Category Archives: movies

two brothers go to Hollywood (film: Good Morning Babilonia – Paolo & Vittorio Taviani)

Posted on April 21, 2025 by admin

The Taviani brothers are no more. First, Vittorio died in 2018, and last year Paolo also left us. They leave behind about 20 feature films and a few more short films and collaborations on collective creations. They also wrote most … Continue reading →

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epoch drama, vampires and blues music (film: Sinners – Ryan Coogler, 2025)

Posted on April 19, 2025 by admin

‘Sinners‘, the film written and directed by Ryan Coogler will be interpreted in different ways by different categories of viewers. It is a horror film with and about vampires. It is a period film set in the American South in … Continue reading →

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a Swedish gem (film: Flickorna / The Girls – Mai Zetterlink, 1968)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by admin

‘Flickorna‘ (the English title is ‘The Girls‘), made in 1968, was probably the most ambitious film in the directorial career of Mai Zetterling, a personality of Swedish cinema that I discovered while watching this film. Mai launched herself as an … Continue reading →

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the burden of fame (film: Vie privée – Louis Malle, 1962)

Posted on April 15, 2025 by admin

‘Vie privée‘ (the title under which it was released in English is ‘A Very Private Affair‘), Louis Malle ‘s 1962 film, starts from some excellent premises. It is probably the film that is closest to the Nouvelle Vague in his … Continue reading →

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Barbarella – A Space Fantasy (film: Barbarella – Roger Vadim, 1968)

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Roger Vadim made ‘Barbarella‘ in 1968 with an estimated budget of around 9 million dollars. Stanley Kubrick made ‘2001, A Space Odyssey’ in the same year with an estimated budget of 12 million dollars. Both are science fiction films. That’s … Continue reading →

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the vampire as a teenager (film: Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

Posted on April 12, 2025 by admin

‘Let the Right One In‘, the 2008 film by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (original title is ‘Låt den rätte komma in‘) confirms that good films can be made in any genre. I am not at all a fan of … Continue reading →

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courage and art (film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig / Dane-ye anjir-e ma’abed – Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)

Posted on April 11, 2025 by admin

There are films whose production history dominates what we see during the screening. And I’m not referring to the ‘making of …’ clips or documentaries about special effects. A film like ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig‘ (original title is … Continue reading →

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tales from the jungle of the auctions (film: Le tableau volé – Pascal Bonitzer, 2024)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Art-related movies fascinate me. Biographies of artists, the fate of famous paintings, spectacular heists of art objects or dramas from the world of artists or collectors have generated successful and good quality films. ‘Le tabeau volé‘ (English distribution title is … Continue reading →

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the spy who hated liars (film: Black Bag – Steven Soderbergh, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

In a few of the moments while watching ‘Black Bag‘ – the second film this year 2025 directed by Steven Soderbergh – I had the feeling that John Le Carré is still alive and writing novels that are brought to … Continue reading →

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another end of the world (film: Leave the World Behind – Sam Esmail, 2023)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by admin

I avoid comparisons between films and books, even (or especially) when it comes to screen adaptations of more or less well-known books. Film and literature are arts that work 90% with different materials. In the case of the 2023 film … Continue reading →

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