Reviews by fernando

Some noirish feeling, elegant Borchers, Flynn tough and ok,good dramatic possibilities with the woman reappeared form the death (before Vertigo); but the amnesia intrigue is so poor.

Maybe the best Losey. It's beyond scheme and illustration, beyonn it's theatrical source even it is respectful of dramatic scenic unities (but I love how it embraces illustrative image,still photos, that are not flasjback but thesis, filosophical points). Courtenay is wonderful, Bograde is sutterin and you feel it, because he is so conscious of what is happening: war is not a materr of fighting the enemy, is a matter of fightinf yourself.

Life's a tale told by fools. Maybe the best by Dumont becuase there´s an intrigue, a plot, plantings, surprises and, yes, that passionate embracing of life from the poor devils mind, that exceeds any kind of filosophy. In the end I didn´t know to cry or laugh and the police officer had the same dilemma.

Too 'clicheesque', Boyer as a spaniard is a 100% french. In spite of that there's a noir romantic feeling thanks to wonderful Bacall. Paxinou is ok.Lorre repeats.

Comencini knows everything about children (I've read his statements on this films in Jean Gili's book on him). Great little scene the one in the boat where Andrea 'fonds' his lost mother in his little brother.You laugh (with the racist 'blague') and cry without being pushed to do so. Great film about kids not for them.

In spite of a loose middle section, with Toto and situations too repeated; some very nice touches embracing thiefs, a hipocrit priest, an amoral lost girl (Ferrero is ok). Toto clowns in a well structured background. Strange touch the one of the communist team singing in the truck and helping Toto.

Bolgnini's 'I vitelloni'. Modern,tender (Giulio's love for Laura and every scene regarding Blain and Lualdi). Is obvious that Pasolini's script loves young men (Cifariello conquering Koscina in his swimming suit, has all the repressed energy of the province).

Good portrait of a star in distress; but everyone is in distress specially the new and more psycho generation incarnated by Jo Ann. Don't like the too wise and somehoy shallow dialogues, specially Kristen Stewart's: she is a superconsciousness.

Tan manipulador como efectivo para el público que busca el combo de comedia con melodrama (sorry por el spoiler, pero el truco para hacer morir a la nena en lugar del padre, es bien pendenciero). Si hubiera corregido lo monstruoso que resulta su personaje y el de la nena, era otra película más creíble, pero menos rara.

Yes, a minor Allen but everything is ok. Acting by Firth, Emma is gorgeous specially in the ball, the feelings are not radical, nobody gets really hurt (not even dear old aunt), as if nothing is too deep in the Cote D'Azur.