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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie] ***** (1972, Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur) – Classic Movie Review 2632

Co-writer/director Luis Buñuel’s wonderful surrealist comedy of manners and satire on social mores and class hypocrisy won the 1973 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (for France). It is an unmissable Buñuel classic. Behind all the […]

Jun, 23

Girlhood [Bande de filles] *** (2014, Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh) – Movie Review

Writer-director Céline Sciamma‘s engrossing French coming-of-age epic tackles the thorny though much-examined issues of race, class and non-conformity, but in a fresh and furious way. Karidja Touré (actually 20 at the time) is remarkable in […]

May, 14

View from the Top ** (2003, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mike Myers, Kelly Preston) – Classic Movie Review 1712

Director Bruno Barreto’s 2003 comedy drama comes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s post-Oscar era when she was valiantly trying to extend her range. This took her into some odd and uncomfortable places, and this is one of […]

Sep, 27

Liberty Heights **** (1999, Joe Mantegna, Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Bebe Neuwirth) – Classic Movie Review 1546

Writer-director Barry Levinson’s posh, intelligent, enjoyable if rambling 1999 coming-of-age drama centres on two Jewish brothers in Baltimore in 1954-55. It boasts powerful, committed performances from a strong cast headed by Adrien Brody, Ben Foster , Joe […]

Aug, 15

A Taste of Honey ***** (1961, Dora Bryan, Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Robert Stephens) – Classic Movie Review 1,473

Tony Richardson’s classic 1961 British realist drama film A Taste of Honey is a splendid memorial to both Dora Bryan and Murray Melvin.  Co-writer/ director Tony Richardson’s classic 1961 British realist drama A Taste of Honey […]

Jul, 26

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