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Under the Roofs of Paris [Sous les Toits de Paris] ****½ (1930, Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T Gréville, Gaston Modot) – Classic Movie Review 9181

Writer-director René Clair’s first sound film, the 1930 Sous les Toits de Paris [Under the Roofs of Paris], is a nostalgic tale set in Paris about two men, the street singer Albert (Albert Préjean) and […]

Dec, 21 · in Reviews

The South [El Sur] **** (1983, Omero Antonutti, Sonsoles Aranguren, Icíar Bollaín, Lola Cardona, Rafaela Aparicio, Aurore Clément) – Classic Movie Review 9180

Icíar Bollaín stars as the 15-year-old Spanish youngster Estrella, who heads south in search of answers to her father’s tragic death, in director Victor Erice’s beautifully handled 1983 tale of childhood innocence, The South [El […]

Dec, 21 · in Reviews

The Spirit of the Beehive [El espíritu de la colmena] **** (1973, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería) – Classic Movie Review 9179

Director Victor Erice’s sweet and sensitive 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive [El espíritu de la colmena] was an international success, with its compelling original screenplay kindling art house movie-goers’ fascination for its fantasy […]

Dec, 21

The Emperor and the Assassin [Jing Ke ci Qin Wang] **** (1998, Li Gong, Fengyi Zhang, Zhou Sun, Li Xuejian) – Classic Movie Review 9178

Director Chen Kaige’s dazzling, rivetingly compelling, exquisitely made 1998 Chinese period drama The Emperor and the Assassin [Jing Ke ci Qin Wang] is set in the 3rd century BC and chronicles the efforts of an […]

Dec, 21

The Irishman ***** (2019, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci) – Movie Review

Director Martin Scorsese is on fire for his 2019 mob crime thriller The Irishman – and so is his screen-writer Steven Zaillian, carving out a really brilliant, scintillating screenplay from Charles Brandt’s book. Even so, […]

Dec, 20

London by Night *** (1937, George Murphy, Rita Johnson, Virginia Field, George Zucco, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 9177

Kidnapping and blackmail are at the heart of a series of mysterious murders by an umbrella-wielding killer taking place in London during the dead of night, investigated by Scotland Yard policeman Inspector Jefferson (George Zucco) […]

Dec, 20

London Can Take It! **** (1940, voice of Quentin Reynolds) – Classic Movie Review 9176

London Can Take It! (1940)  is a classic 10-minute documentary from ace British documentarians Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt on the theme of a tribute to the bravery and resourcefulness of Londoners in the Blitz. […]

Dec, 20

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