Why I Love… Deborah Kerr
Even before I knew her name, even before I knew the name of any film personality, I had been a fan of Deborah Kerr. Very early…
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Still Alice
Alice Howland has always prided herself on her intelligence and her command of language – two traits which had been instrumental to her appointment…
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Amour (2012)
The main narrative of Amour opens disconcertingly. Retired music teachers – M. and Mme. Laurent – return home after hearing a performance from their former pupil…
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Examining ‘Chinatown’
What did you do in Chinatown? As little as possible. Town derived this classic exchange, as well as the title of the film itself,…
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The Pumpkin Eater
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I do believe that Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, the creepy nursery rhyme from which the title of this film is…
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Bette Davis Eyes
Правило трех и четырех
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A Woman of Affairs
Ah, the captivatingly immoral woman — a favourite trope of 1920s art. Despite that title which betrays a hint of the sensational however, one often…
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Thelma & Louise
Thelma and Louise are two girlfriends — respectively a docile housewife and a tough ol’ waitress — who decide to take some time off from their…
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The White Countess
Shanghai, 1936. Following a series of personal and professional struggles, former American diplomat Todd Jackson renounces his old, respectable life. With Japanese aggression looming…
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Tokyo Story
An elderly couple, Shukichi and his wife Tomi Hirayama, decide to visit their grown-up children. They make the long journey from their sleepy little…
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