Monthly Archives: October 2025

the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

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the full Giulietta (film: Giulietta degli spiriti – Frederico Fellini, 1965)

Posted on October 3, 2025 by admin

In 1965, the year he filmed and released ‘Giulietta degli spiriti‘, Federico Fellini had long since ended his neorealist period and had made two of his best-known (perhaps even his best) films – ‘La dolce vita’ and ‘8 1/2’. His … Continue reading →

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murders under northern lights (TV series: Annika – Nicola Walker, 2021-23)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by admin

If you like detective novels and the Scandinavian movies inspired by these novels and you also appreciate British television series, but especially if you like intelligent films with interesting heroes, then you will probably want to watch ‘Annika‘. It is … Continue reading →

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a strong visual testimony (film: Hiroshima – Hideo Sekigawa, 1953)

Posted on October 1, 2025 by admin

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a film with such a strong visual impact as Hideo Sekigawa‘s ‘Hiroshima‘. I have no hesitation in saying that, at least in my experience, what this Japanese director, whom I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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