nicola

nicola

Favorite films

  • Inland Empire
  • Wings of Desire
  • Possession
  • A Summer's Tale

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  • Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

    ★★★★½

  • Häxan

  • Three Colours: Red

    ★★★★★

  • Three Colours: White

    ★★★★★

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  • Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

    Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

    ★★★★½

    i was in the mood for rohmer and then i saw it was his birthday so immediately i knew what i had to do. i have a saver's mindset so it pains me a little bit to begin his films because that means im one less film in exploring his filmography. i never want to run out of films to watch by him. but his magic will always rush through me. the cinematography in this, is of course, stunning and…

  • Häxan

    Häxan

    officially the oldest film i've watched i believe. over a century old, yet topics still very relevant to me and my daily ruminations. but this film called me a modern hysterical woman instead of a witch and i dont like that. this docuhorror portrays the huge shift from the religious to the scientific explanation of women. i dont mean any particular women, i just mean women. of course it is much worse if you are a crazy woman but really…

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★★

    Povere creature! The poor things outraged by this film must not have previous experience with Lanthimos.. as is pivotal to the Greek Weird Wave movement, many of Lanthimos' films revolve around psychosexual development.. See my review for Dogtooth:

    "Lanthimos is one sex scene away from destroying my libido indefinitely"

    SURPRISINGLY this movie had the opposite effect on me.

    I LOVED this film because I am a Foucault head. This movie epically shows how to EVADE power. To be or not…

  • Three Colours: Red

    Three Colours: Red

    ★★★★★

    double feature with White at Gene Siskel EU film festival poland spotlightt!!!
    i remember watching three colours: red and white on my telephone screen while traveling from poland to france (i like to be on theme). but wow how disrespectful of me to minimize the cinematography to those parameters. but in a way it was on brand maybe? im so happy i got to redeem myself today being front row and personal with these characters. this is a perfect film.…