Archive for the 'truffaut' Category

70 Favorite Films Part VI: Non-English Language Films

6 June 2007

35. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Director: Luchino Visconti
Starring: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot
Plot: A melodramatic story of the lives of brothers struggling to maintain their relationship in the midst of poverty, death, love and loss.

The main reason why this film is on the list is because I can watch Alain Delon in it all day. Too bad [...]

70 Favorite Films Part III: Romantic Comedies

12 May 2007

56. His Girl Friday (1940)
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russel
Plot: Love blossoms again between reporter ex-spouses.

If you want to watch a sparring couple at its classic best than this is the film to rent. With Cary Grant and Rosalind Russel constantly throwing insults at each other, it’s impossible not to have fun.
55. Strictly Ballroom [...]