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Entries from August 2007

L’Eclisse (1962)

August 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

After exploring the art of remakes, I’m embarking on a quest for some bona fide art cinema. Here’s the last of five articles on the films of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007). I wrote this while sipping coffee product I can neither spell nor pronounce.

By Joe Valdez
Walking out on her boyfriend (Francisco Rabal) after what appears to [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending

La Notte (1961)

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments

After exploring the art of remakes, I’m embarking on a quest for some bona fide art cinema. Here’s the last of five articles on the films of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007). I wrote this while sipping coffee product I can neither spell nor pronounce.

By Joe Valdez
In Milan, famed novelist Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni) and his pampered wife [...]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Bathtub scene

L’Avventura (1960)

August 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

After exploring the art of remakes, I’m embarking on a quest for some bona fide art cinema. Here’s the last of five articles on the films of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007). I wrote this while sipping coffee product I can neither spell nor pronounce.

By Joe Valdez
Pampered rich girl Anna (Lea Massari) joins her best friend – [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Road trip · Small town · Train

The Passenger (1975)

August 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

After exploring the art of remakes, I’m embarking on a quest for some bona fide art cinema. Here’s the last of five articles on the films of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007). I wrote this while sipping coffee product I can neither spell nor pronounce.

By Joe Valdez
David Locke (Jack Nicholson) arrives by Range Rover in an oasis [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Cult favorite · Road trip