Originally posted on Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival:
‘He was determined never again to fall below the rank of a gentleman’ Stanley Kubrick’s uniquely authentic account of the life led by an 18th century opportunist and social climber is one of the most beautifully realised films ever made. Widely overlooked upon release, the grimly ironic tale…
Month: June 2020
18. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — 50 Great Films
Originally posted on Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival:
‘Revenge is a dish which people of taste prefer to eat cold’ Ealing Studios’ greatest triumph is a wickedly funny comedy about one man’s violent revenge on his intolerable family. Robert Hamer’s eloquent story of subtle wit is one of the most daring and playfully defiant films of…
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