Hannah Arendt
Philosopher Hannah Arendt was both famous and controversial. Margarethe von Trotta’s film tells her story with appropriate restraint.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
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The Gospel according to Matthew
I would recommend watching Pasolini’s The Gospel according to Matthew only if you really fancy seeing the story of Christ played out in Italian (I did).
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Medea
Pasolini’s fantasy vision of Greek myth seems to be some kind of hymn to the primitive, paean to the pagan.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Solaris
This justly famous film is science fiction for people who don’t like science fiction.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Rififi
The key to Rififi is its vividness: the swiftness of exposition, the tellingness of the dialogue, the immediacy of the character portrayals.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Two films by Jacques Tati
Two holidays: a week at the seaside; and 24 hours in Paris. Tati’s best-loved film, which made him famous; and his magnum opus, which ruined him.
Adelheid
It is immediately clear that Adelheid is more subtle and sombre than any of these in its treatment of the war, or rather of its moral and emotional aftermath.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Earth
Watchers of Alexander Dovzhenko’s 1930 silent film about collectivisation of agriculture in the Ukraine must accustom themselves to being treated like dimwits. You can see who the hero is because he is strong and tall and handsome.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
Diamonds of the Night
Diamonds of the Night is a very closely focused film, and its focus is the moment-to-moment bodily experience of two young Czechs on the run from the Nazis.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff
M
The first time I saw M, my experience of the film was dominated by Peter Lorre’s startling performance.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff