When Beckett met Buster and they made Film (updated)

Update: 20 May 2017 Next Monday (22nd) finally sees the release on Blu-ray / DVD of FILM, the collaboration between Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton. In addition, the BFI package comes with a new documentary, NOTFILM. Pamela Hutchinson extolls the riches of this welcome new release. While it is a joy to see Film on … Continue reading When Beckett met Buster and they made Film (updated)

The Passion of Joan of Arc

My short review published online in One Hundred Words Magazine [no longer available]:- Amongst the many gems on offer in the BFI Southbank’s complete retrospective of the films of master Danish director Carl Dreyer is this silent masterpiece. The Passion of Joan of Arc portrays the final days of the tragic and deluded heroine. It … Continue reading The Passion of Joan of Arc