Inspiration

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wkly inspiration #8: Brazil (1985)

Brazil (1985) is a psychedelic neo-noir dream to tackle a dystopian retro-future in which bureaucracy reigns absolute. Terry Gilliam’s...

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weekly inspiration #7: Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Video with full color analysis: Following the footsteps of The Night of the Hunter (1955) as an unusual holiday movie, Eyes Wide Shut...

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weekly inspiration: The Night of The Hunter (1955)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And to kick off the holiday season, which is my absolute favorite, I am going to share weekly...

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weekly inspiration #5: Phantom Lady (1944)

Phantom Lady tells an hallucinatory tale of city life, presenting New York as a cold and lonely landscape, where people are more invested...

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weekly inspiration #4: The Tenant (1976)

Isolation and paranoia are the two recurrent themes in Roman Polansky’s Apartment Trilogy. Composed by Repulsion (1965), Rosemary’s Baby...

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weekly inspiration #3: The Innocents (1961)

The sophisticated psychological horror of The Innocents (1961) and how Cinemascope re-shaped its visual style.

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weekly inspiration #2 CAT PEOPLE (1942)

Cat People (1942) and the Immigrant Experience in America

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weekly inspiration #1 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)

The exquisite lighting work (and deep shadows) of cinematographer Joseph Walker in one of his many collaborations with director Frank Capra

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WHY CINEMA?

If you allow me, I would like to try to explain why I finally decided to share my writings on movie scenes or film analysis. I have...

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