Desire in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
When Céline Sciamma‘s fourth film Portrait of a Lady on Fire screened at Cannes in 2019, it made quite anContinue Reading
Category: 14 Days of Love
As part of Cineccentric’s 14 Days of Love, we share a favorite romance film of ours- classic or contemporary- every day of February leading up to Valentine’s Day at midnight.
Slouching Towards Nowhere: The Graduate
“I’m worried about my future.” This is the mantra of graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), one dependably recycled to hisContinue Reading
Pride & Prejudice & Pandemics
There has been a strange phenomenon during this year in quarantine where thousands of people seem to watch the sameContinue Reading
Love as War in The Handmaiden
Inspired by Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, The Handmaiden replaces Victorian England with Korea under Japanese colonial rule in the first halfContinue Reading
Not Impossible to Touch: When Time Stands Still in Before Sunrise
“So, think of this as time travel from then, to now, to find out what you’re missing out on,” saysContinue Reading
An Original Imitation: Love and Art in Certified Copy
Is a copy of art valuable on its own, simply something that leads to the original, or is it evenContinue Reading
Letting Go of the Past in My Sassy Girl
If you were Korean or around Koreans at the turn of the century, My Sassy Girl would have been partContinue Reading
Romance Through Fantasy in The Shape of Water
“When he looks at me, the way he looks at me… he does not know what I lack. Or howContinue Reading
Leaving Las Vegas: Selfless Love for Selfish People
Love is an optimistic feeling. Besides offering an immediate sensation of fleeting joy, it promises a future where that feelingContinue Reading
About Time: All We Have to Decide is What to Do with the Time That is Given Us
Richard Curtis just may be the king of the romantic comedy. Writing Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, BridgetContinue Reading
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