Category Archives: Cinema

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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Pilar López de Ayala & Manuela Arcuri in “Juana la Loca” [2001 Spain]

Posted on July 1, 2011 by TR

Vicente Aranda’s “Juana la Loca” [Eng. Trans: Juana the Mad, Eng. Title: Mad Love], was the first of three period pieces he made in succession – the other two – “Tirante el Blanco” and “Carmen” are already featured here. It … Continue reading →

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Vittoria Puccini in “La Vita Facile” [2011 Italy]

Posted on June 30, 2011 by TR

Lucio Pellegrini’s Italian comedy “La Vita Facile” [Eng. title: The Easy Life] is your typical run-of-the-mill entertainment feature replete with clichés and a rather mediocre script. I found it mildly humorous at times, but on the whole, apart from a … 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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Mira Gittner in “Das Zimmer” [2000 Germany]

Posted on June 28, 2011 by TR

Roland Reber is an interesting director in that he expects and actively encourages creative input from his cast to help shape a film around a theme. While this approach of ‘workshopping’ is more common in theatre, it is unusual for … Continue reading →

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