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“The Portrait of a Lady,” directed by Jane Campion, is a film that tells the story of a woman’s maturation, which becomes a struggle against hypocrisy and the constraints of social conventions.
Female directors are, unfortunately, a minority of the profession. Women’s cinema, meanwhile, are outstanding names who deserve special recognition.
Edwin Porter and David Griffith determined the shape of American cinema. Film history owes them editing and plot, the basic means of cinematic language.
Soviet film and French cinema introduced avant-garde elements to the big screen. Without their innovation, the history of cinema would certainly look different.
The origins of cinema are linked to France, where the first demonstration of the cinematograph took place for the first time. Thus, the official history of film begins with the Lumiere brothers.
“Blonde” by Andrew Dominik is a movie that antagonized film critics, viewers and Marilyn Monroe admirers. See now our review of this picture.
“The Collector” is one of six links in Eric Rohmer’s “Moral Tales,” in which the New Wave director takes an ironic look at the sexual revolution in France.
“A Man Escaped” exemplifies the greatness of Robert Bresson’s cinema. The authentic story of a World War II prisoner here has allegorical meanings.
“Children of Paradise” is a film with which Marcel Carné ushered in the post-war era of French cinema, paying homage to the centuries-old art of acting and Gallic tradition.
Is the Netflix series “Wednesday” worth watching? It’s worth it, because it’s great cinema not only for teenagers. Check out our review of Tim Burton’s production now.
“The Name of the Rose” by Jean Jacques Annaud is a highly successful adaptation of Umberto Eco’s prose, which contains interesting insights into the European culture of the Book.
“Le jour se lève” is one of the most important works of Marcel Carné and his symbolic poetics. It is also a re-painting of the decadent mood of pre-war France.