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In the outpost of Casablanca, the dress code is white
Photo: Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca”, 1942, directed by Michael Curtiz. Warner Brothers Rick never sits with his customers. He never sticks his neck out for everyone. He is intently neutral. He owns a nightclub in Casablanca, the Moroccan seaport … Read More
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Our summer manifesto, inspired by the movies
Collage, from top left: 1 – image from “Lords of Dogtown”, 2005. Columbia Pictures| 2,3,4 – Classiq Journal Some are hilarious, some are emotional, some are adventurous, some instantly make you relive the thrill of watching an entire film, … Read More
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In Marrakech, with Hitchcock and his most free-willed heroine
Photo: Doris Day and James Stewart in “The Man Who Knew Too Much”, 1956, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Paramount Pictures Only Alfred Hitchcock could make a remake of one of his own films that is better than the original. … Read More
“Life, with all its ups and downs, is what fascinates me”: In conversation with Raluca Harabagiu
Photo: Desene cu lumina How can I be who I am? There is no single answer to that, just as there is no single way to be happy. But it is a question we all should ask ourselves … Read More
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May Newsletter: A Training School for Elephants and safaris in Bergmanland
”When I was young, I didn’t watch TV, I watched Fellini.” Luca Marinelli, Locarno Meets Film images: Persona, directed by Ingmar Bergman. Svensk Filmindustri. Photos: Classiq Journal Persona, 1966 Ingmar Bergman Intensely provocative and … Read More
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