van de Staak, Prisma #58, La pianiste, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vers la mer, The Annihilation of Fish, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/ML4ZN.
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The State of Cinema 2025 with Isabelle Huppert at Bozar tonight is sold out. See you there!
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The State of Cinema 2025 with Isabelle Huppert at Bozar tonight is sold out. See you there!
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🐈 Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)
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🐈 Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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🐈 Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)
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🐈 Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)
Julian, Cato Kusters, Tillo Huygelen, Frans van de Staak, State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert, Peter Watkins (1935-2025), ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/7gp2t.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Jeunes mères, Bram Van Beek, Sabzian x Avila: Encounters with Belgian Filmmakers, La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV, Annik Leroy at CINEMATEK,... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/nneZZ.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Jeunes mères, Bram Van Beek, Sabzian x Avila: Encounters with Belgian Filmmakers, La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV, Annik Leroy at CINEMATEK,... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/nneZZ.
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A Conversation between Frans van de Staak and Jacq Firmin Vogelaar, André Bazin, Isabelle Huppert, Vidéographie, Support Sabzian, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/R6ovG.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A Conversation between Frans van de Staak and Jacq Firmin Vogelaar, André Bazin, Isabelle Huppert, Vidéographie, Support Sabzian, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/R6ovG.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Afternoons of Solitude, Albert Serra, Gerard-Jan Claes, Frans van de Staak, Nicholas Philibert, Ken Jacobs (1933-2025), Cécilia Mangini, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/iit9m.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Afternoons of Solitude, Albert Serra, Gerard-Jan Claes, Frans van de Staak, Nicholas Philibert, Ken Jacobs (1933-2025), Cécilia Mangini, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/iit9m.
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American experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs (1933-2025) passed away this weekend.
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
American experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs (1933-2025) passed away this weekend.
False Improvisation and “Memory Lapses” on TV, André Bazin, Film Fest Gent 2025, Shiguéhiko Hasumi, @AdrianMartin25, Valeska Grisebach, ... all included in our Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/3IVOo.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Sabzian and Bozar present:
State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert
9 November 2025
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State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert
9 November 2025
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October 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Sabzian and Bozar present:
State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert
9 November 2025
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State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert
9 November 2025
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“But let this interlocutor stumble ..., and the falseness of this illusory situation is brutally revealed, because we can do nothing for him and he, many kilometers away from us, finds himself alone, if not disabled, in front of soulless recording machines.”
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“But let this interlocutor stumble ..., and the falseness of this illusory situation is brutally revealed, because we can do nothing for him and he, many kilometers away from us, finds himself alone, if not disabled, in front of soulless recording machines.”
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September 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🍂📚 Just published: the autumn edition of our seasonal roundup of recently released and upcoming film publications!
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September 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🍂📚 Just published: the autumn edition of our seasonal roundup of recently released and upcoming film publications!
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Anna Magnani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Cristina Fernandes, State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert, New Book Releases, ... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/0Uvhc.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Anna Magnani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Cristina Fernandes, State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert, New Book Releases, ... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/0Uvhc.
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In its section Passage, Sabzian invites film critics, authors, filmmakers and spectators to send a text or fragment on cinema that left a lasting impression.
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In its section Passage, Sabzian invites film critics, authors, filmmakers and spectators to send a text or fragment on cinema that left a lasting impression.
Johan van der Keuken in conversation with Frans van de Staak, Frank Vande Veire on Teorema, Film Fest Gent, Nicolas Roeg, Shhh, ... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/2RaUx.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Johan van der Keuken in conversation with Frans van de Staak, Frank Vande Veire on Teorema, Film Fest Gent, Nicolas Roeg, Shhh, ... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/2RaUx.
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Next week at Cinema RITCS, we launch a new publication: the Dutch translation of ‘WHO IS ME,’ Pasolini’s paradoxical “bio-bibliographic poem,” written “in the August sun of a deserted Manhattan” during his visit to the New York Film Festival.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Next week at Cinema RITCS, we launch a new publication: the Dutch translation of ‘WHO IS ME,’ Pasolini’s paradoxical “bio-bibliographic poem,” written “in the August sun of a deserted Manhattan” during his visit to the New York Film Festival.
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New in our Screening Room: Adrian Martin's recorded introduction to Raúl Ruiz’s City of Pirates (1983), initially presented in the context of our Serge Daney programme at ICA London.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New in our Screening Room: Adrian Martin's recorded introduction to Raúl Ruiz’s City of Pirates (1983), initially presented in the context of our Serge Daney programme at ICA London.
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Observations on the Long Take, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Teorema, Nicolas Philibert, André Bazin, Frans van de Staak Retrospective, .... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/eShOB.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Observations on the Long Take, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Teorema, Nicolas Philibert, André Bazin, Frans van de Staak Retrospective, .... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/eShOB.
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Showgirls, Nicolas Philibert, State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert, Frans van de Staak, Rien que les heures, Nicole Brenez,... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/Ffley
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September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Showgirls, Nicolas Philibert, State of Cinema 2025 / Isabelle Huppert, Frans van de Staak, Rien que les heures, Nicole Brenez,... all included in our latest Weekly Review newsletter: shorturl.at/Ffley
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It is with great honour that Sabzian and @BozarBrussels welcome the incomparable French actress Isabelle Huppert to Brussels for the State of Cinema 2025.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It is with great honour that Sabzian and @BozarBrussels welcome the incomparable French actress Isabelle Huppert to Brussels for the State of Cinema 2025.
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The Big Swallow (James Williamson, 1901)
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Big Swallow (James Williamson, 1901)
Sabzian is going into summer mode. During July and August, Sabzian will publish at a reduced pace. We'll be back to full speed in September!
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June 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Sabzian is going into summer mode. During July and August, Sabzian will publish at a reduced pace. We'll be back to full speed in September!
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