Category Archives: films

Just a bit late: More films from 2025

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I’ve been watching a few films in late 2025. Among those I loved the most I want to remember: A double tour (Web of Passion) C. Chabrol Peeping Tom Requiem for a Dream (D. Aronofski, 2000) Little Children The substance … Continue reading →

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La guerra è bella anche se fa male

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Antonio Vantaggiato

La guerra è bella anche se fa male [War is beautiful, even though it hurts] (from the song Generale by Francesco De Gregori) Cinema buffs have recently resurfaced a very political and compelling film by Oliver Stone, W., by posting a … Continue reading →

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First film of 2025: Web of Passion (À Double Tour)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Antonio Vantaggiato

FIRST film of 2025. An oldie, from 1959, the year of my birth. By Claude Chabrol, it’s À double tour (A doppia mandata, Una doble vida, Web of Passion), a noir set in Provence, with lots of sun and green. … Continue reading →

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The gaze we build: Portrays and Ladies on Fire.

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Change the world? As many say, shall we move back to normality—the very normality that defined a world on the brink of disaster? What? No disaster in your perception-horizon? Same with privilege, we don’t recognize or have perception of disaster before … Continue reading →

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Manhattan (the film) and 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Well, it’s a new year. I’ve been watching a few Woody Allen films, lately (on the home screen), and I shot photos at some frames worth remembering. Thanks to subtitles, I got a scene’s context and dialog. I thought these … Continue reading →

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