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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle [4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle] *** (1987, Joëlle Miquel, Jessica Forde) – Classic Movie Review 9465

Writer-director Eric Rohmer’s 1986 French film Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle [4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle] is a lesser but still delightful and fascinating work by the esteemed director of Claire’s Knee (1970). It […]

Mar, 05

Autumn Tale [Conte d’automne] **** (1998, Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt, Didier Sandre) – Classic Movie Review 9462

Autumn Tale [Conte d’automne] (1998) is the last of Éric Rohmer’s four seasonal tales, preceded by A Tale of Springtime, A Tale of Winter and A Summer’s Tale. It is the fourth film of his […]

Mar, 04

Something for Everyone [Black Flowers for the Bride] **** (1970, Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins) – Classic Movie Review 8834

Director Harold Prince’s 1970 Something for Everyone [Black Flowers for the Bride] is an insidiously entertaining, mischievous black comedy with Michael York perfectly cast as Konrad Ludwig, the charming, handsome young trickster who cons his […]

Aug, 15
The Diary of a Chambermaid *** (1946, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, Reginald Owen, Judith Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 8736

The Diary of a Chambermaid *** (1946, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, Reginald Owen, Judith Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 8736

Jean Renoir’s 1946 Hollywood version of Octave Mirbeau’s bourgeois-knocking novel about a grasping chambermaid hovers uncertainly between burlesque and tragedy but gives the performers the eagerly grabbed chance for a field day of brio acting. […]

Jul, 20

Mr Majestyk **** (1974, Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Al Lettieri, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo) – Classic Movie Review 8,320

The 1974 film Mr Majestyk is one of Charles Bronson’s most effective action thrillers thanks to Richard Fleischer’s buzzing direction and Elmore Leonard’s hard-nosed original screenplay. The 1974 film Mr Majestyk is one of Charles […]

Apr, 01

The Beast in the Cellar *** (1971, Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, Tessa Wyatt, John Hamill, T P McKenna, Dafydd Harvard, Vernon Dobtcheff) – Classic Movie Review 7855

Writer-director James Kelley’s 1971 British horror movie The Beast in the Cellar stars the formidable team of Flora Robson and Beryl Reid as Joyce and Ellie Ballantyne, a couple of dear old spinsters who have […]

Nov, 30

Pather Panchali ***** (1955, Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee) – Classic Movie Review 7740

Pather Panchali (1955) is Indian writer-producer-director Satyajit Ray’s first film and the start of his stunning Apu trilogy charts the growth of Apu Ray (Subir Banerjee), a small boy born in a poor Bengali village, […]

Nov, 02

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