Author Archives: classiq
Stéphane Audran, Vermeer and Lagerfeld: The Visual Richness of “Babette’s Feast”
“She was feminine, and she had that Parisian feel that Babette needed to have in this film. Also, in Karl Lagerfeld’s robe, she was… She had to differentiate herself from the others, which she did perfectly with lots of grace and generosity. She is a wonderful actress, in addition to being a great artist.” Stéphane Audran is so much part of Babette’s Feast that she seems part of the mise-en-scéne. This is a film that best conjures up Stéphane’s talent and presence. Read More
in Film, Film costume
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October Newsletter: Raoul Taburin, Wild Strawberries and The Ballad of Mr Jones
In the October newsletter: Raoul Taburin, Wild Strawberries and the Ballad of Mr Jones. Read More
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Just a Tomboy: Marilyn Monroe Seen Beyond Stardom by Eve Arnold on the set of The Misfits
They say that sometimes you can see the soul of a film in a photograph taken on the set. But that only very rarely happens. On the set of The Misfits, Eve Arnold managed to capture not only the soul of the film, but the souls of its actors. Her memorable photographs of Marilyn Monroe are an intimate portrait of the biggest movie star of all time. Read More
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Simplicity: The Brevity of Film Costume in “Les Aventuriers”
”Les Aventuriers”, 1967. Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica Two guys and a girl try to make a life out of what they love doing. It’s this free willing that unites them in the first place. Manu … Read More
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Read Instead…in Print
In his book, The World Is Ever Changing, Nicolas Roeg writes one page about his personal life and upbringing, and the rest of the 236 pages about film and filmmaking. I love that. He tells the story of a true visual storyteller, one whose faith in the imagination nullifies all reasoning and who was always “willing to leap into the unknown – that way you’re investing in the future”. Read More
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