Category Archives: Major Actresses

Emma Suárez in Julio Medem’s “La Ardilla Roja” [1993, Spain]

Julio Medem’s second feature film, “La Ardilla Roja” [Eng. Title: the Red Squirrel] was also my first Medem – it impressed me enough to want to follow his other works from then on. I now have all his feature films … Continue reading

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Ingrid Thulin in “Vargtimmen” [1968, Sweden]

Ingmar Bergman ventures into horror genre in this 1968 classic, “Vargtimmen” [Eng. Title: The Hour of the Wolf]. Versatile though the great man is, as ever, he doesn’t for a frame forego his meticulous attention to detail. You don’t have … Continue reading

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Christine Boisson & co in “La Mécanique des Femmes” [2000, France]

Jérôme de Missolz apparently based his film “La Mécanique des Femmes” [Eng. Title: The Mechanics of Women] on a controversial novel by Louis Calaferte. While I’ve not read her work and therefore not in a position to judge its interpretation, … Continue reading

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Ingrid Thulin in “La Caduta Degli Dei” [1969 Italy, W,Germany]

Luchino Visconti (Luchino Visconti di Modrone) will forever be part of world cinema ‘royalty’, and that has more to do with his cinematic genius than his genuine aristocratic credentials. Tad ironic perhaps for an avowed communist and a life-long member … Continue reading

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Scenes from “Al di là delle Nuvole” [1995 Italy, France, Germany]

“Al di là delle Nuvole” [Eng. Title: Beyond the Clouds] was Michelangelo Antonioni‘s final full-length feature, a personal film made from a short story collection penned by himself. By this time, the great man was partially paralysed after a stroke … Continue reading

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