UK-France Summit, 3 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Films at the Oscars, and More
Description
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss migration, trade, security, and other issues; the world enters the fourth year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and Academy Award-nominated films spotlight international issues.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl
Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Lukas Dhont, Close
Sara Dosa, Fire of Love
Stanley Kubrick, Paths of Glory
Lewis Milestone, All Quiet on the Western Front
Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 1985
Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
Daniel Roher, Navalny
Jerzy Skolimowski, EO
Simon Lereng Wilmont, A House Made of Splinters
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