Asking me to analyse “The Seventh Seal” is like asking me to climb Everest…Or asking me to perform open heart surgery…Or asking me to participate in a social interaction without being just a little bit awkward. I cannot do it. Not only that but so many people have done it already; that there is nothing … More Milk and Strawberries: The Seventh Seal
Werner Herzog said about the craft of documentary style filmmaking “It’s all movies for me. And besides, when you say documentaries, in my case, in most of these cases, means Feature Film in disguise”. This quote was personified by the ground breaking (first time) director of Citizen Kane in his 1973 Docudrama “F for Fake”. … More How Orson Welles Changed documentary forever in just a five minutes.
Charlie Chaplin is the most recognisable face in cinema and its entire 126 year history. But as a teenager I had very little knowledge of him, I understood the references to him in pop culture but despite being an avid film buff, my love of cinema was not born in the Golden Age but in … More The Continued Relevance of The Great Dictator
Heritage films make up a great deal of British Oscar take homes. My favourites being The King’s Speech which received 12 Oscar Nominations and Remains of the Day which received 8 Oscar Nominations. Historical fiction is something British studios are good at, Britain is a country that prides itself on its history and access to … More How Peterloo Avoided Heritage Film Tropes
“Once you get over the one inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films” Bong Jong Ho said this year at the Golden Globes. (Long, 2020).The Oscar winner was referring to the “Hollywood Myopia” towards Foreign Language films, which despite growing critical praise and acclaim, do not benefit … More Art Cinema Practice: Tokyo Story & Wild Strawberries
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