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Lucia’s Grace: an Italian film for Eco Warriors
By Beverly Andrews | @BeverlyAAndrews Italian director Gianni Zanasi has combined the appearance of the Virgin Mary with a strong eco-warrior message in his delightful new film Lucia’s Grace (Troppa grazia), […]
Stories from The Front Line
With authoritarian governments very much on the rise throughout the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival arrives in London at a crucial moment. Screening in twenty cities around the world, each […]
Leave No Trace
As many struggle to understand the roots of the rise of populist political figures in both Europe and America they should perhaps look no further than Debra Granik’s extraordinary follow-up to her […]
Made in Italy 2018
Made in Italy | 2018 By Beverly Andrews Italian cinema is celebrated for the reverence it often shows its female actors, but this year’s Made in Italy film festival in London shows […]
The Restoration of Napoleon: A sixty year cinematic detective story
A sixty year cinematic detective story By Maurice Caldera I can’t quite recall when my interest in silent cinema began, but I do remember as a child tuning in every week […]
Amelie: a self-absorbed woman?
By Elizabeth Ross Amelie is Amelie Poulain, the central character in the 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amelie is a waitress living in Montmartre who decides to change the […]