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Bridging Distances

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A filmmaker like Lubitsch makes you feel privileged for taking part in his naughtiness — like you’re in on the joke. But the naughtiness in this clip, from Renoir’s “French Cancan,” is of a different sort. Renoir … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Il Grido”

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: French poster for Antonioni’s “Il Grido.” Design by Boris Grinsson, one of the major French poster designers of the period. Related More on Grinsson.

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Les Cousins”

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian poster for this staple of the French New Wave. Featuring art by the mysterious Donelli, whose splashy watercolor style graced a few New Wave posters, including a couple for Godard’s “My Life to Live.” Godard … Continue reading →

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“Privilege” and “Lonely Boy”

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent some time with the DVD of Peter Watkins’ 1967 “Privilege” the other day. Confession: I didn’t get much out of the movie, which features Watkins’ usual combo of showy modernist stratagems and semi-hysterical point-making. I found … Continue reading →

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Père Jules and Juliette

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “L’atalante,” a young girl from the French provinces, named Juliette, marries a barge operator. His occupation seems a promise of escape, and she dreams of traveling the world with him. But marriage isn’t all it’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Straw Dogs”

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Surely one of the iconic movie advertising images of its era. When the eyeglasses have been broken, you know you’re in for trouble. One of my favorite symbolic chestnuts. Related Paleo Retiree on the “Straw Dogs” … Continue reading →

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Swings

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Golden Coach”

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Sort of reminds me of that old A-ha video. With art by Clement Hurel. Related Some background on Hurel along with some more posters.

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“Velvet Hustler”

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1967 crime picture, directed by Toshio Masuda, has a light, off-the-cuff quality. It’s perhaps too casual to qualify as lyrical, yet it seems to inhabit a musical universe, like one of Rene Clair’s early sound … Continue reading →

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