Those who cherish Katharine Hepburn's filmography might remember her saying, several times, in her first movies, in the 30s, "I can do things". In many a way, "Pat and Mike" stands as a milestine, as regards this assumption.
Think about it! In 1952, there can be no tricks, no CGI, no "doublures"... and you can watch Katharine do amazing things, that usually take years for normal men to be able to do. Once you have seen how she can play…
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The Women 1939
For many reasons this movie stands as a unique masterpiece.
First of, can you imagine a movie in the late 30s only featuring women? This is what George Cukor achieved, in a much paternalistic world. And guess what? Even though comedy goes over the top at some moments, it eventually proves to be nothing short of moving and utterly brilliant!
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Mi permette babbo! 1956
I have to underline a fact, regarding the presentation of the movie on this web-page. An important member of the cast has been forgotten, which is a shame. Not only the movie is about a guy who wants to become a lyric singer, but more specifically, a bass. And this is why Mario Bonnard and Alberto Sordi decided to realise the movie around the guest-star singer Giulio Neri, who was, by this time, achieving glorious reputation as the greatest "basso…
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Maestro 2023
The biopic genre always is a challenge for anyone who ventures to cope with it: nothing easier than being accused of partiality, or of forgetting meaningful details, or even of distorting reality. Even more when it deals with an artist! Not every director manages to share with the audience the essence of the artist’s work, of what made her / his unique touch or print, and make everyone understand how life’s circumstances at the same time worked as ordeals, and…
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