When Fassbinder called Katzelmacher his frist “bourgeois” film (it was made in August 1969 over nine days and is his second feature ever made) word has it he called it that because it is a film conceived against real life rather than other films. The first film he made, Love is Colder than Death (a […]
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Katzelmacher – Fassbinder makes his first “bourgeois” film. (film review)
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The Bakery Girl of Monceau – Eric Rhomer comes alive!
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Eric Rhomer is a complete enigma for me. I can’t make him out, which inevitably makes him one of my favourite directors. No film maker is more ambiguous. No film maker can slip in the wisp of wind between complete opposing view points with such a devils twinkle in the eye. I think I have […]
Les Cousins – Chabrol takes the French New Wave on a descent to Hell.
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Backed with money inherited by his wife, Chabrol wrote, produced and directed Le Beau Serge in 1958, a film often cited as the first New Wave feature. Shot over nine weeks in Sardent, using natural light and real locations, the film portrays a detailed picture of working class life in a bleak provincial village. Reflecting the influence of both […]
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