Tuesday, 18 February 2025

Home movies? Sirk in Germany 1934-35, Eureka Masters of Cinema Blu-rays

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  Douglas Sirk is best known for his lavish Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s such as Magnificent Obsession (1954) and All That Heaven Al...
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Monday, 27 January 2025

This woman’s work… Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), BFI Chantal Akerman Season

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I have to be honest and admit that whilst I’d heard of Chantal Akerman I’d never seen her work and when this film elbowed its way past Ozu...
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Sunday, 26 January 2025

A thank you… Gösta Berlings saga (1924), BFI with John Sweeney

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“ONCE there was a story that wanted to be told and sent out in the world.... As yet it was only a confused jumble of stories – a big, form...
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Saturday, 25 January 2025

Real News… Meet John Doe (1941), Talking Pictures TV

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  At first I was sore at the state administration because it’s on account of the slimy politics here that we have all this unemployment. B...
Thursday, 16 January 2025

Gerda Lundequist and Sonja Kristina – the Gösta Berling connection

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Sonja and Gerda - generational talents It’s strange the connections you make in your life as well as in silent film which, after all is hi...
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Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Ten reasons not to miss Gösta Berlings saga (1924) UK restoration premier!

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  This Sunday, 19 th January at 2.30pm the BFI will be screening the UK premier of the restored Gösta Berling's saga and, as there are...
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Sunday, 5 January 2025

Preview. The remaking of Gösta Berlings saga (1924). BFI screening on 19th January!

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  The BFI are screening Gösta Berling's saga on 19 th January and if you haven’t already booked I suggest you click on this link rig...