Mohsen Makhmalbaf

An Army of One

'Osama' director Siddiq Barmak pits a 12-year-old girl against the Taliban

War Movies are Hell

Three new films offer grueling tours of duty in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq

Slowly but Surely

Abbas Kiarostami's The Wind Will Carry Us takes its time pondering the human condition

The Plaisir Principle

Or, Cannes 2001: How to love the movies without hating yourself

Over There

While American critics script eulogies for foreign film, this year's festival at Cannes suggests that reports of its death are an exaggeration

An Art Center of One's Own

The Ties That Bind

Her life to live: Alice Houri in Claire Denis's Nénette et Boni

Life and Nothing More

Lifesaver: Babek Ahmed Poor in Abbas Kiarostami's Where Is the Friend's House?