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Céline and Julie go boating – The quiet achiever of the French new wave goes epic.

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How does one describe a film that encompasses the entire world in its enormity? This is easily one of my all time favourite films.  I love it for nostalgic reasons and I love it for itself. It is a holy epic, pure in its revelations, uncompromising in its commitment to its own depth. There is so much to say […]

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Farewell Adrienne Rich – A valediction forbidding mourning

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I tried to get a copy of A valediction Forbidding Mourning for us today, to whisper quietly together about the passing of the sublime and beautiful Adrienne Rich. Copywrite laws forbid it, but I found something better.  A young woman reading it for us.  Take a look:     Isn’t that lovely? Adrienne Rich’s ‘A […]

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A dangerous Method – Cronenberg spins a Jungian yarn.

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When I first saw the shorts for this film, I distinctly remember the feeling of unrest that curdled my stomach. I so wanted this to be a good film. David Cronenberg has made some good films in the past – well I liked The Fly – and I hoped that we were in the hands of […]

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FFF: Elles – A day in the life of journalistic integrity.

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I’m not sure why I rally liked this film. I’ve read around several of the reviews and mostly the film gets panned and I have to agree with all of the reasons provided. I think, in the end however, Juliette Binoche is just so good – so good- over and over, that watching her is […]

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FFF: Beloved – Les Bien-Aimes, songs, mothers and daughters.

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I had a most peculiar relationship to this film. I really disliked it when I saw it in the cinema. I have never seen a Christophe Honoré film before, and this was a problem. If you intend to see this film, I strongly recommend finding out about the sorts of films he makes, as this will […]

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FFF: The last Metro – Truffaut and the mightiest of tensions

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I was so lucky last night! Closing night of the French Film festival , and I was handed a very nice glass of wine, told to sit back and enjoy one of Francois Truffaut’s greatest films. This is pure heaven for little Lisa. Here’s the thing. As far as French New Wave goes (and for me […]

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Fox and his Friends – Fassbinder on sex

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Well!  What an interesting film! I completed Fox and his Friends on the weekend – I’m on a bit of a Fassbinder ‘thing’ at the moment, having ADORED Beware of a Holy Whore a few weeks back. This film is a little more difficult to dissect, even though Beware of a Holy Whore is a […]

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FFF: And if we all lived together – A very enjoyable senior moment.

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According to the ‘Innovative housing solutions for older Australians” paper brought out by the Australian Government recently, the baby boomers can be expected to transform aging in exactly the same way they have changed every other aspect of life they lived through. Among other things, the paper had the following quote: People are living longer and with […]

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Heart of Glass – Herzog hypnotizes everyone.

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I’ve just watched Heart of Glass. You know the one – the Herzog film where he hypnotizes his entire cast. Everyone, except for the mystic who plays the central role and (thankfully) the professional glass blowers in the film, are hypnotized before their scene. This gives the film a totally bizarre feel, as if the […]

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FFF: Paris-Manhattan review

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I saw this little flick tonight at the French film Festival. OK – It’s not the Charlotte Rampling documentary, nor is the final night screening of Francois Truffaut’s The Last Metro (how much do you think I can’t wait for THAT one!!) but it was a very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. […]

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