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Mothlight by Adam Scovell

  I scraped away a line of dust from the glass to reveal the moth inside. It had faded too, its lower left wing detached almost entirely and now disintegrating at the bottom of the frame. Something struck me about … Continue reading

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Space, Shadow and Light: The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer

Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the … Continue reading

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The Eye of the Inner Ear

as the films of Davies illustrate so convincingly, ultimately it is the inner space of the individual imagination that matters most. Wendy Everett: The Eye of the Inner Ear: Terence Davies and the Space/Time Dimension, p.308.  Essay published in: Wendy … Continue reading

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Flânerie Seen Through a Lens: Light, Movement and Film

I am fascinated by how the creative process of film-making links with the practice of the flâneur, feminism and early modernist fiction. The modern(ist) metropolis and the institution of cinema came into being at about the same time.  Their juxtaposition … Continue reading

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