Delving through Regiment of Women’s pages and Mädchen in Uniform’s scenes, Florence Thomas dissects the theme of desire through the lens of the maternal, the guise of female companionship, the beckoning lure of the illicit and the comforting embrace of the devotional.

In the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day, Anja Gogo pays her own cinephile tribute by reviewing Life is beautiful, navigating controversies and deeper meanings.