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Agostina Belli & co in “Profumo di Donna” [1974 Italy]

Any record of Italian cinema is incomplete without the inclusion of one director named Dino Risi. He was one of the most important and prolific contributors to Italian mainstream cinema, and more specifically to that uniquely Italian genre called Commedia All’italiana. … Continue reading

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Isabelle Adjani & co in “L’Été Meurtrier” [1983 France]

I’m not sufficiently acquainted with the work of Jean Becker to comment here yet, but of the ones I’ve seen, his relatively recent film “Dialogue avec mon Jardinier” remains my favourite. His 1983 film, “L’Été Meurtrier” [Eng. Title: One Deadly … Continue reading

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Iwona Petry in Andrzej Zulawski’s “Szamanka” [1996 Poland]

Andrzej Zulawski raked up controversy (again) through one of his later works back in Poland, in the dark psycho-sexual drama “Szamanka” [Eng. Trans: Female-Shaman]. Sometimes you wonder what makes a director pick up disturbing material to work with, especially if … Continue reading

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Scenes from Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Il Camorrista” [1986 Italy]

Giuseppe Tornatore made his directorial debut with the crime drama “Il Camorrista” [Eng. Title: The Professor]. This would be our first glimpse of Tornatore’s prodigious talent, which will blossom gloriously in his next project two years later – a film … Continue reading

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Neta Garty in Maria Schrader’s “Liebesleben” [2007 Israel, Germany]

It’s a rare occasion to introduce someone who’s predominantly an actress as a director, even more so if that actress has an impressive nude portfolio of her own – German actress Maria Schrader is a legend in that aspect which … Continue reading

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