Locked-Down Cinema

Film reviews of all the films I should have seen but didn't...

What do you do if you receive a Christmas present that is a membership to the British Film Institute when there's a pandemic on...?

Films about Filming - 3 documentaries, 1974, 1975 and 2014

Mubi Channel, hosted by AppleTV in the UK contains an interesting line-up of documentaries...

Ravi Swami

Feb 5, 20214 min read

Two more Rohmers...Dir: Eric Rohmer, 1981 & 1983

Two films directed by Eric Rohmer during an especially prolific period of the 1980's fall within his series "Comedies & Proverbs"

Ravi Swami

Jan 14, 20213 min read

Two Sellers and a Rohmer...1951, 1961, 2018

I thought I'd check out some documentaries, which are of equal interest to me compared to fictional narrative films.

Ravi Swami

Jan 8, 20213 min read

A Duo of Eric Rohmer - 1969 and 1987

Eric Rohmer made films at the tail-end of the French New Wave movement although he had been a frequent contributor to "Cahier Du Cinema"

Ravi Swami

Jan 3, 20217 min read

"It's Only The End Of The World", Dir: Xavier Dolan, 2016

I was in two minds about writing a review of Xavier Dolan's rather dark 2016 film, "It's Only The End Of The World".

Ravi Swami

Dec 31, 20204 min read

"Plein Soleil", Dir: René Clément, 1960

René Clément's 1960 adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel "The Talented Mr Ripley" was recommended by a friend..

Ravi Swami

Dec 14, 20204 min read

"Two or Three Things I Know About Her", Dir: Jean-Luc Godard, 1966

I approached Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 film "Two or Three Things I Know About Her" with a degree of trepidation..

Ravi Swami

Dec 7, 20204 min read

"Bande à part", dir: Jean-Luc Godard, 1964

On the face of it, "Bande à part" is a typical Godard "exercise in style"...

Ravi Swami

Nov 26, 20203 min read

"Two Days, One Night", Dir: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2014

"2 Days, One Night", directed by the Dardennes brothers is available to view on MUBI channel..

Ravi Swami

Nov 22, 20203 min read

"Le Sauvage" / "Call Me Savage", Dir: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1975

Deneuve plays a French woman who makes a bolt for freedom on the verge of marrying a rich Italian playboy

Ravi Swami

Nov 14, 20204 min read

"Montparnasse 19" - Dir:Jacques Becker, 1958

"Montparnasse 19" is rather romanticized depiction of the life of the painter Amedeo Modigliani

Ravi Swami

Nov 5, 20203 min read

"Le Trou", Dir:Jacques Becker, 1960

...one of the best jail-breakout films ever...

Ravi Swami

Oct 26, 20203 min read

"Les Creatures" - Dir: Agnes Varda, 1966

It's described as being a science-fiction film though there are no clues going forward at the outset..

Ravi Swami

Oct 23, 20205 min read

"Jacquot De Nantes", Dir: Agnes Varda, 1991

I think I was a fan of Jacques Demy's work before I even knew who he was

Ravi Swami

Oct 14, 20204 min read

"Playtime" - Dir:Jacques Tati, 1967

"Playtime" - directed by Jacques Tati and his last film because it went massively over-budget to the tune of 14.5 million francs..

Ravi Swami

Oct 7, 20202 min read

"Bay of Angels" - Dir:Jacques Demy, 1963

I'll make no bones about the fact that I'm a huge fan of Jacques Demy's films..

Ravi Swami

Oct 2, 20203 min read

"Alphaville", Dir :Jean Luc Godard, 1965

O.K - I couldn't stay away from Godard and no appraisal of his early work is complete without seeing "Alphaville"..

Ravi Swami

Sep 19, 20203 min read

Oh Godard..."Pierrot Le Fou", Dir: Jean Luc Godard, 1965

I'd been warned off dipping into Godard by various friends and colleagues...

Ravi Swami

Sep 17, 20204 min read

"Les Yeux Sans Visage" Dir: Georges Franju, 1960

What leads you to watch certain films can vary from person to person, it might be a genre choice, or following a particular film movement.

Ravi Swami

Aug 28, 20204 min read

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Locked-Down Cinema

Films about Filming - 3 documentaries, 1974, 1975 and 2014

Two more Rohmers...Dir: Eric Rohmer, 1981 & 1983

Two Sellers and a Rohmer...1951, 1961, 2018

A Duo of Eric Rohmer - 1969 and 1987

"It's Only The End Of The World", Dir: Xavier Dolan, 2016

"Plein Soleil", Dir: René Clément, 1960

"Two or Three Things I Know About Her", Dir: Jean-Luc Godard, 1966

"Bande à part", dir: Jean-Luc Godard, 1964

"Two Days, One Night", Dir: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2014

"Le Sauvage" / "Call Me Savage", Dir: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1975

"Montparnasse 19" - Dir:Jacques Becker, 1958

"Le Trou", Dir:Jacques Becker, 1960

"Les Creatures" - Dir: Agnes Varda, 1966

"Jacquot De Nantes", Dir: Agnes Varda, 1991

"Playtime" - Dir:Jacques Tati, 1967

"Bay of Angels" - Dir:Jacques Demy, 1963

"Alphaville", Dir :Jean Luc Godard, 1965

Oh Godard..."Pierrot Le Fou", Dir: Jean Luc Godard, 1965

"Les Yeux Sans Visage" Dir: Georges Franju, 1960

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