As film production and exhibition rapidly embraces digital technologies, more and more contemporary films are paying homage to earlier modes of production when films were
Tag: Italian cinema
An interview with Luca Guadagnino, the director of I Am Love
Set in Milan at the start of the last decade I Am Love is about Emma, played by Tilda Swinton, the mother of the extremely
Film review – I Am Love (2009)
Set in Milan at the beginning of the 2000s, I Am Love begins with a series of stunningly beautiful shots of the Italian city in
Film review – Quiet Chaos (2008)
This Italian hit from 2008 is a difficult film to describe. Calling it an art-house feel-good film is probably the best way to categorise it
Film review – Gomorrah (2008)
Organised crime has long been a favourite topic in cinema with the gangster film being a favourite Hollywood genre ever since the 1930s. Gangster films
Notes on film: The Leopard
“Something had to change for everything to stay as it was.” The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is a historical epic of breathtaking scope and beauty. It is
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