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One of Chantal Akerman’s Best Films Is in Legal Limbo
Much of direction is production: the material conditions under which a movie is made plays a major role in the creative process. Movie…
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Roman Polanski’s Self-Centered “An Officer and a Spy”
The prime parallel between the movie “An Officer and a Spy” and the life of its director, Roman Polanski, is obvious but inexact. The…
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The Return of “My Favorite Season,” a Great Modern Melodrama
Melodrama isn’t central to modern French cinema, because melodrama is rooted in irony, whereas one could hardly slip a playing card…