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April Newsletter: On Personal Space and Actors’ Private Lives
Photos: Classiq Journal I have watched Nomadland this week. Fern, Frances McDormand, moves around country with the weather and with the work. After the economic collapse of her working-class town, Fern, a former substitute teacher and a widow … Read More
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Anny Romand in “Diva”: An Agnès B. Kind of Sensibility
Anny Romand and Jean-Jacques Moreau in “Diva”, 1981. Les Films Galaxie, Greenwich Film Productions, France 2 We go to different films for different reasons, Roger Ebert once said. And, of course, we love each film for different reasons. Jean-Jacques … Read More
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Étude in Black: Romy Schneider in Yves Saint Laurent in “Innocents with Dirty Hands”
Romy Schneider in “Innocents with Dirty Hands”, 1975. Jupiter Generale Cinematografica, Les Films de la Boétie, Terra-Filmkunst Romy Schneider is glorious in Les innocents aux mains sales. And although this article will mainly cover the role her Yves Saint … Read More
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A Life Outside the Lines
You either have it or you don’t. Not talent. Integrity. To hold your own and be able to say: “I’m doing one for myself now, and next I’m going to do one for myself, then after that I’ll do … Read More
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March Newsletter: On Music in Film and Escapism
The Classiq Journal newsletter goes out the first Sunday of each month. It’s a culture trip. Read More
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