Zazie (Catherine Demongeot) herself is a bit of a disfunctional tearaway who wastes no time in trying to explore Paris herself...

However, this is really Sophia Loren's film and she is placed center-stage as a street smart young woman...

Varda used actors who would not normally be cast in Hollywood films and there really is a strong "Withnail & I" comedic vibe...

There are several of her films available on the streaming service including this Jack Lemmon vehicle...

Watching "Tove", a biopic on a formative part of the life of the children's author and creator of the "Moomins", Tove Jansson..

I watched Marco Ferrari's 1973 film "La Grande Bouffe" (Eng: "The Blow-Out", though it translates more accurately as "The Big Feast")..

As per usual, I watched these three films - all first-time viewings - out of chronological order...

"Visions Of Eight" on Criterion Channel, is a film made up of 8 very individual films by noted directors.

I stumbled on this film by chance and was instantly hooked by the preview featuring two men in an open-topped sports car..

As promised in Part #1 of a review of "Boccaccio 70", and since I felt each film in the portmanteau deserved a separate review..

With a running time of over 3 hours, I would normally have given "Boccaccio 70" a wide berth..

I've reviewed Pietro Germi's "Divorce Italian Style" in an earlier post and it makes sense to check out "Marriage Italian Style"..

Anyone stumbling on my lockdown cinema blog will be immediately aware of the film posters that feature prominently...

I came across his 1955 "Commedia All'Italiana" film starring Alberto Sordi, an actor most associated with the genre...

It's probably fair to say that I've become a little addicted to "Commedia Al'Italiana" as I discover the vast output of the genre..

All becomes a little clearer with the English title of "Hands Off The Loot", which is a loose translation...

Currently curated on Criterion Channel is a series of early formative Éric Rohmer shorts and I find myself irresistibly drawn to his films..

Tucked away in amongst a series of shorts on the theme of films made in a single location...

J’ai eu le grand plaisir de voir le dernier chef-d’œuvre cinématographique de M.Gerald Thomas, "Carry On Up The Khyber"..

That said, I watched "Il Bidone" - a film that could best be described as the least "Fellini-esque" of his work...