Manhattan

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Rail 7: Studio 5 Movies

Woody Allen - USA – 1979 – fiction – black & white – 95’ – OV - STT FR / NL

Woody Allen at his best, in the story of a forty-something TV sketch writer (played by Allen) emotionally embroiled with a far too young woman and his best friend’s woman friend. The humour is skin deep, while a deeply melancholy mood permeates this story with George Gershwin on the soundtrack, and Gordon Willis’s magnificent black-and-white Cinemascope camerawork.        

With: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek

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'Raging Bull'

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Martin Scorsese - USA – 1980 – fiction - black & white + color – 126’ – OV – STT NL / FR

Powerful evocation of the life and career of Italo-American boxer Jake La Motta and arguably one of Martin Scorsese’s best movies. A brilliant Robert De Niro plays the champion who wins in the ring while his private life disintegrates. Michael Chapman’s black-and-white photography is rich in contrasts and the fight scenes, filmed with rare intensity, are among the best ever.

With: Robert de Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek

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'Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss'

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Rail 7: Studio 5 Movies

Rainer Werner Fassbinder - D – 1982 – fiction – black & white – 104’ – OV – STT FR / NL

Fourth instalment in Fassbinder’s tetralogy about post-war Germany, shown through the portraits of four women (Lili Marleen, Maria Braun, etc). In this film the heroine is a former star of the film company UFA, now an alcoholic and drug addict facing a grim fate. Rosel Zech plays the lead, and Xavier Schwarzengerger’s black-and-white photography is remarkably well suited to the portrayal of this cold and cruel society with no place for generosity or dreams.

With: Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek

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