“Bicycle Thieves” – in the Vicious Circle of Poverty
“Bicycle Thieves” is a moving film by Vittorio De Sika that shows poverty as a depraving trap and is a manifesto of Italian cinematic neorealism.
Category: MOVIES – REVIEWS
“Pulp Fiction” – Tarantino’s Postmodern Manifesto
“Pulp Fiction” is one of the movies that ushered in the era of postmodernism in American cinema. Tarantino presented here the whole arsenal of his favorite means.
“Chinatown” – the Tale of a Romantic Cynic
Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” is disturbing in its fatalistic message. The Chinese neighborhood of Los Angeles becomes a model of a world from which there is no escape.
“Snatch” – British Gangster Comedy Phenomenon
“Snatch” by Guy Ritchie is a great gangster comedy with a good cast that features quintessential Britishness and a play on film genres.
“Dog Day Afternoon” – Robbery with a Human Face
Title: “Dog Day Afternoon” Release Date: 1975 Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, Carol Kane “Dog Day Afternoon” by Sidney Lumet...
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” – Today Real Cowboys are Gone
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a cinematic journey to the late 1960s and a final farewell to the era of the traditional American model of masculinity.
“Tristana” – a Story of Lost Innocence
“Tristana” captures Luis Bunuel’s Spanish ancestry, and Catherine Deneuve, playing the title character, shows the moral transformation of her heroine with virtuosity.
“Suspiria” – a Dark Tale in Technicolor [Review]
“Suspiria” by Dario Argento is an outstanding European horror cinema. The Italian horror film is a mix of great music, evocative cinematography and stories straight out of the Brothers Grimm.
“Rosemary’s Baby” – the Devil in New York
“Rosemary’s Baby” by Roman Polanski, with the legendary lullaby by Krzysztof Komeda, is a movie about irrationality manifesting itself in the midst of American civilization.
“Psycho” – Freudianism according to Hitchcock
“Psycho” by Hitchcock is not only a superb thriller, but also a fascinating and perverse study of guilt and punishment, in which all the film’s characters are entangled.
“The Lacemaker” – a Portrait of Female Sensitivity
“The Lacemaker,” directed by Claude Goretta, tells the story of a girl crushed by an amorous profession, with Isabelle Huppert playing a phenomenal role.
“Das Boot” – Wolfgang Petersen’s Cinematic Success
“Das Boot” is a high-profile film by Wolfgang Petersen, which opened the doors of Hollywood for the director. Behind the well-made work, however, lies a lied message.