Thursday, 21 July 2011

Fantasies of the Art House Audience

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It has been illuminating this dreary wet summer to return to those early books of the collected writings of critic Pauline Kael [1919-2001]...

A steamy slice of Italian grand guignol from 1977

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GRAN BOLLITO. A very oddball concoction by that Italian master of costume and period dramas, Mauro Bolognini, in 1977. Shelley Winters...
Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Boccaccio 70

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BOCCACCIO 70 . That other great Italian compendium, produced by Carlo Ponti in 1962 – which was sold at the time on the starpower of the ...
Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Alida, Ingrid, Isa, Anna play themselves!

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SIAMO DONNE (WE, THE WOMEN). A 1953 Italian compendium of 4 stories, in a nice fresh print. The 4 actresses are Ingrid Bergman, Anna Mag...

Googie Withers R.I.P.

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Shortly after the passing of Margaret Tyzack and Anna Massey, another distinguished veteran British actress has died: Googie Withers, 94. ...
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Monday, 18 July 2011

People We Like: Gerard Philipe, the Knave of Hearts

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KNAVE OF HEARTS (or MONSIEUR RIPOIS ). Back to the cinema for a rare screening of Rene Clement’s 1954 film about a romantic Frenchman on...
Saturday, 16 July 2011

Francois, Charlotte et Melvil sur la plage

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A brace of sombre films by Francois Ozon, featuring the beach and meditations on mortality.... UNDER THE SAND (SOUS LE SABLE) When her hu...
Friday, 15 July 2011

Sophia - two more rarities

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A BREATH OF SCANDAL , 1960. This, the last of the films Sophia Loren made for Paramount, seems rather forgotten now. I last saw it back...