Introduction John Frankenheimer occupies a fascinating, sometimes contradictory position in the history of 20th-century cinema. For cinephiles who came of […]
John Frankenheimer: A Visionary of Political Cinema and Modern Paranoia Read Post »
Jacques Rivette (1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) occupies a singular place in postwar French cinema: a critic-turned-filmmaker whose
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Lasse Spang Olsen occupies a curious space in contemporary Danish cinema: neither comfortably an auteur in the arthouse sense nor
Lasse Spang Olsen — trouble, stuntwork and black comedy! Read Post »
Introduction Among the great names of world cinema, Luchino Visconti di Modrone (1906–1976) holds a singular place. Born into an
Luchino Visconti: The Aristocrat of Cinema Read Post »
Introduction Cinecittà, often referred to as the “Hollywood on the Tiber,” is not merely a film studio complex. Since its
Cinecittà: The Dream Factory of European Cinema Read Post »
Introduction Few figures in the history of cinema embody both the artistry of filmmaking and the humanity of storytelling as
Vittorio De Sica: Master of Neorealism and Humanist Cinema Read Post »
Tony Gatlif’s films are among the clearest, most insistent cinematic invitations to feel Romani life — its music, its migrations,
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Few directors in cinema history embody as much brilliance, complexity, and controversy as Roman Polanski. Born into a world shattered
Roman Polanski: Genius, Tragedy, and the Shadows of a Filmmaker Read Post »
Introduction Few figures in American cinema embody the paradoxes of artistry and morality as powerfully as Elia Kazan (1909–2003). A
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