Words on CinemaNotes on “News from Home” (1976)The noise of the city coming between a daughter and a mother. The professional side of wanting to be a filmmaker, and the personal side of…Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023
Words on CinemaNotes on “The Grand Budapest Hotel”The tidiness, the formality, the strict hierarchies within the hotel staff are linked to the same characteristics of the placeholder…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
Words on CinemaNotes on “Housekeeping” (1987)Between 1981 and 1987, Bill Forsyth directed four beautiful films (Gregory’s Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy, Housekeeping), each one…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
Words on CinemaNotes on Mizoguchi, “Osaka Elegy”“Osaka Elegy” is about the sacrifices Ayako makes to support her family, particularly the men — her father’s debts and Hiroshi’s, her…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Words on CinemaHow Chantal Akerman Ends a FilmSomething I find fascinating about Chantal Akerman’s films is that while her compositions are clearly thought out and definitely precise…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021