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Favorite films

  • 8½
  • Breathless
  • L'Eclisse
  • Only Angels Have Wings

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  • Night of the Living Dead

    ★★★

  • Lick the Star

    ★★★

  • Cinderella

    ★★½

  • Ghostbusters

    ★½

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  • Night of the Living Dead

    Night of the Living Dead

    ★★★

    A film that marks a before and after in this branch of horror cinema.

    In this avant-garde interpretation by Romero, the dead return to life due to radiation coming from another planet.
    We must make two important observations: they are not just simple monsters.
    They are people as we once knew them. But now, we can no longer trust them. They have changed. They are enemies.
    The second observation: the radiation comes from the sky. There is no defense that…

  • Lick the Star

    Lick the Star

    ★★★

    A short story that effectively describes typical student dynamics. Although brief, it manages to be intense and exhaustive.
    Nice one.

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  • The Last Picture Show

    The Last Picture Show

    ★★★★½

    I love this kind of movies.
    The first thought I had, was that this one reminded me a lot of Nashville.
    A small town. Many stories somehow connected to each other.
    This kind of format gives the possibility to explore, even if closed in a context, different personalities.
    This gives the director the opportunity to dig deep into interpersonal relationships.
    While not having peaks, it keeps the viewer's attention high throughout the duration.
    The characters are well written and defined…

  • Rocco and His Brothers

    Rocco and His Brothers

    ★★★★

    I don't even know where to start.
    This is one of the best movies I ever watched.
    I truly think I should watch more Italian movies because frequently I find masterpieces. 
    This one is divided in five parts. One for every brother (it's the story of 5 brothers and their mother moving from the south of the country to Milan).
    I don't want to pay much attention to the meaning of the movie about Italian society because what really impressed…