Thursday 3 February 2011

The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator

dir. Dusan Makavejev
Yugoslavia, 1967

Irreverent love affair-goes-wrong in melting pot Belgrade. Eva Ras's amazingly fresh presence
is at the centre of a film that Al described as having the "best strudel preparation scene in the history of cinema". Here it is:

Portrait of Jason

dir. Shirley Clarke
USA, 1967

A one-of-a-kind guy - houseboy, hustler, would-be-cabaret artiste - called Jason pontificates in front of a film crew in his house for an hour and a half, getting progressively drunker.

Black Swan

dir. Darren Aronofsky
USA, 2010

Brilliantly darkly camp. Colour pallet like a black forest gateau. Wonderful performance from Natalie Portman. Five stars, definitely.