Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tale gets the ‘Powell and Pressburger’ treatment in this sumptuous ballet film about the world, vocation and trials of the artist.
Read Pablo Vila’s reflection, The Temptation Within ‘The Red Shoes’ here.
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Revisiting ‘On The Waterfront’ (1954)
On The Waterfront has the honour of being the first film watched by this cinema club (the 22nd of Jan, 2014), and so, predates the creation of this website. However, we could not let such a great film go without having a presence here, so we invited Recordatio guest writer, Emily Di Natale, to watch the film and offer her own reflection…
On The Waterfront: The Black, White and Grey by Emily Di Natale
A Merciful Spotlight on a Shocking Crisis
By Tomasz Juszczak
Tom McCarthy’s Oscar nominated film Spotlight has no doubt triggered both uncomfortable silences and fiery debates around the world. Set in Boston in 2001 and based on true events, the film offers a harrowing view of the extent of the child sex abuse crisis within the Archdiocese of Boston and the broader Catholic Church. Having spent the better half of two hours shrunken back into my seat, I will admit, Spotlight is not easy to watch. But maybe sometimes a bit of discomfort is exactly what we need.
Fantasy vs Fact: What Do Women Really Want (and Need)?
By A.A. Crayley
We’ve had an interesting discussion in our posts about differences between the characters of Holly Martins and Harry Lime in The Third Man. Holly: handsome yet comical and bumbling; kind and courageous yet outcompeted in his quest for love. Harry: seductive, malicious and the powerful winner of Anna’s heart; a master of Vienna’s chaos, able to work every situation to his favour. Harry’s contempt for the world is hidden beneath a veneer of civility; he sacrifices Anna in order to protect himself and his reputation but loses his soul in the process. In comparison, Holly speaks from his heart and sacrifices his own safety to ensure Anna’s wellbeing. He gains true life through love, even though it appears he has failed when Anna walks by him in the final scene.
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