A critical comparison (1/3) of the Figgis & Ullmann film versions
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Sympathy for the Devil: Sexual Fantasy, Sexuality & Aggression -
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Norwegian National Ballet: Hedda Gabler – Analysis 2 -
Norwegian National Ballet: Hedda Gabler – Analysis 1 -
Hedda Gabler: Tragedy vs Melodrama, 1963-1975 -
Hedda Gabler: Postmodernism vs Naturalism, 1980-2016 -
Hedda Gabler & femininity: A psychosexual analysis -
A fresh interpretation of the portrait & appreciation of the artist -
Boulez on Staël, music & painting | Webern music & analysis -
A fresh interpretation of the portrait & appreciation of the artist -
Read the first chapter of Mara, Marietta: A Love Story in 77 Bedrooms -
Christian Lacroix writes about how he designs haute couture, his creative process, his influences... -
Christian Lacroix writes about how he designs haute couture, his creative process, his influences... -
Christian Lacroix writes about how he designs haute couture, his creative process, his influences... -
A thematic analysis: hyperconsumerism, the witch, nostalgia -
Thematic analysis: Plato’s Atlantis, Girl Who Lived in the Tree, Voss -
Accidental rock star, he walked backwards into the music business. -
Psychoanalytic analysis: hyper-sexuality | Radical lucidity & relentless courage -
An empathetic understanding of Francesca’s life and suicide. -
Leonard Cohen in Europe and America: an analysis of the differential reception -
The Only Ones: Artistic brilliance & commercial obscurity. Why? -
Why, given the greatness of her art, are Marianne’s audiences small? -
Tommaso Fattovich paints from the solar plexus; his work is carnal. -
The Play of the Double in Postmodern Fiction & in ‘Mara, Marietta’ -
Psychoanalyst Geneviève Morel on feminine festishism. -
'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' refracted through images and fiction. Part 2. -
'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' refracted through images and fiction. Part 1. -
The Symbolist aesthetic of the Cure; Robert Smith & Stéphane Mallarmé -
Homage to Anne Dufourmantelle | Excerpt from 'Blind Date: Sex and Philosophy' -
Fiona Apple via Garbage, Bob Dylan, Liz Phair, Leonard Cohen & Tanita Tikaram -
Fiona Apple via David Bowie, Magazine, Joy Division, Pete Townshend, The Cure -
The privilege of power: anything(one) can be instrumentalized – Vanessa Redgrave, ‘The Devils’ Part... -
The return of the repressed: Dark games, ritual struggles – Vanessa Redgrave, ‘The Devils’... -
Good bedfellows: Sex and religion – Vanessa Redgrave, ‘The Devils’ Part 1 -
Peter Maxwell Davies’ score for 'The Devils' is one of the finest in all... -
Film Acting as Shakespearean Celebration: Vanessa Redgrave in ‘Coriolanus’ -
‘The Ghost of the Weed Garden’: Julie, a Chronic Schizophrenic (III) -
‘The Ghost of the Weed Garden’: Julie, a Chronic Schizophrenic (II) -
‘The Ghost of the Weed Garden’: Julie, a Chronic Schizophrenic (I) -
Dying to live: Saying 'No' to affirm one’s individuality. -
Every woman articulates the feminine in the way she dresses (and undresses) her body.... -
Isabelle Adjani's performance in Possession is a landmark of world cinema, and one can... -
In Adolphe, Isabelle Adjani's entire body-voice is concentrated in her face... -
Erotomania, like hysteria and anorexia, are ‘attempts at self-cure’ most commonly found among women.... -
Her method as an actress is to break down and regenerate herself; in doing... -
Tristana is one of Catherine Deneuve’s favourite roles. She has often said how appealing... -
Deneuve employs her body in the service of the mystery of Séverine’s desire... -
When it comes to sex, all of us have experienced longing and frustration, but... -
The actor’s art as demonic and erotic: this vision will inform my reflections on... -
In playing Grace, Kidman’s challenge was to maintain a constructive tension between naturalness and... -
As a film about a couple in crisis, the specific genius of Eyes Wide... -
As a character, Isabel Archer challenges the actress to plumb her depths even as... -
Nicole Kidman, because of her vast range and versatility and the radiance of her... -
Jorge Luis Borges’ poetic genius remains, in my view, insufficiently recognized… -
Sparkling with intelligence, stylish and emotionally articulate, 'Mara, Marietta' elevates the love story to... -
Attentiveness, vigilance, the holiness of the spirit; lucidity, courage, the responsibility of risk: All... -
She's got a voice of unmistakable timbre, and however acrobatic, it’s mission is always... -
From her heart, from her locus of spirituality, Cassandra Wilson brings forth a voice... -
Richard Butler’s voice is the closest I know to that of a tenor sax,... -
Beyond the way Helen Merrill sings behind the beat (with a lag as it... -
My voice has developed, becoming more voluminous and gaining more colours... -
Marianne Faithfull found her voice when she returned from the dead. A voice that... -
Trusting only in his artistry, faithful to no Muse but his own, in each... -
Each time I listen to the quintet’s albums, I am struck by their freshness,...