Electra Revisited: On Claire Denis’ 35 rhums
“O pardon the one who knocks for pardon at your gate, father – your hound-bitch, daughter, friend. It was my love that did us both to death.” - Sylvia Plath, “Electra on Azalea Path” (1) An opening...
View ArticleThe Battle of Chile: The Obstinate Memory of a Crushed Utopia
“Un País que no tiene cine documental es como una familia sin álbum de fotografías.” - Patricio Guzmán (1) “I made the film because I was passionate about what was going on. It was like opening your...
View ArticleVoices With(out) a Face: On Robert Bresson’s Procès de Jeanne d’Arc
“In my Trial of Joan of Arc I have tried to avoid “theater” and “masquerade”, but to arrive at a non-historical truth by using historical words.” – Robert Bresson (1) Released in 1962, and receiving...
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