Author Archives: classiq
Editorial: Night Train and a Rear Window-like Microcosm of Human Experiences
In Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Night Train, the setting, an element of suspense and the fact that all the stories unfolding have as common denominator some aspect of love unequivocally reminded me of Rear Window. Read More
A Sporting Life: In Search of Its Lost Elegance
Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue. Geneviève Dorlane, Mont d’Arbois, Megève, Winter 1930 Snow makes everything better, doesn’t it? Not just because snow somehow blocks out the rest of the world and you become aware of your own unique place … Read More
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Looking at the World from a Place of Respect, with Photographer Frederique Peckelsen
Frederique Peckelsen’s photography possesses that quiet beauty and vigorous readiness that come from both a sense of respect for its subject matter and from an ever-attentive eye, one that does not intrude but is intuitive and honest about what one sees and feels and lets oneself surprised. Read More
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The Nest: In Conversation with Costume Designer Matthew Price
In my interview with Matthew Price, costume designer in Sean Durkin’s The Nest, we discuss Carrie Coon’s character and the defining role her clothes have on this journey we are taken on, the Italian sartorial influence for Jude Law’s Rory, and going to the movies. Read More
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Identity as an Illusion: Alain Delon in Mr. Klein
There is something of Jef Costello in Robert Klein. In his sharp suits, double-breasted tailored coats, pristine fedoras, carefully slipped-on leather gloves and calculated mannerisms, there is not much the perfectly groomed and perfectly dressed Mr. Klein leaves to chance in Joseph Losey’s film. Read More
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