The Masters Of Cinema Summer Slate
We’ve been a little tardy with this quarters Masters Of Cinema schedule, alas a combination of festivals and behind the scenes work has seen us slack off a little in the past week. Alas, we’re back up to speed now, and have a couple of very exciting releases to take a look at from the … Read more
Truffaut at 80
Today marks what would have been the 80th birthday of François Truffaut, had the filmmaker not passed away in 1984. Truffaut’s influence, both on the cinema, and on Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second is genuinely immeasurable, with his article “A Certain Tendency Of The French Cinema” the benchmark text and call to arms for … Read more
Not In The English Language #6 – Stolen Kisses
After focussing on Jean-Luc Godard with last week’s Not In The English Language our attention turns to his friend and contemporary Francois Truffaut, with Stolen Kisses, his 1968 sequel to The 400 Blows. The third film in his Antoine Doinel Cycle, Stolen Kisses is an under appreciated tour de force from one of France’s greatest … Read more
