Issue 42
Le Gai savoir
Reflections on Jean-Luc Godard’s 1969 essay-film and his avowed “return to zero” as a filmmaker
“What I Really Want to do is Direct”: Directors as Depicted on Film and Television
The director of, among others, Roadgames, Psycho II and Hotel Sorrento, offers an insightful reflection on an issue close to his heart and profession
Re-engaging with Life: Walerian Borowczyk’s Lost Film, “L’Armoire”
The recent release on DVD of the long-lost and unlamented Collections Privées has Murray exploring the labyrinthine world of Walerian Borowczyk’s remarkable episode, “L’Armoire”, based
Art Variables and Life Variables in La Belle noiseuse
An extensive reappraisal of Jacques Rivette’s mesmerising study of a painter and his model, and the ethical divide between life and art
“The Moral of the Auteur Theory”: Frank Borzage’s Moonrise (and Theodore Strauss’ Source Novel)
Borzage’s 1948 film is often acknowledged as his last masterpiece; Römers argues it “remains a particularly elusive movie in film history” and speculates on the
Cinema in a State of Conflict: An Interview with Amos Gitaï
The fabled Israeli filmmaker speaks at length about his cinema, the tortured history and politics of the Middle East, his interest in landscape, architecture, and
Tender Speaking: An Interview with Christoph Hochhäusler
French critics coined the term Nouvelle Vague Allemande in response to the rise of a new wave of filmmaking in Germany. In this wide-ranging interview,
Welcome to issue 42 of our journal!
In 2006, some big Hollywood hitters came out to play, by which we mean Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann. Each of their recent
Au hasard Balthazar
Au hasard Balthazar (1966 France/Sweden 95 mins) Prod Co: Argos Films/Athos Films/Parc Film/Svensk Filmindustri/Svenska Filminstitutet Prod: Mag Bodard Dir, Scr: Robert Bresson Phot: Ghislain Cloquet
Les Yeux sans visage
Les Yeux sans visage/Eyes Without a Face (1959 France 88 mins) Prod Co: Champs-Elysées Productions/Lux Film Prod: Jules Borkon Dir: Georges Franju Scr: Pierre Boileau,