Good Morning Lovelies, 

Sadly, the LFF is over for another year! However, it isn’t over on the blog lovelies, as I have a number of interviews to share with you all from the celebrations. Starting with this very exciting discussion with director Markus Imhoof, the man behind the hit documentary Eldorado.

Credit: Eldorado and Markus Imhoof

Talking all things to do with the film, what inspired him and what it was like heading to LFF, we delve into the world of Eldorado in a whole new way.

I travel too much, but to be selected for London is a great honour and pleasure and I would never miss it.

I tell a personal story to show a global phenomenon - the struggle of thousands of refugees fleeing from Africa to Europe and what happens when they reach the border of their “Eldorado”. My questions about humanity and social responsibility in today’s world lead me back to my childhood and my love for the Italian refugee girl Giovanna, whom my parents adopted during World War II.

My first love Giovanna – and the anger about how the actual Giovanna’s and John’s are treated.

There was not a script we transformed in a film. It was rather like Jazz, you follow the intuition while listening and looking what is happening – and reacting with heart and brain.

Is there a scene that is special to you or that you want audiences to look out for? If so, why this one?
There is an Eritrean girl at the Swiss border. She and her family are pulled out of he train and checked – but she already can feel, it will end badly. In a sudden anger she throws the chocolate bar and the water bottle, which was given to her hypocritically by the police, away. But a film always interweaves different colours, emotions and thoughts, so you can’t just prefer one of its parts.


Roma! I met Alfonso Cuarón on a panel at Telluride Festival, but I had missed his film. I am very interested to see his childhood memory: how the present is written in the past in his film. But sadly I came one day too late to London. I hope to see it in LA next month. And I bet, Alfonso will be on stage at the Oscar night – one or two times!
I would love to go for a walk with my dog, read the pile of books waiting for me and to have time to go more to cinema. And after that I will see about my secret plans, which I will tell you next time, we meet…