Author Archives: classiq
The Road Home
There is a sensibility to Asian cinema that you can not encounter in any other films. A little while ago I watched The Road Home (1999), directed by Yimou Zhang. And in all my frenzy of seeing as many … Read More
The Discrete Elegance of Isabelle Huppert
In his book, Making Movies, Sidney Lumet formulates a truth that I myself have been thinking for a long time. He says: “The word ‘actress’ or ‘authoress’ always struck me as condescending. A doctor’s a doctor, right? So I’ve … Read More
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Colour and Costume: From The Umbrellas of Cherbourg to La La Land
Top photo: “La La Land”; bottom photo: “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” “Here’s to the fools who dream.” No wonder I love this film. And I don’t even like musicals. But here I am talking about La La Land voraciously … Read More
in Film costume
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Joe Eula
Dior illustration by Joe Eula, late 1950s As much as I love books, I have become incredibly selective with the ones I buy, especially that I don’t read kindle books, because otherwise we will soon have to move houses … Read More
Interview with Photographer Lavinia Cernău
Lavinia Cernău They say a photograph can speak a thousand words. But not all photography truly speaks to you. Working on this interview I realised just how lightly we use the phrase “beautiful photography”. I myself sometimes use it … Read More
