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The Falls *** (1980, Colin Cantlie, Hilarie Thompson, Sheila Canfield, Adam Leys, Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray) – Classic Movie Review 10,651

Writer-director Peter Greenaway’s critically praised first feature-length film The Falls (1980), funded by the British Film Institute (BFI), represents case histories of, or interviews with, 92 characters (played by the director’s friends) taken from an imaginary […]

Dec, 11

Cobra Verde *** (1987, Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy) – Classic Movie Review 10,202

Director Werner Herzog reunites with his Aguirre, Wrath of God star Klaus Kinski for Cobra Verde in 1988 as an infamous Brazilian bandit, Francisco Manoel da Silva, sent to exploit slaves in West Africa during […]

Aug, 20

The Young Stranger **** (1957, James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly) – Classic Movie Review 8520

Tales of Fifties misunderstood youth were ten a penny, but director John Frankenheimer’s 1957 The Young Stranger is a first-class one in the best Rebel Without a Cause tradition, thanks to the playing of James […]

May, 30

Two Bits *** (1995, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jerry Barone) – Classic Movie Review 5860

‘You’re never too old to believe in a dream. Or too young to make one come true!’ Director James Foley’s and writer Joseph Stefano’s forgotten heart-warmer fits in between Foley’s Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Fear (1996). In the […]

Aug, 06

Intervista *** (1987, Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Federico Fellini) – Classic Movie Review 5486

Director Federico Fellini’s 1987 fantasy comedy drama film is a delightful and imaginative tribute to the Rome film studio Cinecittá on its 50th anniversary and mostly a generous toast to himself. It unanimously won the 40th […]

May, 20

Jacquot de Nantes **** (1991, Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier) – Classic Movie Review 5194

Writer-director Agnès Varda’s 1991 French documentary is a charming, bitter-sweet tribute to French film-maker Jacques Demy (nickname Jacquot) by his wife Varda, who shared his life from 1958 till his death on 27 October 1990, aged 59. Varda’s […]

Mar, 23

The Long Day Closes **** (1992, Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates, Anthony Watson) – Classic Movie Review 5.154

Writer-director Terence Davies’s lovely 1992 British labour of love film The Long Day Closes is his first since his 1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives, and is the third film in his entrancing autobiographical trilogy. Leigh […]

Mar, 14

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