Category: On Films

One would stumble upon reading Humberto Solás’ interviews. Although this emblematic figure of Cuban cinema is influenced by the aesthetics of Italian Neo-realism, he affirms that “European society seems to be drained, and culturally crippled.” He also dares to opinionate that the films of Vittorio De Sica are nothing but “passive testimonials about the good […]

‘Salo’ fame Italian director Paolo Pasolini was filming a dream sequence. A stud of horses drive into the sea against the harsh wind. Their hooves, smacking the waves, are glittering in the sunlight. As they gallop into the ocean of green, gathering all of their bounding energy into one, the lethal array of waves are […]