Category Archives: Cinéphilia

…for the love of cinema–the great fount of reflection, style and attitude.

The fractured center of “Da 5 Bloods”

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Taline Voskeritchian

Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” is film about a neglected subject–the experiences of African Americans in the Viet Nam war. And as such it is a corrective and timely. Beyond that, the film has a beautiful surface which spans the … Continue reading →

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An evening of 4 Peleshian films, November 15, in Yerevan

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

Four films by Ardavazd Peleshian will be screened on November  15, 2017 at Silk Road Hotel, hosted by Folk Arts HUB Foundation.  The films are Mountain Patrol, Inhabitants,  Seasons of the Year, and two very-shorts from the early 1990s, Life … Continue reading →

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Promises, promises: preliminary notes on “The Promise.”

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~PROMISES, PROMISES~ I, too, saw The Promise.  Here are my comments in response to the rhetoric and sloganeering that has surrounded this movie since its release: 1. Our story… Is this “our story”? An ambitious man from the villages goes … Continue reading →

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On Asghar Farhadi…

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~In the wake of Asghar Farhadi’s win of a second Oscar last night, I am re-posting this 2012 review of his earlier masterpiece “A Separation.” I have not seen “The Salesman” for which he won the second Oscar. I read … Continue reading →

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Theeb, the Other of Lawrence’s Arabia

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Today I saw Theeb, Naji Abu Nowar’s directorial debut and Jordan’s entry to this year’s Academy nominations in the Best Foreign Film category. A first, for sure. Theeb is a marvelous film in conception, cinematography, and narrative force.  Abu Nowar … Continue reading →

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On Michael Haneke’s “Amour”

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Taline Voskeritchian

  ~~ My essay, “Reading the Book of Living with Michael Haneke’s Amour,”  is now posted on the on-line literary/cultural magazine, The Bangalore Review. Check it out here.   http://www.bangalorereview.com/2014/06/reading-the-book-of-living-with-michael-hanekes-amour/ ~~

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Nuri Bilge Çeylan, again

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Nuri Bilge Çeylan has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year for his film “Winter Sleep.”  Two years ago, I was introduced to and mesmerized by this film-maker’s work when I saw his “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. … Continue reading →

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From the archives: Paradjanov

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Taline Voskeritchian

Paradjanov’s Home of the Imagination ~~James Steffen, friend and colleague, informs us on his FB page that today is Paradjanov’s ninetieth birthday.  Steffen is the author of the recently published The Cinema of Sergei Paradjanov. So, this is an opportune … Continue reading →

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“Nebraska” — a love-letter to the American heartland

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

Alexander Payne’s Nebraska is a love-letter to his native state, to a dying way of life, to characters both flawed and uncomfortably familiar, and to a landscape so desolate as to send shivers down your spine.  It is all these … Continue reading →

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The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov by James Steffen

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Sergei Paradjanov was one of the most original film-makers of Soviet cinema. He was also one of the most vulnerable to ideological assaults that tried to interpret his illusive, highly stylized body of work to fit a certain agenda. These … Continue reading →

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