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3 things about François Ozon’s FRANTZ

Posted on June 15, 2019 by robchristopher

Frantz [2016] 1. Black & white. They enter the cave, pass through, and on the other side the world is in color. 2. She studies the painting. “It makes me want to live.” Manet’s “Le Suicide.” 3. Without reading it, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christian Petzold’s TRANSIT

Posted on April 8, 2019 by robchristopher

Transit [2018] 1. The whole film is a bartender’s story! 2. Omnipresent heavily-armed guards outside the American Consulate. 3. Suddenly, she’s just not there. Tightly coiled, frightening, uniquely relevant.

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s IN HARM’S WAY

Posted on April 7, 2019 by robchristopher

In Harm’s Way [1965] 1. They both toss their pineapple garnishes off the veranda. 2. Bullet through the cheek. 3. “I’m so scared my bones are clicking, like dice on a Reno crap table.”

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3 things about David Mackenzie’s OUTLAW KING

Posted on December 18, 2018 by robchristopher

Outlaw King [2018] 1. Horses’ hooves, apples, mud. 2. Suspended in a hanging cage. 3. Impalement galore.

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3 things about Lynne Littman’s TESTAMENT

Posted on November 16, 2018 by robchristopher

Testament [1983] 1. Teasingly, he plucks at her nightshirt. 2. “Larry left us today. He just crawled into a ball and died.” 3. She gently lifts him out of the sink; the water has turned brown. She swaddles him in … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jayne Loader & Kevin Rafferty & Pierce Rafferty’s THE ATOMIC CAFE

Posted on October 10, 2018 by robchristopher

The Atomic Cafe [1982] 1. Sign: “If you wouldn’t tell Stalin, don’t say it!” 2. James Gregory (Senator Iselin from The Manchurian Candidate) as a patriotic army man warning of the dangers of enemy propaganda. 3. Recommended: an ample supply … Continue reading →

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3 things about Sidney Gilliat’s GREEN FOR DANGER

Posted on June 5, 2018 by robchristopher

Green for Danger [1946] 1. Twirling around on the stool, holding his umbrella. 2. Twin sisters. 3. CU: phonograph needle moving through the grooves of the record.

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3 things about Herman Shumlin’s WATCH ON THE RHINE

Posted on March 11, 2018 by robchristopher

Watch on the Rhine [1943] 1. “We might also manage a visa for you. I’m sure you are homesick for shabby places and gaudy cafes and the rest of the decaying things that represent Europe to you.” “Blecher, we do … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK

Posted on July 29, 2017 by robchristopher

Dunkirk [2017] 1. His expression as he decides how he will answer the soldier’s question. 2. “No no, I’m fairly confident it’s just the gauge.” 3. Futility of plugging the holes.

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3 things about Robert Kenner’s COMMAND AND CONTROL

Posted on June 11, 2017 by robchristopher

Command and Control [2016] 1. “Anytime I want to I can close my eyes and see it.” 2. After receiving the phone call, he looked out the window at the street outside. Wondering what to do. 3. Even when asked … Continue reading →

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