Category Archives: Directors

Kristin Scott Thomas in “Un Été Inoubliable” [1994 Romania, France]

Posted on June 15, 2012 by TR

The sojourn into eastern European cinema continues with a film from renowned Romanian director Lucian Pintilie, the Franco-Romanian production, “Un Été Inoubliable” [Romanian Title: O Vara de Neuitat, English Title: An Unforgettable Summer]. Multifaceted Pintilie started making films in communist … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Emir Kusturica’s “Underground” [1995 Yugoslavia, France, Germany]

Posted on June 3, 2012 by TR

I’ll start exploring Serbian cinema with a film from one of its famous directors, Emir Kusturica (Arizona Dream). His 1995 war drama “Underground” was critically acclaimed at Cannes and elsewhere, perhaps losing out on other major awards due to the … Continue reading →

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Emmanuelle Béart in “Les Égarés” [2003 France]

Posted on May 31, 2012 by TR

For all its originality and haunting imagery, the wartime drama “Les Égarés” [Eng. Title: Strayed] from André Téchiné remains one of his most underrated films. Much like a summer storm – it is idyllic one moment and nasty another, we … Continue reading →

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Mariangela Melato in “Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’Agosto” [1974 Italy]

Posted on May 26, 2012 by TR

It’s about time I started the filmography of Lina Wertmüller, one of Italy’s finest female directors, the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for directing, and a fabulous exponent in the tradition of Commedia all’italiana – the … Continue reading →

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Suzanna Hamilton in “Nineteen Eighty-Four” [1984 UK]

Posted on May 18, 2012 by TR

I have seen only three films of BAFTA winning director Michael Radford, of which his 1984 adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984” is undoubtedly the best. I’ve yet to see his more acclaimed “Il Postino” though, and my opinion might yet … Continue reading →

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