Tag Archives: Gena Rowlands

By mvitti185 | Published 22/07/2010

City of God [2002]

Posted in Miscellaneous | Also tagged Chan-wook Park, City of God, Fernando Meirelles, Gloria, John Cassavetes, Lady Vengeance, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, Robert De Niro, Yeong-ae Lee Leave a comment

By mvitti185 | Published 14/06/2010

Michelangelo Antonioni & Monica Vitti A thought occurred to me as I was writing my recent post Agent Provocateur. I had focused on two films starring Anna Karina (Pierrot Le Fou) and Harriet Andersson (Summer with Monika), in which both had played characters who were unsympathetic on paper and yet were transformed into charismatic roles [...]

Posted in Miscellaneous | Also tagged A Lift to the Scaffold, A Woman Under the Influence, Alphaville, Anna Karina, Bibi Andersson, Eve Arnold, Francois Truffaut, Harriet Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Jeanne Moreau, Joe Losey, John Cassavetes, Jules et Jim, L'Avventura, Liv Ullmann, Louis Malle, Michelangelo Antonioni, Modesty Blaise, Monica Vitti, Persona, Pierrot Le Fou, Summer with Monika, Vivre Sa Vie Leave a comment

By mvitti185 | Published 14/05/2010

For a short man, John Cassavetes stature has grown at an exponential rate over the past few decades. The recent availability of his films on DVD have allowed him to be re-discovered by a new appreciative generation of film-goers, filmmakers and critics. During his lifetime however, Cassavetes’ films were often met by a perplexed public [...]

Posted in 1970s American Cinema | Also tagged Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese, Peter Falk, Woman Under The Influence 1 Comment

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- Daniel Ellsberg: Secrets, A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers Described by Henry Kissinger as ‘the most dangerous man in the world’, Ellsberg’s absorbing memoirs reveals how he exposed the lies that the White House had been spinning to the public and set in motion the downfall of President Nixon.
- David Mitchell – Cloud Atlas Extraordinary storytelling of 6 narratives ranging from 19th century to a dystopian future – all interlinked and inventively structured. A great book on humanity and the abuse of power.
- Jane Bussmann – The Worst Date Ever A jaded celebrity journalist from Hollywood ends up stranded in Uganda – and uncovers a government complicit in child kidnapping. A farcical look at humanitarian aid
- Rupert Everett – Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins Everett’s autobiography is wildly witty and candid (so much so that it ruffled a lot of feathers in Hollywood upon publication). Get lost in his hedonistic world. Best autobiography since David Niven’s ‘The Moon’s a Balloon.’
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A brilliant semi-documentary film following the underworld of rock groups in Iran. A very humorous film, with incredible real musicians desperate to escape the censorship of their country and perform the music they love without fear of arrest. The youth of Bahrain are truly charismatic, rebellious and hint at a pro-democratic Iran for the future.
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