The General (26, Bruckman/Keaton) 96 Incredibly fresh, superb set-pieces and fantastic ambition. Funny as fuck too.Keaton amazingly physical
The Family Friend (06, Sorrentino) 76 Bemusing, visually and aurally arresting.Storyline is ambitious but too elliptical hence distant to me
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (28, Dreyer) 94 Exhilirating quick cuts, close-ups and images of death are as expressive as can be. Faces faces.
The Notorious Bettie Page (05,Harron) 48 Transition between archive & present day didnt mesh,one-paced,left with what was the point? feeling
Double Take (09, Grimonprez) 47 Singular but ultimately all 4 strands become conventional. May just be me misunderstanding the link though.
La grande illusion (37,Renoir) 99 Radical treatise on class due to lack of stridency,mines deep emotions without sentimentality.Marseillaise
Partie de campagne (36, Renoir) 93 How to be a playa in 1860 followed by most touching scene of longing and regret I've seen. Renoir rules.
Repast (Meshi) (51, Naruse) 81 Loachian chronicle of post-war Osaka and Tokyo focusing on gender relationship.Setsuko Hara impressive again
The Night of the Hunter (55,Laughton) 89 Manifestation of evil speaks in religious tongues.Animals juxtaposition unnerving.Superb atmosphere
City of Men(07,Morelli)43 Glorified favella porn mixed in with sentimental movie of the week stuff.The father's activities struck false note
City Lights (31,Chaplin) 51 The scenes with the flower girl are adorable but I just can't warm to any of the farce, slapstick or physicality
Whip It (09, Barrymore) 60 Ellen Page is the girl I wish I met 10 years ago. Film is warm-hearted run-of-the-mill adolescent rebellion.
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