Showing posts with label European art cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European art cinema. Show all posts
Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Reflections on ... Blood Ceremony (1973) aka The Legend of Blood Castle

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Recently watched: Blood Ceremony (1973) aka Ceremonia sangrienta aka The Legend of Blood Castle. Tagline: “A Nightmare Tale of Depravity!...
Sunday, 28 November 2021

Reflections on ... Story of a Love Affair (1950) aka Cronaca di un amore.

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Recently watched: Story of a Love Affair (1950) aka Cronaca di un amore . Trust me - never was a title more bitterly ironic! A bleak Italia...
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Saturday, 13 November 2021

Reflections on ... The Grim Reaper (1962) aka La commare secca.

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Recently watched: The Grim Reaper (1962). Original title: La commare secca.   “You’ll die covered in lice!” Seriously – Italians have the...
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Sunday, 14 March 2021

Reflections on ... Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

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/ Alain Delon and Annie Girardot in Rocco and His Brothers (1960) / Recently watched: Italian art cinema virtuoso Luchino Visconti’s ambiti...
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Saturday, 1 August 2020

Reflections on ... Death Laid an Egg (1968)

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Recently watched: Death Laid an Egg (1968). Original Italian title: La morte ha fatto l'uovo. Alternate titles: A Curious Way to L...
Monday, 27 August 2018

Reflections on ... Mademoiselle (1968)

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“ Mademoiselle (1968, Tony Richardson). The wildest screenplay I can remember written by none other than Saint Jean Genet himself. In a ...
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Friday, 2 September 2016

Reflections on ... La Dolce Vita (1960)

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/ The glorious Anita Ekberg (1931 - 2015) as Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960) / From the Facebook events page for the Lobotomy Room ...
Sunday, 31 January 2016

Anna Karina at The British Film Institute

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/ The sublime Danish actress Anna Karina in Jean-Luc Godard's Vivre sa vie (1962) / Anna Karina – the elfin Bambi-eyed star of F...