Tag Archives: Alida Valli

from Casablanca to Vienna (film: The Third Man – Carol Reed, 1949)

Posted on April 21, 2024 by admin

Were the 1940s the best years in cinema history? The top three films on my personal list were made at the beginning of that decade. One of them is – you guessed it! – ‘Casablanca’. If we can say that … Continue reading →

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a gem in horror (film: Les yeux sans visage – Georges Franju, 1960)

Posted on September 23, 2022 by admin

The 1960 ‘Les yeux sans visage‘ is the most famous film by filmmaker Georges Franju, a remarkable and slightly contradictory figure in the history of French and international cinema. He made very few films in his career, but his influence … Continue reading →

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Alain Delon between social and existentialist drama (film: La prima notte di quiete – Valerio Zurlini, 1972)

Posted on August 20, 2021 by admin

‘La prima notte di quiete‘, the 1972 film by Valerio Zurlini , has three different titles. It was released on the English speaking market as ‘Indian Summer‘, a title that has an explanation somewhere in the film, but has little … Continue reading →

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the exceptional debut of Henri Colpi as director (film: Une aussi longue absence – Henri Colpi, 1961)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by admin

Henri Colpi‘s directorial debut film, ‘Une si longue absence‘ (the English title is ‘The Long Absence’), won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1961 with ‘Viridiana‘ by Luis Bunuel. Such a distinction should have launched a formidable career, especially since … Continue reading →

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trash and/or masterpiece (Film: Suspiria – Dario Argento, 1977)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by admin

‘Suspiria‘ and a few other of Dario Argento‘s films that became the classics of today have represented a turn towards extreme of the horror genre. By pushing the level of bloody violence and sexuality, either implicit or explicit, the Italian … Continue reading →

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