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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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Amarcord, Dir: Federico Fellini, 1973
"Amarcord" roughly translates as "I remember" and the film is a semi-autobiographical recounting of life in an Italian village...
Ravi Swami
Feb 25, 20238 min read
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A trio of black comedies by Bruno Dumont
I only really stumbled upon Bruno Dumont's 2018 film "CoinCoin and the Extra-Humans" while flicking through the films on offer on Mubi...
Ravi Swami
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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"Bloodstone", Dir: Dwight H. Little, 1988
As a Western "cross-over" film, in this case co-produced by former tennis champion Ashok Amritraj and written by Nico Mastorakis..
Ravi Swami
May 8, 20225 min read
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"Harold & Maud", Dir: Hal Ashby, 1971
It also depends on watching a film whose effect might linger until the next morning, as is the case "Harold & Maud"...
Ravi Swami
Dec 12, 20214 min read
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"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...
Ravi Swami
Aug 31, 20215 min read
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"Good Neighbor Sam", Dir: David Swift, 1964
There are several of her films available on the streaming service including this Jack Lemmon vehicle...
Ravi Swami
Aug 20, 20214 min read
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"Continuez Sur Le Khyber", Dir: Gerald Thomas, 1968
J’ai eu le grand plaisir de voir le dernier chef-d’œuvre cinématographique de M.Gerald Thomas, "Carry On Up The Khyber"..
Ravi Swami
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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"Making The Day", Dir: Michael Canzionero, 2021
Broadly speaking it's a film about filming, in this case an independent film mounted by its' writer/director, "Nick Fazzio"..
Ravi Swami
Mar 31, 20215 min read
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"Tom & Jerry", Dir: Tim Story, 2021
Where "Tom & Jerry", directed by Tim Story - a director I know little about - is concerned, I watched it primarily because I know personally
Ravi Swami
Mar 26, 20214 min read
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"Seduced and Abandoned", Dir: Pietro Germi, 1964
I'd been meaning to avoid watching "Seduced and Abandoned", directed by Piero Germi...
Ravi Swami
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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"I Knew Her Well", Dir: Antonio Pietrangeli, 1965
It's been rare so far in my lockdown viewing to say that I've stumbled on a real find..
Ravi Swami
Jan 17, 20215 min read
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Two Sellers and a Rohmer...1951, 1961, 2018
I thought I'd check out some documentaries, which are of equal interest to me compared to fictional narrative films.
Ravi Swami
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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"I Vitteloni" - Dir: Federico Fellini, 1953
"I Vitelloni" mines similar territory to, and anticipates, Luchino Visconti's 1960 "Rocco and His Brothers"
Ravi Swami
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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"Le Sauvage" / "Call Me Savage", Dir: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1975
Deneuve plays a French woman who makes a bolt for freedom on the verge of marrying a rich Italian playboy
Ravi Swami
Nov 14, 20204 min read
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"Lucky Grandma", Dir: Sasie Sealy, 2019
"Lucky Grandma" is a black comedy about a recently widowed Chinese woman living in New York..
Ravi Swami
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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"Shozo, A Cat & Two Women", Dir: Shiro Toyoda, 1956
Based on a novel, Toyoda's film is, on the face of it, a domestic drama that could almost be dismissed as a soap opera
Ravi Swami
Oct 28, 20203 min read
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"81/2", Dir: Federico Fellini, 1963
Federico Fellini's "81/2", (1963) is generally considered to be a high point in the directors' work
Ravi Swami
Oct 20, 20204 min read
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Cahiers Carry On..."Carry On Up The Khyber", Dir:Gerald Thomas, 1968
essentially sending it up as a fictitious article in the French film criticism magazine "Cahiers Du Cinema"
Ravi Swami
Oct 12, 20203 min read
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"Playtime" - Dir:Jacques Tati, 1967
"Playtime" - directed by Jacques Tati and his last film because it went massively over-budget to the tune of 14.5 million francs..
Ravi Swami
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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