Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

Recovering liberal arts major. Unrepentant movie nut. Aspiring boozehound.

“The Fisher King”

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There’s a lot going on in “The Fisher King.” Perhaps too much. The mythic elements in Richard LaGravenese’s screenplay threaten to tip the movie out of balance, to spoil subtext by shoving it in your face. … Continue reading →

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Like a Holy Candle

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There are four sorts of scenes alternated: (1) the particular history of Judith; (2) the gentle courtship of Nathan and Naomi, types of the inhabitants of Bethulia; (3) pictures of the streets, with the population flowing … Continue reading →

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And the Wasps?

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: He had spoken in the little room near the Courts where the pleaders waited for clients; clients, waiting for pleaders, sat in the dust outside. These had not received a card from Mr. Turton. And there … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Man from Laramie”

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As he does in all the Westerns he made with director Anthony Mann, James Stewart stalks through “The Man from Laramie” with wraith-like resoluteness. His Will Lockhart wears a brown, waist-length corduroy jacket, a battered hat, … Continue reading →

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Hiking High Tor

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I usually take a couple of weeks off from work during the summer. One of the things I like to do during those too-brief respites is hike. I don’t know why I like it. Probably because … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Renoir”

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: It’s a wonder no one made a movie about the Renoirs prior to this effort from 2012. The father, Pierre-Auguste, a man of the 19th century and one of the giants of Impressionism, and the son, … Continue reading →

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Without Half Trying

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Getting out of a cab is one of the things most women don’t do right. But most women aren’t Velda. Without half trying she made a production out of it. When you saw her do it … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Stranger by the Lake”

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “Stranger by the Lake,” writer-director Alain Guiraudie mines some of the thematic veins explored by William Friedkin in “Cruising”: it’s a picture about the danger and exhibitionism inherent in male-on-male courtship. The setting is a lake in the south … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Tape?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is it just me, or do rolls of Scotch tape come with less product these days?

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The Sombre Sadness of Right Angles

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The train reached Ogden at two o’clock, where it rested for six hours. Mr. Fogg and his party had time to pay a visit to Salt Lake City, connected with Ogden by a branch road; and … Continue reading →

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