Umberto D.

Umberto D.

Posted by on Nov 1, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 3 comments

“My films are a struggle against the absence of human solidarity... against the indifference of society towards suffering. They are a word in favor of the poor and unhappy.” - Vittorio De Sica

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Ugetsu

Ugetsu

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 2 comments

“You must put the odor of the human body into images... describe for me the implacable, the egoistic, the sensual, the cruel... there are nothing but disgusting people in this world.” - Kenji Mizoguchi

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Posted by on Oct 18, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 1 comment

“Some films are slices of life, mine are slices of cake.” - Alfred Hitchcock

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The Third Man

The Third Man

Posted by on Oct 11, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 2 comments

“Graham Greene was an alcoholic who abandoned his wife and two children for affairs with a series of married mistresses… a serial adulterer with at least 47 prostitutes…” - Michael Thornton

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Summertime

Summertime

Posted by on Oct 4, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 2 comments

“I wouldn’t take the advice of a lot of so-called critics on how to shoot a close-up of a teapot.” - David Lean

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La Strada

La Strada

Posted by on Sep 27, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 4 comments

“It’s easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.” - Federico Fellini

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The Spirit of the Beehive

The Spirit of the Beehive

Posted by on Sep 20, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 1 comment

“Erice reminds us of how much we have lost in a time when the rapture of cinema has fallen out of fashion.” - Paul Julian Smith

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The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

Posted by on Sep 13, 2009 in Janus Challenge | 1 comment

“He (Bergman) was our tunnel man building the aqueducts of our cinematic collective unconscious.” - Todd Field

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