June 24, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Virgin Spring, The (1960)

One of Bergman’s quietest films, but therein lies a powerful and existential meditation on religion, vengeance and guilt.

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June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

A rare ‘Zatoichi’ entry with not one but two ruthless villains hogging the spotlight, which is a double-edged sword for character development, though it delivers in terms of action.

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June 19, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Remorques (1941)

One of Gremillon’s best-known works, this part sea action, part romance drama strikes a strong emotional chord with its performances and melodramatic flair.

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June 18, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Vie de Jesus, La (1997)

A fascinating feature debut by Dumont, who captures the tedium of French countryside life by finding beauty in the mundane and the horrific in the nonchalant, working with non-professional actors with aplomb.

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June 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

La bête humaine (1938)

A well-paced and engaging genre effort by Renoir that mixes psychological drama with the crime-noir, featuring Jean Gabin and Simone Simon as doomed lovers.

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June 4, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Mr. Klein (1976)

There are two Robert Kleins (one’s a Jew) in WWII Nazi-occupied France in this slow-burning, finely-tuned Kafkaesque wrong identity mystery-thriller, starring a paranoid Alain Delon.

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May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Enemy of the People, An (1989)

Holy water from a temple is found to be contaminated in this decent adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play, situated within Ray’s cultural milieu as this straightforwardly-told drama sees science and religion cross swords.