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Locked-Down Cinema
Film reviews of all the films I should have seen but didn't...
What do you do if you receive a Christmas present that is a membership to the British Film Institute when there's a pandemic on...?
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Ravi Swami
Mar 27, 20223 min read
"A Tale of Springtime", Dir: Éric Rohmer, 1990
Continuing with his series of films arranged into 4 part anthologies according to a theme,
Éric Rohmer's 1990 film "A Tale of Springtime".
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Ravi Swami
Mar 18, 20224 min read
"Spirits of The Dead", Dir: Vadim, Malle and Fellini, 1968
Produced in 1968, "Spirits of The Dead", (alternately entitled "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"...
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Ravi Swami
Mar 12, 20225 min read
Double Down Delon...1963, 1969
For a long time Alain Delon was a name I associated with the Romanian Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci...
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Ravi Swami
Mar 5, 20225 min read
"Il Bell'Antonio", Dir: Mauro Bolognini, 1960
"Il Bell'Antonio" (Eng: "Handsome Antonio") is included in a line-up of films either written /adapted by or directed by Pier Paulo Pasolini.
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Ravi Swami
Feb 25, 20224 min read
A Trio of Truffaut, 1957, 1972, 1973
As with many film directors, alongside their most well-known, career-defining films, there are films that I certainly wasn't aware of...
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Ravi Swami
Feb 15, 20226 min read
"The Red Desert", Dir: Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1964
Vitti was able to demonstrate her range as an actress in the preceding trilogy and her role in "The Red Desert" is no exception..
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Ravi Swami
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Surfing the New Wave...Chabrol, Malle and Varda, '58, '63, '65
Surfing The New Wave :
"Le Beau Serge", Claude Chabrol, "The Fire Within", Louis Malle, "Le Bonheur", Agnes Varda.
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Ravi Swami
Jan 31, 20224 min read
A Clutch of Rohmer's...1963-1972
I'm always up for a dose of Eric Rohmer's carefully observed films about the dynamics of relationships that spanned 3 decades..
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Ravi Swami
Jan 31, 20224 min read
"Love In The City", Dir's: Various (Fellini, Antonioni), 1953
"Love In The City" (Italian: "Amore in Citta") uses a similar faux-documentary style broken down into chapters...
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Ravi Swami
Jan 15, 20225 min read
"Une Chambre En Ville", Dir: Jacques Demy, 1982
Jacques Demy's 1982 film "Une Chambre En Ville" (Eng: "A Room In The Town") qualifies it to be "Late Demy"...
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Ravi Swami
Jan 3, 20225 min read
"Peau d'âne" / "Donkey Skin", Dir: Jacques Demy, 1970
I discovered that "Donkey Skin" was as much of a commercial success as Demy's earlier films...
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Ravi Swami
Nov 28, 20214 min read
A Bit About Biopics...
Love them or hate them, biopics can vary enormously when they invariably focus on cultural "icons"...
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Ravi Swami
Oct 23, 20216 min read
"Subway" Dir: Luc Besson, 1985
The film opens with a furious breakneck car chase through Paris as Fred is being pursued by the gangster's henchmen..
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Ravi Swami
Sep 25, 20214 min read
"La Haine", Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995
"La Haine" came up as highly recommended on Apple+ as a breakthrough film for its' director, Mathieu Kassovitz, and for the subject matter..
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Ravi Swami
Sep 6, 20213 min read
"Zazie Dans Le Metro", Dir: Louis Malle, 1960
Zazie (Catherine Demongeot) herself is a bit of a disfunctional tearaway who wastes no time in trying to explore Paris herself...
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Ravi Swami
Sep 5, 20213 min read
"Lucky To Be A Woman", Dir: Alessandro Blasetti, 1956
However, this is really Sophia Loren's film and she is placed center-stage as a street smart young woman...
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Ravi Swami
Aug 31, 20215 min read
"Lions Love...& Lies", Dir: Agnes Varda, 1969
Varda used actors who would not normally be cast in Hollywood films and there really is a strong "Withnail & I" comedic vibe...
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Ravi Swami
Aug 20, 20214 min read
"Good Neighbor Sam", Dir: David Swift, 1964
There are several of her films available on the streaming service including this Jack Lemmon vehicle...
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Ravi Swami
Aug 4, 20216 min read
"Tove", Dir: Zaida Bergroth, 2020
Watching "Tove", a biopic on a formative part of the life of the children's author and creator of the "Moomins", Tove Jansson..
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Ravi Swami
Jul 30, 20215 min read
"La Grande Bouffe", Dir: Marco Ferreri, 1973
I watched Marco Ferrari's 1973 film "La Grande Bouffe" (Eng: "The Blow-Out", though it translates more accurately as "The Big Feast")..
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