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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

Post Mortem

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theartsdesk at the 68th Venice Film Festival: Clooney, Polanski, Madonna

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theartsdesk at the Sarajevo Film Festival

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The Lavender Hill Mob

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Le Quattro Volte

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Farewell

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The Milk of Sorrow

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Cemetery Junction

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Lion's Den

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