Tag Archives: romantic films

tender vampires (film: Only Lovers Left Alive – Jim Jarmusch, 2013)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by admin

A vampire movie directed by Jim Jarmusch? This question was asked by Jarmusch fans and vampire movie buffs in 2013, when ‘Only Lovers Left Alive‘ was released on screens. The two categories of moviegoers who apparently do not seem to … Continue reading →

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from LIFE to National Geographic (film: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Ben Stiller, 2013)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by admin

The 2013 edition of ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‘ starts very well. The titles are clever and original, and the introduction promises a quality comedy (with Ben Stiller the actor skillfully instructed by Ben Stiller the director) and a … Continue reading →

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second chance (film: Conversations with Other Women – Hans Canosa, 2005)

Posted on June 18, 2020 by admin

‘Conversations with Other Women‘ is a film that surprised me. I had read about it, probably too much, but anyway, the hype around it was already quite high, and I expected this 2005 film by Hans Canosa who has directed … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock on the Riviera (film: To Catch a Thief – Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)

Posted on June 11, 2020 by admin

I’m probably to blame, but ‘To Catch a Thief‘ attracted me and interested me less than most of Alfred Hitchcock‘s other films that I remember seeing. Made in 1955, it was the third and last film in which the master … Continue reading →

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fresh and natural (film: Conte d’été – Éric Rohmer, 1996)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by admin

‘Conte d’été‘ (the English title is ‘A Summer Tale‘) made by Éric Rohmer in 1996 belongs to a genre of movies that I rarely watch – a romantic story with young people just out of adolescence. And yet, this seemingly … Continue reading →

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on the bright side of marriage (Film: Two for the Road – Audrey Hepburn, 1967)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by admin

‘Two for the Road‘, the 1967 film by Stanley Donen enjoys the beautiful and appropriate music of Henry Mancini, but it seems to me that it could also fit a paraphrase of the famous song at the end of a … Continue reading →

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a Hitchcock before Hitchcock (Film: East of Shanghai – Alfred Hitchcock, 1931)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

In the perspective of the almost nine decades elapsed since its filming and launching, ‘Rich and Strange‘ (the English title) a.k.a. ‘East of Shanghai‘ (the American title) is an atypical film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s career. It is one of his … Continue reading →

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