December 1 ~ Pandora’s Box (1929) Released on December 1, 1929, Louise Brooks embodies the “flapper” spirit of her Lost Generation in this sexually charged and erotic silent melodrama ahead of its time in its depiction of the divide between men and the feminine psyche. It tragically ends in the winter slums of Soho during …
For the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, reality must be portrayed in all its richness, splendor and complexity. Reality must include our dreams, memories, and projections of the future. The universe of Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a mixture of Tarkovsky’s reasoning elements with some aspects of Thai culture: the belief in reincarnation, the intimate …
