Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani didn’t expect to wind up in competition at Berlin.
The duo behind Golden Bear contender “Reflections in a Dead Diamond” are avowed cult filmmakers, having spent the past decade honing a giallo-influenced style to the delight of a loyal, niche audience. Only, as fate would have it, Cattet and Forzani’s artistic ambitions have evolved in lockstep with wider industry trends — creating heretofore-unseen opportunities for outré auteurs.
“Genre was often seen as limiting,” Forzani said. “Before, we were usually boxed into midnight sections, and now we can more fully embrace that title. At the moment, working in genre feels like more of
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