Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Federico Fellini’s first film in colour, and he maximized it.
He cast his wife Giuletta Masina in the title role, a housewife with profound insecurities about her husband.
Through memories/flashback, dreams, etc. She has visions from various “spirits”- occult, Catholic, familial and from beyond the grave.
The visuals are dazzling, and if you’re a lover of cinema, then this will be a treat.
The music is great, the pacing/editing is great, and the cinematography is really great.
A must-see.
Also was a Criterion DVD release.
BERLIN: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
Part of the Silent Sunday Nights series hosted by Jacqueline Stewart, this was a gem.
Made by Walther Ruttman, this silent evoked Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov with it’s rhythm and documentary style.
It shows us one day in Berlin in the twenties, after WWI and before Hitler’s Nazis.
It’s in 5 reels, or “Akts”, and it is impressive.
It shows us how Industrious Germany was, how advanced they were for their time, with trains,factories, newsprint, communications and even bakeries.
It starts with early morning and finishes with the night.
I’d never seen this one before, and being a fan of Vertov, I was riveted.
Fast cuts, interesting camera angles, time-capsule effects, terrific film.
A must-see.