Height [1957] – ★★★★ Italo Calvino, an Italian writer, said that “a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” If we apply this quote to a film, then Height may be one of these classics, too. Based on a novel of 1952 by Evgeny Vorobyov, Height is a…
Tag: Adaptation
“The Little Stranger” Review
The Little Stranger [2018] – ★★★ This film adaptation of Sarah Waters’s novel The Little Stranger has had some bad public reviews, and, so, naturally, I was curious to see it. In the story, Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) reacquaints himself with one stately house (Hundreds Hall) he used to admire in his childhood. This is…
Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea (2002)
The Ballad of the Salt Sea [2002] – ★★★ “He’s dreaming with his eyes open, and those that dream with their eyes open are dangerous, for they do not know when their dreams come to an end” (Hugo Pratt, taking inspiration from the famous quote by T.E. Lawrence). “When I want to relax, I read…
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