Issue 4
Welcome to Issue 4 of SENSES OF CINEMA – the biggest so far!
This issue brings together writers from around the globe and features current topics serious to the hearts and minds of cinema lovers both locally and
Eastern Connection II
Asian cinema recently has been quite extraordinary - this is a quick report on this program that toured Australia recently
Is Ozu Slow?
American critic Jonathan Rosenbaum examines what it means to describe a film as "slow", particularly in relation to Japanese culture and the films of Ozu
In the Extreme: Pasolini’s Salò
A look at the controversial film from 1975, a brilliant but horrible exposé of fascism and sadism. It is currently banned in Australia
Platonic Themes in Chris Marker’s La Jetée
A revealing analysis of this short masterpiece from the perspective of Plato's ideal "forms"
Jonas et Lila: A Demain
Reporting from Europe, Paul Kalina gives his account of this delightful film, which may or may not get local distribution, and its predecessor
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin, 1925, USSR, 75 mins) Dir: Sergei Eisenstein; Writer: Sergei Eisenstein and Nina Agadzhanova Shutko; Cinematography: Eduard Tisse; Original music: Edmund Meisel
A Profile of Giorgio Mangiamele
This little known Italo-Australian filmmaker is a unique and significant figure in Australia's history of cinema
Solaris: Exploring the Frontier of the Subconscious
Solaris (1972, USSR, 165 mins) Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky; Writer: Andrei Tarkovsky and Friedrich Gorenstein; Cinematography: Vadim Iusov; Editor: Sergei M. Eisenstein; Music: Eduard Artemiev; Art
Are Their Eyes Greek?
A response to Bill Mousoulis' essay in Issue 1 on the question of whether or not a Greek language of cinema storytelling exists in the
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