Category Archives: Major Actresses

Cecilia Roth in “Arrebato” [1980 Spain]

Posted on July 11, 2011 by TR

I don’t know much about Iván Zulueta, but his film, “Arrebato” [Eng. Title: Rapture] is one of the best films ever made about cinema – more so about the creative process itself wherein the filmmaker is consumed by his own … Continue reading →

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Mariangela Melato & Sandra Julien in Claude Chabrol’s “Nada” [1974 France]

Posted on July 4, 2011 by TR

It’s Nouvelle Vague time – I’ll start Claude Chabrol’s filmography with one of his lesser known films, “Nada” [Eng. Title: The Nada Gang], a crime thriller centred around a fictitious anarchist group who called themselves N.A.D.A. This isn’t your typical … Continue reading →

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Kseniya Rappoport in “La Sconosciuta” [2006 Italy]

Posted on June 29, 2011 by TR

It’s taken a while, but I’m so glad to have finally started the filmography of the great Giuseppe Tornatore here, one of the most poetic directors in cinema today. He doesn’t make too many film, but whatever he has done, … Continue reading →

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Laura Chiatti & Monica Bellucci in “Manuale d’Amore 3” [2011 Italy]

Posted on June 17, 2011 by TR

Giovanni Veronesi’s third offering of his successful “Manuale d’Amore” series of films, (also called “Manuale d’Am3re”) [Eng. Title: Manual of Love 3] follows the tried and tested formula used in the previous 2 editions – three light and loosely inter-twined … Continue reading →

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Emmanuelle Béart in “Les Témoins” [2007 France]

Posted on June 16, 2011 by TR

Director of repute André Téchiné’s “Les Témoins” [Eng. Title: The Witnesses] may not be his finest film, but it still oozes his customary class. The film is intelligently written and meticulously crafted, be it the direction, photography, sound, editing, acting, … Continue reading →

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