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Sunday 3rd January 2016

1954

Journey to Italy

Director : Roberto Rossellini

Synopsis extract :
English couple visiting Naples to sell a family villa. ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, Classic Film Club Southbank Centre on 03 Jan 2016

Review of "Journey to Italy"

What a repressed stuck up self centred prig. Some nice shots of places around Naples though.


Wednesday 23rd December 2015

1964

The Red Desert

Director : Michel Antonioni

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ Home on 23 Dec 2015

Review of "The Red Desert"

One of those remembered films that really doesn't bear up to a second screening 40 years later. Tedious and right up itself. Three stars for the amazing photography and mise-en-scene only


Saturday 12th December 2015

2014

White God

Director : Kornél Mundruczó

Synopsis extract :
In Hungary a 13 year old girl looses her dog Hagen, we see Hagen's adventures as a stray as he ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 12 Dec 2015

Review of "White God"

Strange and brave attempt to break free of the speciesist bias of conventional media. What would a dog make of it? Unfortunately the DVD was damaged so we had to watch it over 2 nights, but it all hung together.


Tuesday 1st December 2015

1951

Miracle in Milan

Director : Vittorio De Sica

Synopsis extract :
Old woman finds a baby in her vegetable patch. ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 01 Dec 2015

Review of "Miracle in Milan"

Fascinating


Wednesday 11th November 2015

1955

Les Diaboliques

Director : Henri-Georges Clouzot

Synopsis extract :
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ Home on 11 Nov 2015

Review of "Les Diaboliques"

Its a classic, and deservedly so. In this original version the twists are subtler and the sexual tensions more nuanced. The lesbian relationship in the book is only hinted at.


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