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farewell to Anouk (film: Un soir, un train – André Delvaux, 1968)

Posted on July 26, 2024 by admin

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that Belgian cinema begins with the films of André Delvaux, but that doesn’t mean this statement is completely untrue. Delvaux was not only the first Belgian director to achieve international … Continue reading →

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a milestone in the history of the western genre (film: The Wild Bunch – Sam Peckinpah, 1969)

Posted on September 2, 2023 by admin

The scene that opens Sam Peckinpah‘s 1969 ‘The Wild Bunch‘ immediately reminds fans of the western genre of John Sturges’ ‘The Magnificent Seven’ made in 1960. A group of riders enter a small town in the Wild West (rather the … Continue reading →

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