Showing posts with label Anna Karina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anna Karina. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 October 2022

Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)


 

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Intense and intricate tale of a downward spiral, all told straightforwardly in chapters and in an almost exhilarated style, enhanced by Anna Karina's marvelously convincing and mesmerizing performance is arguably one of Godard's greatest masterpieces.

Maltin***: "Complex, fascinating 12-chapter portrait of a prostitute..., told in a documentary style. Probing look at the manner in which women and men view one another - and a celluloid valentine to Karina, upon whose mere presence Godard seems to be transfixed." 



Thursday, 12 July 2018

The Salzburg Connection (1972)



A list of agents and collaborators, hidden by the Nazis in an Austrian lake in 1945, is sought after by various interested parties during the Cold War.

Lacklustre spy thriller with awkward political implications wasting a good cast.

Halliwell (no star): "Turgid, routine action thriller with attractive locations."

Maltin*!/2: "Terrible film version of Helen MacInnes' best-seller...."