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Film is a universal art form. Those of us who write novels can learn a lot from the storytelling techniques of filmmakers, especially masters like Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, and François Truffaut. Their films defied Hollywood norms and yet found a global audience. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on June 14, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/14-lessons-for-writers-from-3-classic-foreign-films/
Film Review: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013
The film starts with Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), a folk singer, performing in a club. It’s the 1960s in Greenwich Village in New York City. He sings hauntingly about being hanged, a foreboding of what’s to come. Indeed, after his performance, he gets beaten up by a stranger at the back of the club. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on April 21, 2014
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/inside-llewyn-davis-elevates-starving-artist-stereotype-to-a-darkly-funny-hero/
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