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Classic Maiden

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A blog that talks about my interest in world cinema past and present. Though mostly Hollywood films (especially Pre-code cinema, film noir, classic horror, science fiction, gangster, fantasy, musicals, screwball comedy and westerns) and French Cinema (especially the poetic realism of the 1930s, The New Wave period of the late 1950s through the 1960s and finally, to a special admiration for the different types of Crime films made in France, especially the so called, Le Film Policier Noir).

• Added on: Feb 6th, 2009
• Country: Denmark
• Language: English

• Author: Classic Maiden
• Listed in: Cinema Film
• Tags: hollywood films european films french films world film history

Recent Posts

• Le Boucher AKA The Butcher (1970)

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 10:45 in claude chabrol, french films, stéphane audran, jean yanne, pascal ferone, antonio passalia

  (Entry contains spoilers)Country: France.Written and Directed by: Claude Chabrol.Cast: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone.To interpret Claude Chabrol's movies can be a real challenge, as his movies are full of depth and sym...

• Claudette Colbert - Marathon - Part 2

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 15:01 in pre-code, claudette colbert, charles boyer, hollywood films, edmund lowe, lilyan tashman, clive brook

  Here is part 2 of my Claudette Colbert marathon, that includes rare and hard-to-find Pre-Codes that should be released on DVD.The Man from Yesterday (1932):Directed by: Berthold Viertel.Cast: Claudette Colbert, Clice Brook, Charles Boyer, Andy Devine...

• Une hirondelle a fait le printemps AKA The Girl From Paris (2001)

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 09:51 in michel serrault, european films, french films, christian carion, mathilde seigner, frédéric pierrot, jean-paul roussillon

  Country in which it was made: France.Directed by: Christian Carion.Story written by: Christian Carion & Eric Assous.Cast: Michel Serrault, Mathilde Seigner, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Frédéric Pierrot.This spellbinding French film, which saw the dir...

• Claudette Colbert - Marathon - Part 1 of 3.

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 15:24 in pre-code, claudette colbert, hollywood films, edward g. robinson, herbert marshall, mary boland, robert florey, betty lawford, georges metaxa

  Claudette Colbert, one of my favourites, did some truly great work in Pre-Codes. These are among the hard-to-find ones she did that should become available on DVD.The Hole in the Wall (1929): Directed by: Robert Florey.Cast: Claudette Colbert, Edward...

• Dollhouse cancelled, and remembering Eve Arden

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 07:06 in dollhouse, grace kelly, joss whedon, jacques tourneur, eve arden

  I'm sad, frustrated and disappointed of the cancellation of this thought-provoking and ultimately, the obvious growing brilliance of the show, Dollhouse. I'm glad we will get the rest of the season in December; I was just getting addicted and used to...

• Robert Ryan - A 100 years

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 06:51 in westerns, film noir, barbara stanwyck, robert ryan, hollywood films

  I'm a little late, but I want to take time out of my busy schedule to remember the centennial of the underrated but hugely brilliant actor, Robert Ryan whose a favourite of mine. The film that introduced me to him was also the film that introduced me...

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