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3 things about Dario Argento’s DEEP RED

Posted on October 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Deep Red [1975] 1. An engineer who plays the piano.2. Stabbing a bird with a knitting needle.3. Behind the wall, a desiccated corpse.

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3 things about Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s THE DRIVER’S SEAT (IDENTIKIT)

Posted on July 4, 2024 by robchristopher

The Driver’s Seat (Identikit) [1974] 1. “I want to go back home to feel all my loneliness again.” 2. A hatred of stain-resistant fabrics. 3. Warhol in a cream-colored suit and tie, carrying a walking stick. 3 other things.

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3 things about José Quintero’s THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE

Posted on March 20, 2024 by robchristopher

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone [1961] 1. “When the time comes when nobody desires me for myself, I’d rather not be desired at all.” 2. She counters with $750 but Mrs. Stone holds firm at $500. 3. Folding the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alice Rohrwacher’s HAPPY AS LAZZARO

Posted on February 18, 2024 by robchristopher

Happy as Lazzaro [2018] 1. Measuring a segment of plastic pipe so that it’s the same length as the cigarette dispenser. 2. “Those are wild carrots but they aren’t ripe yet.” 3. Music escaping from the church.

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3 things about Jean-Luc Godard’s CONTEMPT

Posted on July 20, 2023 by robchristopher

Contempt [1963] 1. Endless sunshine, endless water. 2. “This is not ’33. This is ’63.” 3. Jack Palance’s fuzzy red sweater.

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3 things about James Ivory’s A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Posted on May 15, 2022 by robchristopher

A Room with a View [1985] 1. After inhaling the Florentine scent, she lifts her handkerchief to her nose. 2. Mr. Beebe’s balls. 3. “My father says there is only one perfect view, and that’s the view of the sky … Continue reading →

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3 things about Roberto Rossellini’s JOURNEY TO ITALY

Posted on April 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Journey to Italy [1954] 1. She seems to notice expectant mothers everywhere. 2. The look on his face when he hears that the girl’s husband is returning home. 3. “You’ve never tried to understand me.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Roberto Rossellini’s EUROPA ’51

Posted on October 25, 2020 by robchristopher

Europa ’51 [1952] 1. A blood clot. 2. “Why are you going out of your way for me?” 3. Behind a barred window, looking down upon them.

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3 things about Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900

Posted on January 2, 2019 by robchristopher

1900 [1976] 1. Milk and shit. 2. Three nude boys posing at the edge of a cliff above the sea. 3. The shift from sunset to twilight.

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