Day 290: ‘Not such a dolce vita’ 2018
Day 290 Sunday 15 April 2018 ‘Not such a dolce vita‘ 2018 11.34pm I started watching La dolce vita (1960) with my wife but after 75 minutes I could see she …
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Day 290 Sunday 15 April 2018 ‘Not such a dolce vita‘ 2018 11.34pm I started watching La dolce vita (1960) with my wife but after 75 minutes I could see she …
Read MoreDay 289 Saturday 14 April 2018 6.53pm I vitelloni 1953 A Federico Fellini Film I vitelloni is Fellini’s third film. It’s a straightforward drama about five young men who are …
Read MoreDay 288 Friday 13th April 2018 3.52pm ‘The Fellini Curse’ 2018 This morning I watched Juliet of the Spirits (1965). I could have watched La Strada (1954), La dolce vita …
Read MoreFriday 13 April 2018 1.21am Das kaninchen bin ich 1965 A Kurt Maetzig Film This is one of the very best, most brilliant films of the 9 weeks so far. Some were …
Read MoreDay 287 Thursday 12 April 2018 11.29pm Week 9: History of Cinema with David Stratton Typically David Stratton talks for sixty, seventy or eighty minutes, depending on how long the …
Read MoreDay 287 12 April 2018 2.09am The Death of Stalin 2017 An Armando Iannucci Film There are several things I like about this film. Its direction and its production values: …
Read MoreDay 286 11 April 2018 9.49pm ‘A NeverEnding Endless Night’ 2018 I think that the last week of personal things in my life has intruded on my sense of what …
Read MoreDay 285 10 April 2018 11.59pm Black Panther 2018 “The wise build bridges, the foolish build barriers” Finally saw it tonight. I waited so long to see Black Panther, I …
Read MoreDay 285 10 April 2018 1.54am Last Year at Marienbad 1961 An Alain Resnais Film I watched the whole film last night/now and found it an unexpectedly rewarding experience. Wow. …
Read MoreDay 284 9 April 2018 00.19am ‘Corridors, Rooms, Memory and Silence’ 2018 I’ve been trying to watch Last Year at Marienbad since 11.15pm – an hour ago – but find myself falling …
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