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Pete’s Peek | The sublime 1950s Italian fantasy Miracle in Milan is a ray of sunshine in a cynical age

Posted on 16 May 2012 by peter

In between making his gritty neo-realist masterpieces Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D, Italian director Vittorio De Sica lens the fantasy Miracle in Milan, a modern-day fable that would earned him the Grand Prize at Cannes in 1951. Francesco Golisano (who … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1930s political thriller still dazzles and disturbs

Posted on 18 April 2012 by peter

Based on Alberto Moravia’s 1951 novel, Il Conformista, Bernardo Bertolucci’s stunning recreation of the 1930s is a period piece that looks as good today as 40 years ago. Haunted and uptight Marcello Clerici (Jean Louis Trintignant) pursues his quest for … Continue reading →

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Another Chance to See | Night Mail – the classic British short about a very British institution

Posted on 27 December 2011 by peter

Showing on Sky Arts 2 (12.35pm Holiday Tuesday 27 December and 11.35pm, Thursday 29 December) is one of the most instantly recognisable films in British film history. Shot in 1936, Night Mail is an historic look at the early days … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | 1950s classic Pandora and the Flying Dutchman gets a gorgeous restoration

Posted on 10 August 2010 by peter

Director Albert Lewin, whose collaborations with cinematographer Jack Cardiff were recently celebrated in a season at the BFI Southbank, made a real oddity when he lensed Pandora and the Flying Dutchman back in 1951. The old legend of a loner … Continue reading →

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