Tag Archives: Donald Sutherland

the breaking of an ordinary family (film: Ordinary People – Robert Redford, 1980)

Posted on October 23, 2024 by admin

Americans don’t really use the expression ‘cinema de papa’, invented by critics and French filmmakers followers of the New Wave to define everything that characterizes the film-making ways of previous generations, from which they wanted to move away. It would … Continue reading →

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well … it’s a fake (film: The Best Offer – Giuseppe Tornatore, 2013)

Posted on March 17, 2022 by admin

Virgil Oldman, the lead character in ‘The Best Offer‘, Giuseppe Tornatore‘s 2013 film, is an expert in detecting artistic fakes. He also is a hypochondriac and an old bachelor. As skilled as he is in art, he seems as ignorant … Continue reading →

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art and crime (film: The Burnt Orange Heresy – Giuseppe Capotondi, 2019)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

‘The Burnt Orange Heresy‘ directed by Giuseppe Capotondi is one of those films whose fate on the screens was seriously affected by the pandemic. Presented for the first time at the Film Festival in Venice in 2019, it was to … Continue reading →

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Bertolucci’s Communist Manifesto (Film: Novecento / 1900 – Bernardo Bertolucci, 1976)

Posted on April 16, 2020 by admin

‘1900‘ is a historical film that has a history of its own, one that probably hasn’t ended yet. The perception of critics and the public about this film seems to have changed several times already during its hectic launch in … Continue reading →

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