Inspiration

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

weekly inspiration #3: The Innocents (1961)

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

weekly inspiration #2 CAT PEOPLE (1942)

Cat People (1942) and the Immigrant Experience in America

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

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...