Derek Winnert

That Night in Varennes [La Nuit de Varennes] **** (1982, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel) – Classic Movie Review 13,230

The genesis of the French Revolution is seen through the eyes of various fellow travellers following the escaping King, Louis XVI (Michel Piccoli), on the road from Paris to Verdun in 1791.  Director Ettore Scola’s […]

Nov, 09 · in Reviews

A Skeleton in the Closet [Todos tenemos un muerto en el placard o un hijo en el clóset] *** (2020, Facundo Gambandé, María Fernanda Callejón, Diego De Paula) – Classic Movie Review 13,229

The entertaining and appealing 2020 Argentine comedy drama film A Skeleton in the Closet stars Facundo Gambandé as the sensitive, gay prodigal son Manu, who returns home from his big city life for a family […]

Nov, 09 · in Reviews

Silver Bears *** (1977, Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stéphane Audran, David Warner, Tom Smothers, Matin Balsam, Charles Gray, Joss Ackland) – Classic Movie Review 13,228

Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd lead a stylish, fun Seventies caper comedy thriller about high-finance and confidence tricks in the silver markets. Director Ivan Passer’s 1977 British comedy crime thriller film Silver Bears is scripted […]

Nov, 09

What We Wrote Together [Lo que escribimos juntos] *** (2024, Santiago Magariños, Ezequiel Martinez, Nazarena Rozas) – Classic Movie Review 13,227

The 2024 Argentine film What We Wrote Together is a reflective, articulate drama. Warm, wise and so real, it’s sometimes painful. The 2024 Argentine film What We Wrote Together is sophisticated polished drama, middle class […]

Nov, 08

Open All Night ** (1934, Frank Vosper, Margaret Vines, Geraldine Fitzgerald) – Classic Movie Review 13,226

The 1934 drama film Open All Night stars Frank Vosper in a mild but unusual and involving little Thirties British support feature about an exiled Russian grand duke, now the night manager of a London […]

Nov, 08

Lunch Hour *** (1962, Shirley Anne Field, Robert Stephens, Kay Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 13,225

Shirley Anne Field and Robert Stephens star as a couple who try to conduct an affair during their lunch hour but are continually interrupted, in the 1962 British comedy film Lunch Hour. Director James Hill’s […]

Nov, 08

Gallant Journey * (1946, Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers, Arthur Shields, Selena Royle) Classic Movie Review 13,224

William A Wellman’s 1946 historical biopic film Gallant Journey stars Glenn Ford as aviation pioneer John J Montgomery, the first American to fly a glider in 1883. Director William A Wellman’s 1946 Columbia Pictures American historical […]

Nov, 07

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