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Something Wild * (1961, Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Martin Kosleck, Jean Stapleton, Clifton James) – Classic Movie Review 10,004

Director Jack Garfein’s offbeat 1961 black and white film Something Wild stars Carroll Baker as assaulted Mary Ann, a young rape victim who starts a new life with the violent garage mechanic Mike (Ralph Meeker) […]

Jul, 05

L’Argent **** (1983, Christian Patey, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Michel Briguet) – Classic Movie Review 9817

Inspired by Faux Billet by Leo Tolstoy, the 1983 crime drama L’Argent is the 13th and last film directed by French master Robert Bresson (1901–1999). Robert Bresson uses Leo Tolstoy’s story The False Note about […]

May, 25

Play It As It Lays ** (1972, Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke) – Classic Movie Review 7795

Director Frank Perry’s 1972 interesting and sincere but depressing and ultimately disappointing drama Play It As It Lays is based on Joan Didion’s novel, and stars Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld and Tammy Grimes. Deception, divorce, […]

Nov, 16

The Merchant of Four Seasons [Händler der vier Jahreszeiten] **** (1972, Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla) – Classic Movie Review 6192

Writer-director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1971 German film is his earliest success and arguably first masterwork. Hard work but rewarding, it is a credibly written and performed assault on middle-class values, with the director’s typical mix […]

Nov, 06

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