Lav Diaz on ‘Magellan,’ His NYFF Joke About Casting Gael García Bernal During Sex, and Béla Tarr’s Stubborn Nature

Filipino auteur Diaz and his star García Bernal tell IndieWire about everything that went into playing Portuguese explorer ...
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‘Magellan’ Review: Gael Garcia Bernal Plays the Famous Explorer in Lav Diaz’s Exquisitely Shot Challenge of an Arthouse Epic

If “Gael Garcia Bernal as Magellan” sounds to you like a pretty cool Netflix series, you have never seen a film by Filipino auteur and slow-cinema master Lav Diaz. Known on the international festival ...
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‘Magellan’ Review: Gael García Bernal Plays the Famed Explorer in Lav Diaz’s Mesmerizing, Myth-Busting Biopic

Which is to say that while “Magellan” reps Diaz’s best shot at general arthouse distribution in some time, it’s no artistic compromise. The spirit of slow cinema is alive and languid in this ...

Magellan, a biopic by Lav Diaz starring Gael García Bernal

Magellan by Lav Diaz, a historical biopic starring Gael García Bernal, was featured in the Cannes Première lineup for 2025 and hits theaters on December 31, 2025.

Masterful ‘Magellan’ forces a long, hard look at violence and conquest

The historical epic by Filipino director Lav Diaz is a powerfully concentrated example of his “slow cinema” style.
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The Zealous Voyagers of “Magellan” and “The Testament of Ann Lee”

When we first glimpse the explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the stunning new film that bears his name, he is lying on a corpse-strewn beach, looking near death himself. It’s 1511, and he has just ...