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Albert Maysles, Christo and Jeanne-Claude discuss their friendship, the films, and their ongoing collaboration as well as the upcoming Gates Project for New York City’s Central Park.Read More »
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Albert Maysles – Interview with Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Albert Maysles (2003)
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Paolo Spinola – La fuga (1964)
1961-1970DramaItalyPaolo SpinolaQueer Cinema(s)Another case rather isolated in the background of Italian cinema during 60s is Paolo Spinola, who made the best debut as a director in 1964: “La fuga”, a movie which Spinola shot aged 35 after a long activity as assistant director and scriptwriter. It’s the first Italian movie explicitly and fully based on a psychoanalytic plot. “La fuga” (which is also the best script written by Sergio Amidei during 60s and the best acting performance by Giovanna Ralli, who won the Nastro d’Argento prize as the best leading actress of that year thanks to this movie) suggests an attentive and meticulous investigation of a neurosis suffered by Piera, a typical woman from the Italian affluent society, wife of a successful engineer and living a ménage seemingly with no worries.Read More »
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Mikko Niskanen – Kahdeksan surmanluotia AKA Eight Deadly Shots (1972) (HD)
1971-1980DramaFinlandMikko NiskanenTV“Eight Deadly Shots is perhaps the most nuanced picture of the working of the economic system in the history of our cinema: a close-up of a man up against the wall, at the most basic level of breathing.”
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Genjiro Arato – Ningen shikkaku AKA The Fallen Angel (2010)
2001-2010DramaGenjiro AratoJapanThe Fallen Angel tells the story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since that time he has learned to put on a face to hide his alienation. He feels incapable of belonging to the human society, especially so by society’s refusal to take him seriously. He then follows a descent into alcohol, drugs, & suicide …Read More »
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Maurice Tourneur – Katia (1938)
1931-1940ClassicsDramaFranceMaurice TourneurSynopsis
Set during the mid-19th century, the film dwells upon the foredoomed romance between Russian princess Katia (Danielle Darrieux) and the married Czar Alexander II (John Loder). Impressed by her forthrightness and courage, Alexander finds Katia a breath of fresh air when compared with the usual obsequious noblemen who nip at his heels. When their love affair becomes public during a state ball, the ensuing scandal forces Katia to flee to Paris…Read More » -
Alina Marazzi – Vogliamo anche le rose AKA We Want Roses Too (2007)
2001-2010Alina MarazziDocumentaryItalyPoliticsQuote:
This stunning visual masterpiece is an exuberant testament to the resolve of women of the ’60s and ’70s sexual revolution and feminist movement in Italy. Acclaimed director Alina Marazzi takes viewers on gorgeous storytelling journey through archival footage, advertisements, and colorful images juxtaposed with the true-life struggles and first person narrations of three diverse Italian women: Anita, who is struggling with an oppressive father and the strict rules of her Catholic faith; Teresa, who must resort to a heartbreaking illicit abortion; and Valentina, a militant feminist caught between love and her commitment to the movement.Read More » -
Maurice Elvey – The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
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Maurice Elvey’s silent biopic maps out the life of British Prime Minister Lloyd George from childhood to the end of the Great War. In 1918, the film disappeared, as £20,000 was paid to The Ideal Film Company to stop its release. The film then mysteriously disappeared until 1994, when it was found by the Wales Film and Television Archive. The film was painstakingly restored and premiered in Cardiff in 1996 and has since been screened around the world.Read More » -
Pavel G. Vesnakov – Bezvetrije AKA Windless (2024)
2021-2030BulgariaDramaPavel G. VesnakovSynopsis:
After years away, Kaloyan returns to Bulgaria to sell his late father’s flat. Initially a routine task, it gradually becomes a journey of self-discovery, confronting distant traumas while finding a new path.Read More » -
Jeremy Workman – Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
2021-2030DocumentaryJeremy WorkmanUSAIn 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.Read More »