The Phantom of Liberty [Le fantôme de la liberté] (1974) is the penultimate film of Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), sandwiched between his great classics The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of […]
Co-writer/ director Luis Buñuel brings the full force of his wit and irony to bear on his attack against Catholicism in his 1969 comedy drama The Milky Way [La Voie Lactée], which focuses on the […]
Last Christmas is a would-be heart-warmer that puts you in a bad mood – that’s a rare trick! It starts promisingly enough, but after seven or eight minutes, it stalls, and the jokes just sit […]
Writer-director Bill Forsyth, best known for his whimsical, Scottish comedies such as That Sinking Feeling and Gregory’s Girl, moves to the US and delivers a rather dark and disturbing character study with comic touches in […]
The 1964 Italian drama The Empty Canvas [La Noia] [L’Ennuie et Sa Diversion] stars Bette Davis, who makes a mistaken trip to Rome for director Damiano Damiani’s film of Alberto Moravia’s novel La Noia. She […]
The 1991 British drama film Enchanted April is an enchanting version of the sentimental tale based on Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel, with stylish acting by Golden Globe-winning Joan Plowright and Miranda Richardson. The 1991 British […]
The sturdy 1959 Western film Cast a Long Shadow stars Audie Murphy as boozing, gambling Matt Brown, who drifts back to his one-time ranch and fuels the fights of yesteryear. Director Thomas Carr’s 1959 black […]
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