Jonathan Glazer
From Barbie to Creed III: the 2023 films Guardian writers are most excited about
The next 12 months offers a wide range of tantalising new movies. Here are the ones our critics are most intrigued about
Scott Tobias, Charles Bramesco, Adrian Horton, Veronica Esposito, Benjamin Lee, Jesse Hassenger, Guy Lodge, Radheyan Simonpillai, Andrew Lawrence, Lauren Mechling and Andrew Pulver
05, Jan, 2023 @7:08 AM
Strasbourg 1518 review – Jonathan Glazer's cathartic spasm of protest for our times
The Under the Skin director’s short film – inspired by a mass-hysteria outbreak of dancing in the 16th century – speaks to our own feelings about lockdown
Peter Bradshaw
20, Jul, 2020 @9:15 PM
TV tonight: the 'dancing plague' that struck 16th-century Strasbourg
Jonathan Glazer’s short experimental film explores the phenomenon that gripped residents of the city for days. Plus a look back at Coronation Street’s most evil characters. Here’s what to watch tonight
Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Hannah Verdier, Phil Harrisonand Paul Howlett
20, Jul, 2020 @5:20 AM
Strasbourg 1518: reliving a 16th-century ‘dancing plague’ in lockdown
Inspired by the true story of a summer dance mania in 1518, a haunting new Artangel project directed by Jonathan Glazer films lone performers around the world dancing till they drop
Sarah Crompton
19, Jul, 2020 @8:00 AM
Simon Reeve looks far beyond Beyoncé | Letter
Letter: Reeve deserves respect as a serious-minded television documentary-maker, writes Alison Skilbeck
Letters
29, Oct, 2019 @6:34 PM
Jonathan Glazer: 'Nazism took hold like a fever. It's happening again'
How do you follow up a masterpiece like Under the Skin? By giving BBC Two viewers five minutes of unexpected hell. The visionary director on how a Trump hunting trip inspired his mystery short
Catherine Shoard
27, Oct, 2019 @10:05 PM
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard
13, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM
Why Alan Clarke is the key British film-maker whose maverick spirit lives on
The director of Scum, Made in Britain and The Firm made films that were brilliant, disconcerting and radical – and set the template for others to follow
Danny Leigh
08, Jun, 2015 @3:11 PM
Bafta bingo! Six things to look out for on the British Academy's big night
It’s eyes down for a full house as the stars take to the red carpet on Sunday for British film’s premier awards ceremony. Here’s what we’re hoping to see at the Royal Opera House
Andrew Pulver
06, Feb, 2015 @6:15 PM
Making music for Scarlett: how an indie composer hit the big time
Mica Levi’s score for Under The Skin, which starred Scarlett Johansson as an extraterrestrial predator, has won her critical acclaim and now a major prize
Nadia Khomami
27, Dec, 2014 @12:19 PM
Under the Skin director Jonathan Glazer: 'You prepare for a lukewarm response'
The director of the Guardian’s No 1 film of 2014 reveals the nerve-wracking process for making the film, and why he might not be cut out for directing after all
Andrew Pulver
12, Dec, 2014 @6:30 AM
The 10 best films of 2014: No 1 – Under the Skin
By turns breathtaking, hilarious and disturbing, Jonathan Glazer’s extraordinary, erotic film achieves a rare blend of fantasy and realism, writes Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
12, Dec, 2014 @6:02 AM
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