THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERLY
In the 1990s Jean-Dominique Bauby, 43, journalist for the Elle magazine, suddenly suffered a seizure and an almost complete paralysis.... View Article
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THE DAY AFTER
This year, The Day After (1983) is the most frightening, distressing and, unfortunately, most topical film of the festival. In... View Article
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THE CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA BACH
Sakari Toiviainen has characterised Straub’s and Huillet’s film in the following way, “a documentary about music and musicians, making music... View Article
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THE DECEIVERS
Based on real events and John Masters’s novel of 1952, The Deceivers (1988) is a story of a secret murder... View Article
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TASTE OF FEAR
Taste of Fear is the product of a meeting among two very differently calibrated geniuses. On the one hand: Jimmy... View Article
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THE BLACK MONOCLE
The Black Monocle (Le Monocle noir) is the first of three suspense comedies (all directed by the fabulous George Lautner... View Article
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THE CURSE OF THE HIDDEN VAULT
Hardcore FRG Edgar Wallace movie fans would consider choosing The Curse of the Hidden Vault (Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß)... View Article
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TIME AFTER TIME
Meyer’s first film as a director is a side-splitting satire where Jack the Ripper (David Warner) steals a time machine... View Article
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