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A film review: “La pelle” [1981 Italy]

Liliana Cavani:
Veteran Italian director Liliana Cavani’s films aren’t always easy to love because they tend to tackle subjects that are often skirted around during mainstream discourse, and because they make for uncomfortable viewing and also leave behind a bitter aftertaste. Perhaps … Continue reading

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A force of nature: “Gabriela, Cravo e Canela” [1983, Brazil]

Jorge Amado is one of the most revered authors from Brazil, and after phenomenal success in bringing to film his earlier novel “Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos”, director Bruno Barreto adapted yet another popular novel of his, “Gabriela, … Continue reading

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Nadia Mourouzi in Theo Angelopoulos’ “O Melissokomos” [1986 Greece]

Theodoros Angelopoulos will forever be considered among the greatest directors in world cinema. And his delightful cornucopia of work has influenced many a contemporary alongside the younger directors, in the same manner in which he too drew influences from … Continue reading

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Scenes from “Al di là delle Nuvole” [1995 Italy, France, Germany]

“Al di là delle Nuvole” [Eng. Title: Beyond the Clouds] was Michelangelo Antonioni‘s final full-length feature, a personal film made from a short story collection penned by himself. By this time, the great man was partially paralysed after a … Continue reading

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