By Clarisse Tenreiro This year, Alfonso Cuarón brought the monochrome screen back on the stage of the Academy Awards with his drama Roma (2018), proving once more that the absence of colour can be as strong as the millions of shades and hues that today’s technology offers to paint a picture with. By winning the…
By Clarisse Tenreiro Twenty two years ago, the world saw director Anthony Minghella release what would become a monumental piece of cinematic artistry : the romantic war drama The English Patient (1996). Adapted from Michael Ondaatje’s novel, the film starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Kristin Scott Thomas, amongst other exceptional actors, experienced an incredibly…
By Clarisse Tenreiro Jessica Chastain is one of the most critically acclaimed actresses in this day and age. While it took some time for the big screen to get hold of her immense talent, she experienced a rapid ascend to fame and gained wide recognition only three years after her film debut as a teenage…
By Clarisse Tenreiro The art of filmmaking has the ability to take any idea, feeling or thought and turn it into a mesmerising piece of cinematic artistry. It can push you into another world, another dimension and reveal to the eyes more than simple visual perceptions. Like a recipe, it sometimes needs the exact amount…
By Clarisse Tenreiro Anthology films have always been appealing to my need of narrative variety. The concept of offering the viewer a combination of short stories that, within their differences, see themselves connected through a common theme or premise is without a doubt an exciting prospect. Additionally, when directed by various individuals, it gives the…
By Clarisse Tenreiro After dedicating all my attention to the big screen that had been projecting all kinds of flickering lights and sounds into my brain, and finally taking that satisfying gulp of air one feels allowed to take once the credits roll, I felt like the past hour and a half couldn’t have been…