http://kinokult.com The Art of Cinema Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:29:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=XjtoQkknccs] Garbo's last film, the Two-Faced Woman (1941), was directed by George Cukor, and was a critical (though not a commercial) failure. It is often reported that Garbo chose to retire from cinema after this film's failure, but already by 1935 she was becoming more choosy about her roles, and eventually ... http://kinokult.com/greta-garbos-last-bout-dessai/ Directed by Gustav Machat Czech/Austria 1933, b/w, 87 min. Before coming to Hollywood, Hedy Lamarr (then Hedy Kiesler) made her film debut in this romantic drama about a young woman who marries an older man who is unable (or unwilling) to consummate their marriage. Frustrated by her loveless marriage, she has ... http://kinokult.com/ecstasy/ [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=iFzTBPy7nl8] The Night of the Hunter is the only movie directed by Charles Laughton: it has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The film's lyric and expressionistic style had a tremendous influence on directors such as Jean ... http://kinokult.com/the-night-of-the-hunter-river-boat-scene/ [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcUHbTBElO0] At the start of this hypnotic scene from 1964 Bengali film by Indian director Satyajit Ray, Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee) is singing Rabindranath Tagore's song "Fule Fule Dhole Dhole". Subsequently, the depiction of turmoil in her mind is sheer visual poetry.Share This http://kinokult.com/charulata-the-swing-scene/ Share This http://kinokult.com/m/ [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTlUxNzt5Kw]Share This http://kinokult.com/the-kid/ This is one of Marylin's most famous pictures taken from "The Seven Year Itch" directed by Billy Wilder. Marylin Monroe or Norma Jeane Mortensen from her real name is a unique phenomenon in cinematographic history. What makes her so different is her mind-blowing combination of strong, sex-appeal and vulnerability. Arthur ... http://kinokult.com/marylin-monroe/ La Dolce Vita (Italian for "The Sweet Life") is a 1960 film directed by Federico Fellini. It is usually cited as the film that signals the split between Fellini's earlier neo-realist films and his later art films.Share This http://kinokult.com/la-dolce-vita/ [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9_6qtrimrQ]Share This http://kinokult.com/metropolis/ Casablanca (1942). Share This http://kinokult.com/louis-i-think-this-is-the-beginning-of-a-beautiful-friendship/