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wkly inspiration #8: Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985) is a psychedelic neo-noir dream to tackle a dystopian retro-future in which bureaucracy reigns absolute. Terry Gilliam’s...
Thaïs Castralli
Dec 29, 20198 min read
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weekly inspiration #7: Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Video with full color analysis: Following the footsteps of The Night of the Hunter (1955) as an unusual holiday movie, Eyes Wide Shut...
Thaïs Castralli
Dec 24, 20197 min read
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weekly inspiration: The Night of The Hunter (1955)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And to kick off the holiday season, which is my absolute favorite, I am going to share weekly...
Thaïs Castralli
Dec 13, 20198 min read
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weekly inspiration #5: Phantom Lady (1944)
Phantom Lady tells an hallucinatory tale of city life, presenting New York as a cold and lonely landscape, where people are more invested...
Thaïs Castralli
Dec 1, 20196 min read
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weekly inspiration #4: The Tenant (1976)
Isolation and paranoia are the two recurrent themes in Roman Polansky’s Apartment Trilogy. Composed by Repulsion (1965), Rosemary’s Baby...
Thaïs Castralli
Nov 19, 20196 min read
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weekly inspiration #3: The Innocents (1961)
The sophisticated psychological horror of The Innocents (1961) and how Cinemascope re-shaped its visual style.
Thaïs Castralli
Nov 10, 20199 min read
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weekly inspiration #2 CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Cat People (1942) and the Immigrant Experience in America
Thaïs Castralli
Oct 31, 201910 min read
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weekly inspiration #1 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
The exquisite lighting work (and deep shadows) of cinematographer Joseph Walker in one of his many collaborations with director Frank Capra
Thaïs Castralli
Oct 25, 20194 min read
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WHY CINEMA?
If you allow me, I would like to try to explain why I finally decided to share my writings on movie scenes or film analysis. I have...
Thaïs Castralli
Oct 25, 20194 min read
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