Tag Archives: Charlotte Rampling

Pete’s Peek | Gabriel Byrne and Charlotte Rampling shine in the London noir thriller I, Anna

Posted on 15 April 2013 by peter

THE STORY When a man is found bludgeoned to death by an object a’rt in his fashionable London apartment, the lives of sixty-something department store worker Anna (Charlotte Rampling) and lonely detective Bernie Reid (Gabriel Byrne) become entwined as the … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Is it time to reappraise the 1970s S&M love story The Night Porter?

Posted on 29 July 2012 by peter

Dark, disturbing and morally ambiguous, The Night Porter caused a bit of a ruckus when it appeared in cinemas in 1975, with critics either accusing its director Liliana Cavani of sensationalism or praising her courage. Dirk Bogarde plays former Nazi … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Melancholia – The end-of-the-world blues prove beautiful for Lars von Trier & Kirsten Dunst

Posted on 23 January 2012 by Jason Best

A sublimely beautiful film about the end of the world, Lars von Trier’s Melancholia is nothing if not perverse. A strange mix of apocalyptic sci-fi and darkly comic social drama, the film is glacially slow in tempo but filled with … Continue reading →

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