A Song of Love (Un chant d'amour) (1950)

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (388 movies items)

"WITH: Pink Narcissus FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★ NOTES: Early 90’s BFI print presented with the sound turned off, save for the snazzy animated BFI opening logo. DATE: January 25th 2024 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"

A good movie

“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was on the 'They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They' list, I was quite eager to check it out. While watching this movie, I was wondering who Jean Genet actually was. In fact, he only directed this short and mostly wrote some books and poems which were at least as sulfurous and controversial as this only directorial effort. Eventually, Genet had a rather fascinating life, almost even more interesting than his body of work. Anyway, coming back on this short, the damned thing was seriously disturbing and, yet, quite fascinating at the same time. To be honest, it is hardly surprising that it had been banned for decades in most countries. Back then, Genet himself spent many years in prison himself and he gave us a rather ” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) (98 movies items)

" Notes: While watching this movie, I was wondering who Jean Genet actually was. In fact, he only directed this short and mostly wrote some books and poems which were at least as sulfurous and controversial as this only directorial effort. Eventually, Genet had a rather fascinating life, almost even more interesting than his body of work. Anyway, coming back on this short, the damned thing was seriously disturbing and, yet, quite fascinating at the same time. To be honest, it is hardly surprisin"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: While watching this movie, I was wondering who Jean Genet actually was. In fact, he only directed this short and mostly wrote some books and poems which were at least as sulfurous and controversial as this only directorial effort. Eventually, Genet had a rather fascinating life, almost even more interesting than his body of work. Anyway, coming back on this short, the damned thing was seriously disturbing and, yet, quite fascinating at the same time. To be honest, it is hardly surprisin"

Short Films I've watched (134 movies items)

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