Tag: Around the World in 80 Films
Film Road to Halloween: Train to Busan (2016)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 91 days to…
Around the World in 80 Films: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile)
Abortion still remains a taboo subject in the mainstream media. Often filmmakers will casually skirt around the subject matter, touching upon it in passing without…
Around the World in 80 Films: Bedevilled
My Around the World adventure has seen me encounter a wide range of films, some of which have been incredibly hard to stomach, let alone…
Around the World in 80 Films: The Double Life of Veronique
For this latest installment of the Around The World in 80 Films journey, I have decided to visit Krzysztof Kieslowski’s The Double Life of Veronique….
Around the World in 80 Films: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Next stop in my Around the World adventure was to Australia. I was keen to see Picnic at Hanging Rock, after reading Robin’s great piece…
Around the World in 80 Films: Irréversible
There are certain films which leave you in a numb state after watching them. Films like the recent The House that Jack Built, Possession and…
Around the World in 80 Films: Possession
Where do I even start with Possession (1981)? How do I describe this film to you? When I say that there isn’t another film like…
Around the World in 80 Films: Deep Red
Many know Dario Argento from his other film, Suspiria but before that masterpiece, there was Deep Red (Profondo Rosso). Written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi…
Around the World in 80 Films: Persepolis
Persepolis is a perfect example of how animated films are not just for children, but can be aimed towards a more mature, adult audience. It…
Around the World in 80 Films: Paradise Now
During an interview with the Guardian newspaper, upon the release of Paradise Now, director Hany Abu-Assad stated that “The film is an artistic point of…
Around the World in 80 Films: Diabolique
Les diaboliques, released as Diabolique in the United States, and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends, is a chilling psychological horror that still stands…
Around the World in 80 Films: Summer with Monika
Summer with Monika is a 1953 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman, based on Per Anders Fogelström’s 1951 novel of the same title. It was…
Around the World in 80 Films: Dogtooth
Dogtooth comes from the warped mind of Yorgos Lanthimos, who divided audiences with last years brilliantly wonderful, if not disturbing film The Killing of a…
Around the World in 80 Films: L'Avventura
How have I never seen L’Avventura? This was the question I found myself asking after finishing the 1960 classic film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. As…
