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Matador *** (1986, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Carmen Maura) – Classic Movie Review 3563

A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer share a fatal fascination with death, in Pedro Almodóvar’s stylish, provocative, acclaimed 1986 black comedy film Matador. A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer […]

Apr, 13

Harold and Maude ***** (1971, Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Pickles) – Classic Movie Review 1077

Director Hal Ashby’s 1971 adorable oddball black comedy has deservedly proved an enduring favourite. Bud Cort stars as Harold, a rich and appealing but self-destructive and needy young weirdo who is obsessed with death. Strange […]

Apr, 11

Orphée [Orpheus] ***** (1949, Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa) – Classic Movie Review 117

The French poet Jean Cocteau realises the full magic of the cinema in this 1949 masterpiece of the French avant garde, one of the most exquisite fantasies in the movies. Set in present-day Paris, Orphée […]

Aug, 01

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