Tag: 1970s
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The Stylish Sensuality of ‘Story of O’
Just Jaeckin’s follow-up to the infamous ‘Emmanuelle’ is even better than the movie he’s most associated with.
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‘In the Realm of the Senses’ is an Intoxicating Story of Obsession
‘In the Realm of the Senses” notoriousness obfuscates the extent of its power.
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Odds & Ends: October 2023
Halloween movies, 2023 edition.
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‘The Case of the Bloody Iris’ is a Solid, If By-the-Numbers, Giallo
Edwige Fenech is, as always, magnetic in a slasher movie you can’t help but wish were directed by frequent collaborator Sergio Martino.
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Sin and Vice
On ‘The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh,’ ‘Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key,’ and ‘All the Colors of the Dark,’ an informal trilogy from Sergio Martino starring Edwige Fenech.
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Marki Bey Makes ‘Sugar Hill’ Worth Watching
This voodoo-heavy revenge thriller is so-so, but Bey’s steely performance gives it some charge.
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‘Five Dolls for an August Moon’: A Stylish, Silly Riff on ‘And Then There Were None’
Mario Bava’s waterlocked mystery is far from his best, but it’s at least predictably great to look at.
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François Truffaut’s Taming of a ‘Wild Child’
The French filmmaker’s dramatization of the real-life case of Victor of Aveyron is frequently moving, but it’s hampered by its aloof presentation and Truffaut’s casting of himself in the lead role.
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‘Swept Away’: A Shrill, Smart Survival Movie
Lina Wertmüller’s celebrated 1974 movie is an endurance test nearly equal parts offensive and perceptive.
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‘Harlan County USA’ Still Feels Urgent
Revisiting Barbara Kopple’s excellent documentary about unionization efforts in Southeast Kentucky in the summer of 1973.
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Cobwebs: On ‘The Landlord’ and ‘Georgia, Georgia’
Two with Diana Sands.
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‘Claudine’ Finds Magic When It Can
Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones have immediate chemistry in this great romantic comedy.
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