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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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Tag Archives: Jean-Luc Godard
Atonement [2007]
Posted in Miscellaneous
Also tagged Anna Karina, Atonement, Bibi Ander, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, Ingmar Bergman, Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, Lauren Bacall, Liv Ullmann, Made in USA, Persona, The Big Sleep
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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 [...]
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Also tagged A Lift to the Scaffold, A Woman Under the Influence, Alphaville, Anna Karina, Bibi Andersson, Eve Arnold, Francois Truffaut, Gena Rowlands, Harriet Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, 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
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He asks if she’ll ever leave him. She replies ‘Of course not’ as she lifts her downward gaze and turns her blue eyes towards us the audience. Staring defiantly at us, she repeats ‘Of course not.’ By the time ‘Fin’ appears at the end of the film Anna Karina has betrayed her lover, Jean-Paul Belmondo [...]
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Also tagged Anna Karina, Harriet Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, Pierrot Le Fou, Summer with Monika
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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 Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese, Peter Falk, Woman Under The Influence
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At heart, I’m a history geek and I freely admit it. The past has always held a large fascination for me. History, at its most personal level can at once be anchoring and liberating. Living in a fast-paced world it is very easy to feel overwhelmed and lost so it’s a natural instinct to cling [...]
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Also tagged Alfred Hitchcock, All About Eve, All About My Mother, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Billy Wilder, Christophe Honore, Francois Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Jacques Demy, John Cassavetes, Les Chansons D'Amour, Opening Night, Pedro Almodovar, Summer with Monika, Sunset Boulevard, The 400 Blows, The Seventh Seal, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Woody Allen
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