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...?

The War In Space, Dir: Jun Fukuda, 1977

If I were to sum up this film in a single line it would go something like "Space Romans from Venus attack the Earth...

Ravi Swami

Jul 27, 20223 min read

"Princess From The Moon", Dir: Kon Ichikawa, 1987

The plot of the film is based on "The Tale of The Bamboo Cutter", a widely-known and popular tale purportedly based on real events...

Ravi Swami

Jul 1, 20225 min read

Trintignant, Alpha to Omega...

Trintignant's penultimate screen appearance was in Michael Haneke's 2012 film "Amour"..

Ravi Swami

Jun 20, 20225 min read

"The Conformist", Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970

Bernardo Bertolluci's 1970 film "The Conformist, based on a novel of the same title by Alberto Moravia and available to rent on YouTube..

Ravi Swami

May 23, 20227 min read

"C'eravamo Tanto Amati", Dir: Ettore Scola, 1974

Having discovered the Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli over my lockdown viewing I was curious to seek out other films she has starred in..

Ravi Swami

May 17, 202210 min read

"Cruel Gun Story", Dir: Takumi Furukawa, 1964

"Cruel Gun Story" added another title to Japanese Studio Nikkatsu's list of "Japanese Noir" set in the seedy and violent underworld..

Ravi Swami

May 16, 20223 min read

"Bloodstone", Dir: Dwight H. Little, 1988

As a Western "cross-over" film, in this case co-produced by former tennis champion Ashok Amritraj and written by Nico Mastorakis..

Ravi Swami

May 8, 20225 min read

"Planet Of The Vampires", Dir: Mario Bava, 1965

Mario Bava's 1965 Italian-Spanish film "Planet of The Vampires" seems to have generated a considerable cult following..

Ravi Swami

May 8, 20224 min read

"Le Plaisir", Dir: Max Ophüls, 1952

The German director Max Ophüls' 1952 film "Le Plaisir" is a trilogy of short stories adapted from the writing of Guy de Maupassant..

Ravi Swami

May 8, 20224 min read

"The Housemaid", Dir: Kim Ki-Young, 1960

Kim Ki-Young's 1960 film "The Housemaid" is cited by Bong Joon-Ho as being a major influence on the theme and tone of "Parasite"..

Ravi Swami

Apr 28, 20227 min read

"Mr Klein", Dir: Joseph Losey, 1976

Continuing a thread of Alain Delon films available in a retrospective collection on Criterion Channel, I watched "Monsieur Klein"..

Ravi Swami

Apr 16, 20225 min read

"Le Samouraï", Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967

The French New Wave's fascination for the American "Film Noir" genre found expression in a number of films by different directors..

Ravi Swami

Apr 16, 20223 min read

"France", Dir: Bruno Dumont, 2021

In "France" she portrays a glamorous news anchor and investigative reporter "France De Meur" with her own show..

Ravi Swami

Apr 16, 20224 min read

"A Tale of Springtime", Dir: Éric Rohmer, 1990

Continuing with his series of films arranged into 4 part anthologies according to a theme, Éric Rohmer's 1990 film "A Tale of Springtime".

Ravi Swami

Mar 27, 20223 min read

"Spirits of The Dead", Dir: Vadim, Malle and Fellini, 1968

Produced in 1968, "Spirits of The Dead", (alternately entitled "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"...

Ravi Swami

Mar 18, 20224 min read

Double Down Delon...1963, 1969

For a long time Alain Delon was a name I associated with the Romanian Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci...

Ravi Swami

Mar 12, 20225 min read

"Il Bell'Antonio", Dir: Mauro Bolognini, 1960

"Il Bell'Antonio" (Eng: "Handsome Antonio") is included in a line-up of films either written /adapted by or directed by Pier Paulo Pasolini.

Ravi Swami

Mar 5, 20225 min read

"Kuroneko", Dir: Kaneto Shindo, 1968

"Kuroneko" (Eng: "Black Cat in a Bamboo Grove"), produced and distributed by Japan's Toho Studios..

Ravi Swami

Feb 27, 20226 min read

A Trio of Truffaut, 1957, 1972, 1973

As with many film directors, alongside their most well-known, career-defining films, there are films that I certainly wasn't aware of...

Ravi Swami

Feb 25, 20224 min read

"The Red Desert", Dir: Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1964

Vitti was able to demonstrate her range as an actress in the preceding trilogy and her role in "The Red Desert" is no exception..

Ravi Swami

Feb 15, 20226 min read

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Locked-Down Cinema

The War In Space, Dir: Jun Fukuda, 1977

"Princess From The Moon", Dir: Kon Ichikawa, 1987

Trintignant, Alpha to Omega...

"The Conformist", Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970

"C'eravamo Tanto Amati", Dir: Ettore Scola, 1974

"Cruel Gun Story", Dir: Takumi Furukawa, 1964

"Bloodstone", Dir: Dwight H. Little, 1988

"Planet Of The Vampires", Dir: Mario Bava, 1965

"Le Plaisir", Dir: Max Ophüls, 1952

"The Housemaid", Dir: Kim Ki-Young, 1960

"Mr Klein", Dir: Joseph Losey, 1976

"Le Samouraï", Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967

"France", Dir: Bruno Dumont, 2021

"A Tale of Springtime", Dir: Éric Rohmer, 1990

"Spirits of The Dead", Dir: Vadim, Malle and Fellini, 1968

Double Down Delon...1963, 1969

"Il Bell'Antonio", Dir: Mauro Bolognini, 1960

"Kuroneko", Dir: Kaneto Shindo, 1968

A Trio of Truffaut, 1957, 1972, 1973

"The Red Desert", Dir: Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1964

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