Category Archives: Directors

Antigoni Amanitou from Nikos Koundouros’ “1922” [Greece 1978]

In “1922”, Nikos Koundouros recreates events from the little known Greek genocide towards the end of the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922 where, within the single province of Anatolia alone (present day Turkey), about a third of a million civilian Greeks were … Continue reading

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Candy Clark & co in “The Man Who Fell to Earth” [1976 UK]

We’re now getting down to the classics of the great Nicolas Roeg. His 1976 drama, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” can be rated as one of the all-time sci-fi classics in cinematic history, proudly occupying the same exalted podium … Continue reading

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Manuela Vellés in Julio Medem’s “Caótica Ana” [2007 Spain]

With “Caótica Ana” [Eng. Title: Chaotic Ana], I’ve covered to-date the entire feature-length filmography of maestro Julio Medem. I took my time posting this review mainly for two reasons – I wanted this to coincide with the release of his … Continue reading

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Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Le Mépris” BR720 [1963, France, Italy]

It’s Nouvelle Vague time..! Jean-Luc Godard had wanted to do a film with Brigitte Bardot for a while, and when his first choice actress Kim Novak turned down the role for his new Franco-Italian production “Le Mépris” [Eng. Title: Contempt], … Continue reading

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Florinda Bolkan in “Indagine su un Cittadino al di sopra di ogni Sospetto” [1970 Italy]

Elio Petri is one of those important auteurs who breathed politics into Italian cinema during its 2nd golden era and one who could broadly be compared in inclination to the likes of Antonioni, Scola, and Pasolini. His was also a … Continue reading

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