‘Belle De Jour’ (1967) reviewed
❉ “Buñuel is expertly slicing through polite society and displaying what lies beneath the surface”.
LARS VON TRIER
Mysticism in Film: ‘The Blood on Satan’s Claw’ (1971)
❉ Piers Haggard’s film is, along with The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General, one of the trinity of great British folk horror films.
Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’ (1927)
❉ “Cinema like this must be FELT as well as witnessed.” We report back from the BFI’s exclusive media preview of the restoration of Abel Gance’s silent epic, out this month.