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Demetrios Matheou

Bio
Demetrios Matheou is a London-based journalist, critic and author. He was the chief film critic for The Sunday Herald in Glasgow between 2004-18, and a contributing film critic for The Independent on Sunday between 2000-2016. He’s currently published in The Times, The Standard, The i, Sight and Sound and Screen Daily, among others. He is also a London theatre critic for The Hollywood Reporter. Demetrios is the author of The Faber Book of New South American Cinema, while contributing to a number of other film titles. He co-curated the retrospective season South American Renaissance for The BFI South Bank and co-founded the London Argentine Film Festival. He's served on the juries of a number of international film festivals.

Articles By Demetrios Matheou

Lincoln

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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Old Money, Hampstead Theatre

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Great Danes: Sofie Gråbøl and Søren Sveistrup

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LFF 2012: The Sessions

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LFF 2012: Sister

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LFF 2012: Sister

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LFF 2012: 3

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LFF 2012: Normal School

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Interview: 10 Questions for Kristen Stewart

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Interview: 10 Questions for LFF Director Clare Stewart

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The Hitchcock Players: Cary Grant, Notorious

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The Hitchcock Players: Anny Ondra, Blackmail

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London: The Modern Babylon

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Blackmail

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7 Days in Havana

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