Author Archives: classiq
Le choix des armes: Yves Montand and the Look of the Gentleman Gangster
In Le choix des armes, Yves Montand is part of a gentlemen’s world of mobsters and criminals, living and dying by a certain code of honour, never betraying their own, and dressing the part. Read More
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Read Instead…in Print
A photo of a good book about cinema 01. Peter Weir: Interviews. Read More
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September Newsletter: On Memories of A Good Year and the Film of the Fall
Photos: Classiq Journal I first watched A Good Year when it first came out, 15 years ago. Then I forgot everything about it. And then one day this summer I found the dvd in our family country … Read More
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This Summer We’re Channelling: Sigourney Weaver in The Year of Living Dangerously
Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver in The Year of Living Dangerously, 1982. Wayang Productions/MGM There are few things I appreciate about a film more than its sense of place. That’s what Peter Weir achieved in The Year of Living … Read More
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This Summer We’re Channelling: Anne-Louise Lambert in Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. British Empire Films Australia The story begins on the music of Gheorghe Zamfir. I could recognise his pan flute anywhere. And I couldn’t imagine Picnic at Hanging Rock without his music. And it truly … Read More
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